We already know that the Verizon credit card is maxed out, and 1 Fiber won't be enough to offset the debt coming to maturity. What's to stop VZ from filing Chapter 11, RIF'ing massive amounts of people, ripping up the current CWA and IBEW agreements... — read more
Verizon is worst performing stock in the DJIA in 2017
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) last week saw its shares tumble by 2.84% to maintain its position as the worst-performing stock among the 30 equities included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. For the year to date, Verizon's shares are down... — read more
Rewarding Failure -the American Ruse
Marissa Mayer will make $186 million on Yahoo’s sale to Verizon Tuesday, 25 Apr 2017 | 12:26 AM ET The New York Times Yahoo shareholders will vote June 8 on whether to sell the company's internet businesses to Verizon Communications for $4.48... — read more
Union
Maybe we should all say screw it and join the union, that would piss off the powers that be!
No morale
I don't know anybody in a store here in the south that doesn't want to get Rifd, managers. Sm's, SS, we all want out. What little morale there was has been taken away by all the crap that's going on, not to mention we are being told to " do whatever... — read more
GM Meeting on Wednesday 5/3
Over heard a manager saying they got an email about a GM meeting next Wednesday. Our district also merged with the neighboring district last week, effective May 1st. Seems to be lining up with the phase 1 phase 2 phase 3 rumors. If anyone else has... — read more
Cofee Software
What Indian hack designed this worthless customer software on the wireline side and why does Verizon think they need to integrate every part of the business into it slowing it down ever so greatl I hate
Any word on previously rumored RIFs for May??
When the last rifs came to rss and some ams there was a lot of talk about this only being phase 1 of 3... a few posts stated another layoff coming 5/4. With that closing in any updates on what to expect? I know Q1 numbers were trash and morale in... — read more
Retail Managers asking reps to fudge numbers
GMs asking the reps to fudge all kinds of numbers. Where can we report this?
LoZillo and MarZillo will keep their oath to treasure and cultivate their employee base. Never forget their commitment to the Verizon Credo!
LoZillo and MarZillo will keep their oath to treasure and cultivate their employee base. Never forget their commitment to the Verizon Credo!
More blood flowing at Go90
What happens when you hire an experienced media executive to run Go90? He lasts a year and is gone. Why do I think he didn't grovel enough, give up on integrity, and kiss a-- enough? Well, he left... — read more
Will there be any layoffs in Verizon Telematics?
Will the Telematics sector have any layoffs soon ??
Verizon Q1 Results
Extremely disappointing results for Q1 but of course we were expecting that based on the rifs earlier this month. But what's the plan? Do we even have any plan whatsoever as to how we are digging ourselves out of this hole?
If You Want To Stay In The Company Apply For Wireline Manager Jobs, Please.
I would rather work with Verizon company experienced employees than the walk-ins that are literally being hired off the streets. Even worse, these no nothings hires are being "trained" by the most dysfunctional managers that we have...It's a recipe... — read more
Verizon Bungles Yet Another Launch....
Think about the long line of retards, senior managers and "governance" this went through before it actually launched.... Just Pathetic... — read more
Verizon is Wells Fargo
Verizon Retail has been slamming accounts for years. You've seen it and turned a blind eye. It's time to file complaints with compliance before we become Wells Fargo. Go to your local HR or call compliance and report your managers and co-works. Stop... — read more
One more week...
...until I'm paid $128k to go find another job. I couldn't be more excited to find out what life is like outside of Verizon. You can't ask for a better deal!
Major RIF coming, time to prepare.
The RIF coming this fall will be very large! Now is the time to prepare resumes and start searching the job sites. Nobody should think they are exempt from a RIF happening to them.
"Burn Your Old Bridges" How's that working out for you?
Wallace Colyer was standing in a garage. It was a day in early February 2015 and Colyer was at Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) development center in San José, Calif. He was addressing more than 250 employees at an all-hands townhall meeting, and the crowd was... — read more
Who is going to hold Lowell and team accountable? They need some final PIP in thier lives!
