I am pretty sure there is something in the rebadging contract which is making to get delayed . Is the vendor not okay to rebadge all or want everyone as individual contributor or what is the expectation? We are making a guess of Deloitte vs HCL vs... — read more
Does this satellite to mobile venture help or hurt Verizon
Given that Deutsche Telekom is a majority owner of T-Mobile US and that it will reduce the satellite spectrum that US competition may want to purchase. Does the BT Group partnership keep Verizon at the table or are they trying to out maneuver... — read more
Single parent here
I remember asking if there was a chance they’d reduce a day as gas prices climbed and was told no. Never mind how other people are abusing that but with prices going up I am pretty close to living paycheck to paycheck. I don’t want to bring it up... — read more
International
Anymore on whats happening in Intl ? (RIFs, BT merger etc)
Cary, wtf?
Can anyone explain what is so important in Cary that they have to post hybrid NOC roles requiring employees to be in Cary three days a week? Everyone knows NOC work can be done from home, or remotely from another office. So why are they only hiring... — read more
Here we go again....more layoffs rumoured to be announced this week (9/10)?
Brace yourselves...multiple news sources carrying the same headline... https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/verizon-plans-new-round-of-layoffs/cZZREorR7q8
PC Magazine ranks T-Mo’s wireless network above VZ’s
T-Mobile ranked best overall in the US and best in the majority of states. No bueno! https://www.pcmag.com/articles/the-best-mobile-networks-usa-2026
Mainframe is far better to Modernization
Db2, COBOL, CICS were offering stability but modernization to Cassandra and Order rewire is a complete flop show . Cassandra is the biggest headache I would say. Look at the companies like JP Morgan , Bank of America and big banks where they are... — read more
More layoffs happening next quarter
In case you were hoping we were done.
Dan - If you get a chance to look at this message Please revise- Our IT Vendors - They are not good
IT vendor partners(I dont want to mention name but every one knows) are providing very low quality resources and putting more pressure on VZ resources. Look at the quality of the people please do not look at the quantity. Raised concerns in multiple... — read more
Where the eff is our Stock Together???
Why haven't we heard a anything about it since they said we weren't getting it with our BPI and year end reviews
Network & Technology Musical Chairs or Effective Change?
A couple of the leaders that “retired” have been near the top of the wireless organization pyramid for a long time. Does anyone know whether this is the just the usual game of leadership musical chairs or whether effective change is coming?
Where are the 5 billion dollars in promised savings?
reposting this question because the last one got hijacked with absolute nonsense replies. We're down to three and a half months left in this year. Dan promised Wall St five billion dollars in savings this year. I don't think the 13k people laid off... — read more
Frontierverizon
Frontier = fiber-optic internet, TV/streaming, and phone service, mainly for residential/small business, historically stronger in certain regional/rural fiber buildouts. • Verizon = wireless service (phones, tablets) plus its own home internet (Fios... — read more
Frontier
Frontier is a Verizon company .. now all Frontier and Verizon employee together.
Where are we towards the five billion $$$ in promised savings?
We're down to three and a half months left in this year. Dan promised Wall St five billion dollars in savings this year. I don't think the 13k people laid off last year even counts toward number. Anybody here smart enough to figure where we are... — read more
What their (ad, d, sd, avp) weekday routines look like?
One thing for sure: askin AI beautifying PPT deck >> socializing with their BEST FRIENDS
AVP doesnt care when we log on or log off
my finance avp told us she doesnt care when we log on or log off to work. she said it just matters that we get our work done. she doesnt do work and her directors don’t either. you can be we arent working
It could be worse
My wife, who worked remotely for another telecom, woke up a few months ago to find all her access revoked before she even saw the termination email. She got no warning, and they certainly didn't bother with a conversation. Just an early morning cold... — read more
Leaders with BS degrees
Crummy colleges like Strayer University or 3rd world college mills. DEI candidates majoring in "organizational leadership" (wtf kind of degree is that). Leaders not qualified to do entry level work in their organizations because they lack... — read more
Fewer middle managers with small teams
🔗 Read more: https://on.wsj.com/3UvDBja The most-endangered species in corporate America today might be the manager overseeing a tiny team. The latest broadside against small-team bosses comes from Uber. The ride-sharing giant said it would reduce... — read more
Diesel price again going up again...
I wonder how much more the company has had to pay compared with the price last year at this time just to keep adding fuel to the cell site and MTSO/CO generators from the numerous power outages. With them 'cutting' expenses, how many markets have... — read more
Network & Technology (N&T) Org Changes
Earlier today Joe Russo (EVP & Pres- Global Network &Tech) announced 3 SVPs will be taking retirement. Effective Sept 14th, 2026 new leadership stepping in. More change coming ….
So Vivek is out
Vivek is out and new guy coming in..so we can expect a lot changes
Layoff Skiadas and his whole team
better yet- outsource all of finance . watch the stock hit $65
September 24 or January?
What’s the latest word? I’m so sick of everything being pushed off and no decisions or progress because seems like everyone all the way up the chain just waiting for the other shoe to drop. Meanwhile teams of people getting paid to sit home and do... — read more
Outage....again
It is absolutely insane that there continues to be so many outages. https://www.app.com/story/news/2026/09/03/is-verizon-having-issues-today-is-verizon-service-down/91597777007/
Promotions
Do you get promoted for doing your job well, or for being in the right place at the right time? The second one seems to be the right one from what I've noticed, which, to be honest su-ks.
Reminder about benefits for those Rif’d last December
Just wanted to remind everyone that you have until the end of September to opt out of contra benefits or you will automatically get signed up for them. If you opt out, it goes into effect t on 10/1 so if you change your mind you have until 9/30 to... — read more
High quota. Low payouts. Long hours. Your reward?
Congrats to the lucky 10 people that won a TSHIRT!!!!! And the runners up that won a bag of candy filled with all kinds of unhealthy cr-p!! What a slap in the face
Company Mini Golf and Layoffs
lets all just stop working and spend hours setting up mini golf courses around the building. and spend hours playing mini golf. has this ever been done?
Vivek is out
Looks like Vivek is out . Verizon IT unit as a whole will go to Deloitte
9/24 rumor must be true
Just saw layoff codes via IT back in mid August and then multiple the last couple days. So the 30 to 45 day time frame was set into motion again like the last couple big layoffs going back to November 2025 is in play. I know Senior Leadership is... — read more
Union sc--wed their members on the medical
Title says it all. Are other unions having this issue or is it just our high paid inept leadership that failed us many years ago. We all know early 2000’s they sc--wed the future members .
Listen up this man speaks the truth...
Listen up—this man speaks the truth! Verizon don’t give a rat’s a-s about you. To them, you’re just another line item on a spreadsheet https://www.instagram.com/p/DcmvBcrTG4J/
VCG SRE clean up
When is clean-up happening for thousands of directors, ADs, AVPs under Ramesh Babu Ramakrishn*n coming?? Simply too many folks bullying others
Finance SVP retiring at end of year
Her replacement is stepping into the role effective immediately. Will there be aftershocks throughout finance?
Is AI usage tracked?
If so, don’t think top users will not be on the RIF list? I mean Dan is BIG into AI I would think this would be layoff criteria 100%
What's our current number of employees?
I've lost count of how many people walked out or were pushed out in the past 12 months.
R2B managers lied about salary increase
I have officially moved on from Verizon Business. Ultimately, the workload, expectations, and compensation were no longer sustainable. Managing an entire territory on a base salary of roughly $36,000, while absorbing the expenses that come with... — read more