It requires 60 days notice. Some of you are reporting only 30. Heres the definition...... The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) is a United States labor law which protects employees, their families, and communities by... — read more 

And the bi**h running southeast Tennessee is the biggest joke.. just ruined so many lives.

Out of the 24 people lay offs in the TN districts only 2 were men. What's up with the fair employment opportunities. Were is the news coverage and women's watch groups?

Those fat lazy beer drinking uneducated Union folks are working tomorrow with a 4 year guaranteed contract with raises and a NO LAYOFF clause built in. How's that for being fat lazy and stupid? :)

Can anyone please tell us who do we contact regarding getting unionized? Is it too late? Let's see if we can fight this!!!

We're all in this together, associates both union and non-union. The only way this bull$hit is going to stop is if we all push back against these corporate pigs.

This is one of the reasons why I think Verizon purchased these huge companies this year... to control the news we see. Will anyone report this besides phone arena reporting "500 people handed pink slips"?

More shenanigans to pay-debt and offload non-performing assets. http://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/verizon-close-to-selling-data-centers-to-equinix-for-3-5b-says-report

They are eliminating the OS and ES position nationwide. 11/04 is the last day on payroll. If you don't secure another job with in the company you get a severance package that is your weekly pay x number of years with the company x 2.

Verizon Comm is rolling out layoffs to employees in one on one meetings throughout the day. All operations specialists and experience specialists face being laid of with a severance based on tenure. A new position is being created title Retail... — read more 

Anyone on here directly impacted by layoffs today? Can you list position and location? Everything is so secret, the rest of us are worried.

I have a new boss, former GTE supv. Rich readinger in conshohocken. I have less than three years left until retirement. Any word on who this guy is???

Got word that B2B, Retail management, Experience and Operations specialists getting notices today. Indirect and call centers getting hit soon if not today. VZW is getting destroyed. Most stores will be affected and a lot of managers will be let go. I... — read more 

The company is run by the good ol boys from the Former GTE screwballs.. They like to rule with an iron fist, thats why they have all there lower management running around like whipping boys,,and they like to hire the YES men and women for the... — read more 

It's so sad to good people go through the stress of wondering if they have a job or not. Everyone should be looking for a new place to work. Yea the pay is good, but is it worth it? No company is worth it!! Nothing is going to change until Lowell... — read more 

If your not kissing a-- at Verizon you are nobody. 15 years and I saw more lips stuck to asses than I've ever seen anywhere ever. Greedy company that does not care about their employees,only $$$$$ Someday Verizon you will get yours.

I lasted through 14 years of Riffs and I want one for myself now !! Everyday I gag on the rhetoric of the pathetic A$$ kissers ! They have destroyed any resemblance to moral pitting everyone against each other ! F@$k you @!!

Then sell the m@ther f@cker off. None of your remaining good employees care to work here anymore. The place is inundated with d@usche bag management from head to toe on all sides. Please offer a severance across the board, lowell you greedy giant... — read more 

Verizon workers can now be let go if they fix copper phone lines - Techs must try to replace broken copper lines with wireless, Verizon memo says. Link to see the memo:... — read more 

T-Mobile started cuts on Monday and Frontier has been on it since Wed. Good time, good time for telcos...

Hearing OS and ES elimination nationwide in Retail Wireless. Some stores going down to 1 SM. Indirect and Business will have many reductions. Support roles in wireless eliminated nation wide.

Widespread impacts to indirect mgrs as well as retail front line. hr is prepping today to deliver notifications tomorrow.

https://twitter.com/TheLayoff/status/783355362795659264

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/12304148

Hearing possible consolidation of non-sales roles in retail and possible cuts / reorg in Indirect channel. Anyone hearing same?

In other news, all of those millennials proceeded to uninstall BL0W90 within minutes of downloading it. Millennials also continue to ask,"who in the hell is John McEnroe?"

Where is it going? Will they sell off all physical assets and become a digital media/ad content company? Will they keep their physical plant? Are they positioning themselves to be bought by Google or Facebook (that sounds crazy, but some of the... — read more 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN9LZ3ojnxY

Surprised that not many departments got a buyout offer. Thought that since they put the fact that they had the ability to offer it once every year in the contract that the company would definitely take advantage of that. I thought the company wanted... — read more 

Any news regarding product and new business?

Telecom Giant Verizon and software Giant Microsoft are interested, according to TechCrunch This would be a great acquisition for Verizon as they are one of the technology's most recognizable and powerful brands... — read more 

http://www.recode.net/2016/7/24/12264586/verizon-marci-walden-yahoo-acquisition

to someone thinking about relocating to work at Verizon HQ in Jersey in technology delivery? What got you to start? What keeps you? What drives you to this site? What would drive you to warn someone off? I don't work for Verizon but am considering... — read more 

Anyone hearing b2b or mam rumors? What about smb specialists?

They are stuck with the rotten egg now. This event has caused irreparable harm to Yahoo in terms of customer trust and usage. But now there is no easy way out, if at all. Darn the luck!... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-says-hack-hit-500-mn-users-maybe-184143037.html