Landline has faced a competitive environment for years, going toe-to-toe (I would say successfully) against the cable companies with our fiber offerings. There had always been good, seasoned management to count on, who came up through the ranks and... — read more 

The top five executives drew 44 million dollars in compensation last year. Check the link, http://insiders.morningstar.com/trading/executive-compensation.action?t=VZ Verizon has been making one billion in profit per month for the last 18 months... — read more 

#verizonspouses

Worked for Wireless for a long time. Yeah, prolly not as long as you but who is counting? The point being...how long is long enough? I know that I worked long and others worked longer than I - and they should have been given a fair shake - but were... — read more 

I was part of the January/February RIF earlier this year that nobody is talking about. I was with the company for 19 years and thought this was the worst thing that could happen to me and my family. I was given 30 days and cried EVERY day until the... — read more 

Do you think collections will see lay offs? I am in the union, but I am very new. Thank you!

What a bunch of Ghouls to lay off people right before the holidays. May you rot in hell!

There are only two teams in this game. One is leadership team that has golden parachutes and the other is employees who are treated like garage equipment.

VZ leadership is completely clueless. They are trying to mask their shortsighted blunders by blaming certain assets and properties. The way they are going, next thing they will blame will be a wireless asset or area that is not as good as the other... — read more 

I just thank God I'm a Lineman in PA & can't be laid off. Just went over 25yrs last Friday, hope to make it to 30

We will be sending the following petitions to whitehouse to stop H1b and offshoring. Please sign them and forward them to friends and family. We are very close to completion. We just need some more signatures to send them... — read more 

We hate each other so much, please get over with it quickly

I was there for 22 years and got laid off last October on a technicality and then the lady with 30+ years decided to retire 6 months later .. it's a harsh company for management...

I worked for this company thru the good (New Jersey bell) the bad (Bell Atlantic) and the ugly (Verizon). New Jersey Bell was really a great place to work, but once divestiture came it started to go to hell, by the time I left 2006 it was a... — read more 

http://gofundverizon.com/

When a company has a good product that everyone needs, it should be successful. Verizon was a lot more successful before the new breed of executives took over. Their POOR decision making and strategies along with changing the culture of Verizon to a... — read more 

Received notice VES Gov would not be affected. Notices starting today to solution managers and data managers

Americans should call the company's bluff and say that they will follow their job offshore. An American can work in the Philippines or India, and succeed. Instead of exporting jobs, let's export Americans to change the culture in these other... — read more 

Have we started that with tower sale etc?

What keeps you working at Verizon (Wireless or Copper)? There's so much company bashing on this forum - seriously, it's very difficult to find a single positive comment about working at VZ here and yet all of us go to work every day. As a change of... — read more 

Nobody knows where... But all I know is that we had layoffs, limited career opportunities, lost accounts...

This is not no good news I am heart breaking about the news very good company to work for, I was always treated with respect jus so sad this is happening, Just before the holidays is a very fund work place are there any notice on it, are they... — read more 

Supposedly, there will be 37,000 employees forced to go to frontier as part of the sale. I'm wondering when those people will be notified, and how.

I have been with VzW for well over a decade- I did join a company that I was proud of, with a sense of pride and purpose. But these past few weeks, I am struggling to really care. I work for my customers, they STILL mean a lot to me. As for Verizon... — read more 

I used to be proud to tell people that I work for the phone company ever since VZ took over it has been run into the ground and with his new leadership I'm thoroughly disgusted. The second level strolls into town and takes 1st lvl managers to lunch... — read more 

We lost 62 people under our director Bill Kinter yesterday. This includes ACT and engineers and possibly other groups. Verizon can spend millions on an effing new logo that isn't needed, but they can't spend millions keeping people employed???... — read more 

Although the media, large corporations and our Government is all holding hands - write and try to get the word out! There has to be someone that cares!!!! Do not be afraid of Big Red. They want us to be silent.

I am one of the affected IT employees from yesterday (11/19/2015) RIF in VES (Verizon Enterprise Solutions). Under my director (IT Test) all employees are given notice. This company shipping all jobs to offshore. I am going to switch my internet and... — read more 

Most of the company workers call.center workers might be located on foreign soil. They are not H1b folks who are physically in US. H1b employees are small fraction of the jobs. Offshoring is the biggest threat to the American middle class. Millions... — read more 

1) what date will actual severance be paid? 2) will the STI award be in that check or come in Feb with everyone elses? 3) will all this be taxed heavily like a bonus? 4) will leftover vacation days from 2015 be bought back? (I have 11 days) 5) I am... — read more 

first comes the shock since I was one of 12 employees who started my legacy company and it was so fun, 1 switch - 5 cells ....then comes the anger that you are disposed of so indignantly by people who don't know what a T1 is, haven't kept up with... — read more 

Will it be 2016 option selected in the benefits website back in October? What happens to Flex spending account for 2016? Can it all be uses up in Jan?

Any truth to rumors that Lowell is looking to use H1B program to replace Union workers? Can we use H1B to replace Lowell and Fran?

Has anyone heard anything about the BGCO/GCO side of things?

But what about the rest of the year? They can't keep riffing people and actually accomplish work. The management team left in my department is faurking clueless. They will run it into the ground, in certain. What is the point of this? Do you think... — read more 

A lot of speculation regarding the B2B channel in February 2016. What are people hearing about NAMs & VAMs? I read reports of MAMs, & ADs.