I have worked for Verizon 18 years and was laid off. I would like to see how many people who were 2-3 years from retirement was let go. Verizon needs to look up the word loyalty. Verizon could care less about their employees. Verizon could have... — read more 

Ahh " The Money was good" I heard them exclaim. " It's time to rid ourselves of this Union" they wailed, as they sipped their c---tails in evenings at the hotel bar. In the morning though, as they drove out of the garage with a slight hangover, and a... — read more 

Does anyone have any facts about National Retail reorg/restructure/layoffs?

Upset that you were laid off!! You should've stopped drinking the big red kool-aid some time ago!! Your name was on the list to be laid off while you were helping with the strike. Lowell and senior staff see you as mules to be used and let got as... — read more 

I know most of us have been with this company for a very long time (9+years ) and although what they have done to all of us is not right, we will be in the long run, better off. Can any of us really say we were truly happy working for Verizon? A... — read more 

Yahoo's bad fortune in recent weeks could come with yet another cost. Verizon, which has agreed to buy Yahoo for $4.8 billion, is now asking for a $1 billion discount, according to a report Thursday by the New York Post.

What part of B2B will be affected? I feel like it is B2B. R2B is newer and they seem to be doing a lot that B2B does same training same tools... those positions are growing as well... B2B makes 90k to 140k a year R2B makes 60k to 70k and they are... — read more 

Hundreds of ops and ES jobs were cut today. I know a guy that just left sales after 10 years and went into ops like 30 days ago and they sh-- canned him yesterday. Unreal!!!

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