There is a lot of talk about wireline and wireless profitability. If you work in this industry you need to understand what is really going on and not just the sound bites coming from executives... — read more 

http://fortune.com/2015/12/08/verizon-aol-layoffs-2015/

They are cocky, super cocky, over there at VES. They do not even know that there is a big spreadsheet with their names on it.

This is per @ERjI5fC-uiv - "the plan is to close 500 retail stores across the nation with the lowest generated revenue in first quarter 2016"

Not sure which ones or how many. This is just my gut feeling

Maitreyi Krishnaswamy, director of FiOS TV, has a confession, and it doesn't bode well for the future of Verizon's fixed-line video business. "I've pretty much cut the cord," Krishnaswamy admitted on a panel at the TV of Tomorrow event in New York... — read more 

discuss amongst youselves

two or three customers. What do you think the long term outlook for retail is?

Retail District realignment nationwide in Janauary. Districts combined across nation. District positions reduced 15-20% Retail headcount reduced 15-20%. B2B headcount reduced 15-20% Call Center positions reduced 15-20% What are you hearing?

Some days I'm glad to be done with all the BS. Other days I dread the thought of having to start over. Of having to punch a clock, of having one or two weeks vacation a year, of having to wear slacks and a sport shirt. I'm 58 so I'm only working... — read more 

Verizon tops AT&T as month's top wireless ad spender 07:34 PM ET • VZ • Jason Aycock With a hot holiday season ahead, Verizon (NYSE:VZ) has surpassed AT&T (NYSE:T) as the wireless industry's top advertising spender for November. Of a total $189.3M... — read more 

Deflect the topic 3. Make sure you are in limelight 4. Question should be answered with a question 5. Don't solve a problem, however miniscule, until it has high visibility 6. Politics are more important than benefits to the org or company 7. Always... — read more 

wonder who is the worst CEO- (1) Yahoo CEO, who took control of a failed company and could not bring it back to life (2) LOL McD, who took control of a company in its best shape and brought it down to ruins. Who is the worst CEO?

Should we expect massive layoffs at AOL now that VZ has acquired us?

WBG...someone please explain it? Is this a spin off VES group? I thought we were "delayering"? It would seem that we are adding yet another group into the "layers" and now more sales people and SSSSRS? and AD'd vs Business Partners? Help!

If your last day is 12/31 by layoff, is the STI calculated based on company and individual performance in 2015? or it will be 100% because you were laid off.

An 8 part article http://www.fiercewireless.com/special-reports/inside-creation-verizons-go90

Anyone hear anything about this new group WBG? What makes it any different than VES..which we all know was a terrible culture. Are the people that were moved to this group doomed? How about the future of B2B? Been hearing the leftover B2B groups will... — read more 

http://qz.com/564903/chennai-is-underwater-and-americas-outsourcing-chiefs-should-be-worried/

&sprint-nextel has started a major round of layoffs this week - my wife works there. Their CEO sent an email saying 'it has started' but nobody knows who will be hit and how many people will be hit.

V Teamers in the area are safe, though some remain unable to return home due to unpassable roads and unsafe conditions. The VDSI Chennai Olympia Tech Park office remains closed until further notice, and will reopen when deemed safe to do so. The RMZ... — read more 

Because they can afford to. Why do they do a lot of the things they do? Because they can afford to. What is the core of the word "verizon?" .."veritas" meaning "truth." Ironic.

http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/12/towns-want-verizon-investigated-for-abandoning-networks-through-neglect/

Last employer information, including: name, address (mailing and physical location) and phone number. We will also need the ZIP code for both addresses (mailing and physical location) and the area code for your last employer’s phone number. For those... — read more 

Now "good" service is not good enough - http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/New-Jersey-Towns-Want-Verizon-Investigated-135764

But its okay we have Go90 - product of the year and now looking to get saddled with even MORE debt by looking at buying Yahoo! http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/03/technology/t-mobile-verizon-consumer-reports/index.html?iid=surge-stack-dom

Wow, First union Vs management posts and now man Vs woman posts? I smell a diversion trying to be created. I agree with what somebody else stated here a while ago that there are really only two teams, 1) the working stiff, who can't sleep at night... — read more 

N.J. officials unite to insist Verizon maintain landline service http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2015/12/nj_officials_call_on_verizon_to_keep_landline_serv.html