Topics regarding layoffs at Verizon Communications Inc.

Topics regarding layoffs at Verizon Communications Inc.

Would Verizon be so cold as to pull Chapter 11?

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 

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 

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| 2453 views | | 4 replies (last April 29, 2017)
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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 

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| 3570 views | | 4 replies (last April 30, 2017)
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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

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| 1810 views | | 5 replies (last April 29, 2017)
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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 

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 

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| 1840 views | | 6 replies (last April 28, 2017)
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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?

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 

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| 1910 views | | 5 replies (last April 28, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MYT11Yb

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!

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| 3070 views | | 18 replies (last May 5, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MYJ2yfA

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 

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| 1700 views | | 6 replies (last April 26, 2017)
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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.

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| 1340 views | | 3 replies (last April 25, 2017)
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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?

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| 1290 views | | 4 replies (last April 25, 2017)
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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?

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| 1990 views | | 7 replies (last April 24, 2017)
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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.

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| 2280 views | | 4 replies (last April 24, 2017)
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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.

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| 1630 views | | 4 replies (last April 24, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MWNXPnE

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 

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| 1530 views | | 6 replies (last April 24, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MVAPvJg

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 

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| 1485 views | | 1 reply (April 22, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MVcxSHH

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???!!

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| 1170 views | | 2 replies (last April 24, 2017)
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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 

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| 1660 views | | 5 replies (last April 23, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MUTC5Ea

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.

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| 1370 views | | 4 replies (last April 22, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MUBtT9T

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.

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| 1080 views | | 5 replies (last April 23, 2017)
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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 

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