Can someone confirm?
What is the point?
What is the point of stores anymore? Nobody buys stuff there anyhow and everything else they do can be handled by somebody else. So I'm seriously wondering, why does Verizon still keep so many of them open when the financially justified step would be... — read more
Solution Manager Reduction 5/10
look around you. if there are 2 others of you, and you are an SM. One of you will be gone by Friday.
5 g
Any updates on 5g progress or not
OSP Engineer salary and benefits
Need more job details that are dull Is it true we get fios for free and free wireless unlimited?
Big changes coming?
Alot of closed door meetings happening today in SCM. Anyone know anything about what's going down? Specifically in VZW Retail locations.
Looking for job
I’m interested in DSL and fiber What job positions offer around 100k with working with this technology
Work is slow
Copper and fiber splicing is really slow in southern NJ. I know from reading other posts that it is also slow on the wireless side of the house. Is it slow everywhere in the Verizon footprint or are there areas that are busy? Please post what area... — read more
Severance
Can anyone from a store that has been shut down tell us how severance works. Do you get hourly plus your target commission or just hourly?
Good Article about Age Discrimination
This is related to AT&T but I can see the same thing coming for Verizon... https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/843956-att-cant-escape-employee-age-discrimination-class-action-lawsuit/
No traffic in store today
We havent had a single customer today.
whats the average age of your customers that come into the store
Today for us it has been hovering around 65+
So much anger
I see so many angry people here (with very good reason, mind you,) makes me wonder if there is anybody left who actually enjoys working at Verizon? I think we are at the point where the best case scenario for employees here is that they do not dread... — read more
Store Closing on Sundays Suddenly = 3 to 6 month death sentence
I have come into some information that Verizon is going to move way quicker with the store closure and consolidation route. Upper management sees no way to increase traffic into the retail locations any longer... Not even BOGO iPhone offers are doing... — read more
Traffic is gone
Where on where can the traffic be, it Shure as hell isn't in our district. My DM says get used to it, I say why the hell is my quota going up every month. O that's right, so the company makes more but I make less. Thanks Lowell!!!
EISP coming?
Anyone else heard of an EISP on May 16th?
EISP & Stock price
When the stock price is on the low side, like it is now, does that make an EISP offer more likely or does the stock price have nothing to do with it?
Verizon "doesn't care" apparently
I love how McAdam is channeling Butler with his "frankly my dear, we don't give a damn" position. Verizon says the company couldn't care less if Sprint and T-Mobile merge... — read more
Verizon Forcing Out Union Employees?
Is the union protecting any of the workers? I know in NJ it's not. Also, I've heard that Verizon corporate is getting management to "manage out" or try to push out tenured union employees so they can be replaced with newer, cheaper, labor.
Reorgs...
Hearing serious reorgs are happening. Any info someone can share?
What if 5G doesn't work as planned???
Will people need or want to pay extra for it? This could doom Verizon
End is near! HBO is not being offered anymore.
Get ready to ruble folks, it’s going to be another wrong move this company is making. HBO will not a channel we provide. Instead of purchasing companies that are profitable, we buy crap like AOL. Is GO90 going go give me Game of thrones?
Seems like they're ....
converting mall locations to indirect.
Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile is luring most of its customers from Verizon
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/0eec8c14-27b9-3653-971e-44ca7157c07f/comcast%E2%80%99s-xfinity-mobile-is.html
One on Ones SOLUTIONS SPECIALISTS
Basically getting rid of the behavioral coaching & performance actually matters now! My ASM told me in my one on one that we MUST hit the goals per her uppers & that their threatening emails she’s receiving must not be ignored when it comes to... — read more
Closings
2 corporate stores in upper Michigan going to agents, stores were recently closed. It is happening people.
Age Discrimination Information
AOL article highlights some items to watch for. https://www.aol.com/2011/05/17/top-signs-of-age-discrimination/ Link to the in-depth IBM study regarding their initiative to "correct their seniority mix"... — read more
The End of Go90? Say It Ain't So!
But Go90 is the future! Marni said so! Its so cool! Millenials love it! https://www.cedmagazine.com/news/2018/02/end-verizons-go90-video-app-near
SMB Layoffs
Anybody hear anything about them? I keep hearing SMB reps are being walked out but no additional info given...
BAU in WBV
No store closing, no retail layoffs, no bottom 20% cut. However R2B had a market call and they are changing the funnels so that it’s harder to fluff SMBC Leads. Which Inturn expose those who are faking appointments and or leads. Retail stores that... — read more
Strike?
I’m hearing about a strike anyone hear anything about that?
Key Holder
Key holder I have heard there are key holder mandatory trainings the next few weeks. I have been told this is due to an upcoming cut of solutions managers. Any word?
Retail Store General Managers will start being swapped between stores at DM's will
Verizon up to the phuckery again...I will have more info on this monday... have a good weekend folks...
Sunday Funday
If your store is closing on Sundays, how do you feel? Personally I’m mad as sh-- my store is on the list 😡
What The Hum is going on?
Are other retail employees being threatened by not selling enough hums? We are being told to meet the numbers or get written up .....Hums pitched with every transaction even if it’s a routine bill pay. Store management is also being threatened if... — read more
Yesterday’s RIF
Does anyone know how deep it was? I’ve heard from 6 people I know who were impacted, but it’s been pretty quiet. Anyone know details of groups impacted? I know VES was hit. What about VBM, wireless, etc?
Oath Layoffs?
Anyone know if I’m the near future layoffs will be affecting Oath (Yahoo/AOL)?
$$
Instead of getting rid of all of us little people, why not start with Dams and move up? We have 7 Dms in our state, I can see 2 maybe 3 tops, all these people do is get on calls all day and belittle the people below them. 5 stores in my district and... — read more
Will Hums be affected?
I’m concerned about the future outlook for Hums with the layoffs and store closures. Anyone hear anything about the Hums? Will they still be supported and still be a slammable product? Thanks