Marissa Mayer will make $186 million on Yahoo’s sale to Verizon http://www.cnbc.com/id/104423724
Manager told me they were talking about a rif
I was mgmnt and left two months ago. I asked to be on the rif list last year but nothing happened. Manager told me they were talking about a rif this April. I told him bye bye because I would lose more money watching the Gatt (interest) rate climb... — read more
And the hits keep on coming...
http://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/t-mobile-adds-798k-postpaid-phone-subs-q1-post-record-low-postpaid-churn I have zero confidence in our current leadership. Time for someone younger to come in and shake things up.
Unemployment Rate
Anyhow, if the unemployment rate is only 4.9%, why are so many people looking for jobs? Why do people feel things are not right?
Where to go after?
I notice that some of you who claimed "leaving" VZ to better things never post "where have they gone to?" As the name of the company. That being said, where to go after VZW?
Eisp pamphlet mailed out
25 years at VZ landline and have never had an Eisp explanation pamphlet sent to my home. Now I have one. What does that mean?
Layoff this week?
Is there a layoff happening this week? The Telematics division has an org announcement this week and thinking there's going to be a substantial hit.
Legacy MCI Layoffs?
Anyone hearing of layoffs in the legacy MCI division of VZB. Had heard it could hit both management and non-management employees.
Why Verizon is losing more cellphone customers than ever
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/why-verizon-is-losing-more-cellphone-customers-than-ever/ar-BBA5Gxl?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=iehp
Seriously Wake up people
VZ made $$$ hand over fist for years, they made $$$ in spite of themselves. now when the competition has finally caught up some, they are clueless where to turn or go to make profits. I was around for over 20+ years and left recently with a nice... — read more
PIP process?
What are the PIP leaves for Solution Specialists and how long does it take for a previous write up to be null and void (meaning if you were written up 4 months ago, nothing since then, does it go to the next step if you were to be written up 4 months... — read more
Lets keep it in the family
It's a major milestone for Verizon, which on Thursday reported a net decline of 289k cellphone subscribers over the past four months, = 7K monthly or 2k+ daily, hundreds of thousands of customers defect to competitors such as T-Mobile and Sprint... — read more
We need Trumps tax cuts!!!
Everyone call your congressman and tell them to support Trumps corporate tax cuts. This will stop the bleeding for all the struggling companies.
This new ABW...
s---s!!! i cant get anything done because im listening to Directors on calls 99% of the day, i have no privacy. now its even more impossible to find a conference room because everyone is booking them to work out of. who's genius idea was this???!!
Don' worry, Lean Six Sigma will fix it!
VLSS black belts are on the case. They are going to make you more productive at your job. Of course they don't know or understand what you do, but that's irrelevant. Seriously, if you want to save millions of dollars without the slightest effect on... — read more
It's not just Verizon
People, take a look around at what's going on. Just about every major corporation is laying off, cutting back, and trying to hide it. Meanwhile a government shutdown looms, we're on the edge of WW3, and people are worried about benefits and working... — read more
Webcast
Lowell said we're bidding for straight path, and confirmed Fios expansion, which I've heard for a while.
Company wide drug tests in retail starting next week
Just heard word from a friend in HR, there will be multiple stores hit with random drug tests next week.
Leave Disney alone please
I hope that Verizon does not acquire Disney only because they would ruin the Disney image for sure. Verizon is telephone company and should leave the digital media business to a more qualified organization.
OOPSIE .... Verizon: The 'Tiffany Network' Tarnished
Verizon: The 'Tiffany Network' Tarnished, Says Argus Barrons.com Barrons.comApril 21, 2017 Shares of Verizon Communications (VZ) are down 69 cents, or 1.4%, at $47.72, after Argus Research’s Joseph Bonner cut his rating on the shares to Hold from... — read more