http://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/ericsson-ousts-vestberg-after-26-drop-net-sales Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) ousted CEO Hans Vestberg less than a week after the company posted a 26 percent year-over-year drop in net sales during the second quarter.

http://www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-positions-senior-leadership-accelerate-delivery-next-generation-services

Good luck everyone

Its ok, they will continue to layoff people, yet the Directors and above will get their fat bonus and Var checks. Not sure why when people were told they were doing away with VAR's and stock options, more people didnt go crazy that they were kept at... — read more 

Yes, I get it, "no one is safe". I get it, trust me I do. However, my question is, I survived the Exp/Ops specialist cut last October and was moved into the newly-created RSS role. It's basically a mashup of the Exp/Ops role. I work at an "A" store... — read more 

After 4Q16 retail results the writing was on the wall. - I had a chance of going into retail management after a call center lay off and I'm relieved I didn't because it's clear there's going to be a huge RIF in that channel. I've heard April 6th... — read more 

They are pretty bare bones with all the layoffs and Eisps that have been offered. I do not see anywhere they can cut any further.

I was on payroll until end of December and paperwork says I will still get 2016 Profit Sharing award. Isn't it usually awarded end of March? Also does anyone know if I still get the award if I pulled my money from fidelity?

Well I like many others had their last day last week with closures of Wireless Call Centers in the Northeast. Wireless down to17 centers and counting as rumors flying of moving down to 12 very soon. Funny they make exceptions for some to stay on and... — read more 

Wake up people. Your foolishness on social media isn't going to save u in the coming weeks. Save the check marks for the unemployment line when u need to check. Have u looked for a job this week. Good luck millennials.....✓✓✓✓✓.

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/reductions-in-force/workforce_reshaping.pdf --- They are calling it "Workforce Reshaping" - just when you thought that nothing can be more stupid than "Reduction in Force" someone... — read more 

Us at XO are getting increasingly nervous about layoffs. Things just aren't adding up anymore regardless of what management tells us. One of our billing locations has already been hit with 30 day letters saying move to Oklahoma or see ya later. I... — read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4058148-verizon-cut-dividend

Hearing the product group to be broken up and a lot of functions going back to wireless and wireline. Probably due to mised dates, nothing coming out of there of substance, and disfunction. My guess is Marni doubles down on media because Go90 was... — read more 

With interest rates going up and buyouts going down any other work centers seeing mass retirements?

One word: STUPID! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im2N8wc4QFc Lowell and friends apparently can't think of enough ways to waste huge sums of money, let alone embarras the company.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/verizon-retiree-proxies-want-claw-154200890.html Employees and retirees are sick and tired of Lowell/Marne and Building 5 unjustified bonuses!

https://www.cnet.com/news/verizon-creates-car-that-skips-traffic-jams/

Am hearing that the grim reaper may be visiting BT/VLSS and Wireless/WBG Sales this week. For VLSS I just heard that a handful of Directors were hit last month, and this week it will be the Manager level (individual contributors) hit. Could be 50% or... — read more 

How many of you old asses are left? If only VZ would sell off the Northeast and we wouldn't have to hear about your hopes and dreams. VZW went down the tube when VZ Comm bought out Vodaphone's 45%. Go find something better else to do. And guess what?... — read more 

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/verizon-raises-us11bn-for-yahoo-buy-and-bond-buyback-20170317-00522

http://seekingalpha.com/article/4055949-t-vs-verizon-even-close

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/16/verizon-accused-of-aiding-and-abetting-yahoo-executives-by-using-data-breaches-to-save-350-million/

Starting the end of this year and all of 2018

There's definitely union thugs that post some evil anti-wireless, or anti-senior members of the wireless work force. Truth be told, if you have less than 25 years with the company, the union is worthless, except to extract union dues every week. They... — read more 

And now Sprint is laughing all the way to the bank! "Verizon, can you hear that ? ".

https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-sues-verizon-over-fiber-optic-cable-coverage-1489419365