All - we have to remember that God is still in absolute control. This is not to say that bad things won't happen to any or all of us working here at VZ. No employee is perfect...no manager is perfect...no company is perfect. I am thankful for the job... — read more 

I put in 35 yrs with the Bells & Verizon, missed many meals, events, Holidays & birthdays. The most disturbing things I see is failure to maintain plant & disregard for customer service. I see talk about gearing up for younger customers, making the... — read more 

Good people are having their lives and families horridly impacted. Who cares what business unit they are in. We are not each others enemy.

I very much disagree with how they approached the problem, the speed, the choices, etc. but at the same time I guarantee you that 90% of Wireless folks would agree that something had to be done. Look at the Areas, Regions, layers, and more layers of... — read more 

Can someone confirm (or have heard the same)?

Now, it's too late for us! This full-on resource massacre will turn into a slow bleeding torture by thousands of small cuts in 2016 and 2017.

If you feel that age and years of service have impacted your job at Verizon, I recommend going to this web-site and filing a complaint. Also would like to hear from people that think a Class Action Lawsuit is in order here... — read more 

The umemployment rate is down, and companies are hiring. I've seen rifs on wireline when the economy was in the shitter. I think a lot of people commenting here are from the wireless side, and this is coming as a shock to them. But I've also seen how... — read more 

Why are some of you managers so power hungry and always in power-mind-game mode all the time?? They are treating you with contempt, exerting their power and control over you extending into abuse or was that your experience in childhood? Not all VZ... — read more 

At ATT, they have a single call, for everyone that have to go, on ATT connect, that way no one would ask questions, and if you have any, get ready to be ignored

So we are wireless with no Union to protect us.... Does anybody remember when the unions would show up outside and they would talk us out of speaking with the union rep... If we had... Would we be getting the ax today? This is crazy... But there is... — read more 

I am in a bathroom stall for fear of being seen on this site but I have walked by both rooms several times today and no one is in either room. I fear they recieved the axe I somehow survived yesterdays RIF. But I was told Rifs are lasting for 10... — read more 

How does this work? Do I get the severance amount listed PLUS 2 weeks pay for every year I worked? Or is it just one lump sum of that severance amount listed? if so is this paid out on the last check or is that separate?

People here who are criticizing the leaderships aims to target millennials are missing the point. By 2025, Millennials will RUN the entire economy as far as purchasing power and labor. This isn't a surprise. I am super upset with the layoffs, and... — read more 

Denny Strigl took the Wal-Mart approach back in the early 2000s whenever a wireless call center flirted with unionizing. Close the center and relocate the jobs to a new location down south. It happened enough to where people opted to lay low instead.

Do you think that I might have shot if I was to pursue my case legally, I am very close to retirement, I always had stellar reviews and people with less experience and less knowledge were left while I was let go. I cannot share more details but... — read more 

I heard that Regional marketing will be completely eliminated. Is this true?

https://www.thelayoff.com/verizon-communications/post/4997530829979648

20+ year employee impacted here. The leadership failure here isn't what occurred yesterday. It was the lack of vision that led to the overstaffing that was a 'roadblock' to our future success. It wasn't a 1 day leadership failure. It was an ongoing... — read more 

Does it occur to anyone, that there is a huge opportunity here for a Class Action Lawsuit ? VP's openly commending Millennials, while laying off hundreds of people in there 50's , because they are higher paid ?

I know, many of us have not felt that unionizing was the way to go in the past, but clearly, VZ is playing by an entirely different set of rules than what we all had believed. If what UnionGuyInRI says is accurate (could you please repost your... — read more 

because of the 60 rule, and they want everyone off the books by 1/1/2016. Good luck to anyone that still has a job.

Is there anyone from NJ that was recently affected? If so, what was the severance offer? Benefits? Etc? How was it initiated? What should I expect here.? A phone call.. a meeting. what?

Just a few DAYS ago, call center jobs were popping up all across the country on the Verizon website. In fact, a shitload of jobs were posted, and they were not part of the Frontier wireline wave. Did anyone see these jobs suddenly posted on the... — read more 

like that stuffed shirt would know anything about them. Most of them don't have jobs, and don't pay their own bills. Most of our workforce in the call centers are millennials, and it's a nightmare. Some of my co-workers got to keep their jobs, but I... — read more 

Are these centers going to announce their shutdown today?

Today, I have witnessed the most ruthless and heartless layoff rollout in my entire career. People who have spent decades in the company and believing in its leadership. People who would not hesitate missing a child's game or recital. People who... — read more 

https://www.thelayoff.com/verizon-communications/post/4997530829979648

Very emotional, some folks with 20+ years, it was difficult watching it. Somehow I survived this round but guys, this is not going away, the corporate grim reaper will be back in 2016. I am polishing my resume and starting some serious networking

I had sex with a millennial last night. Do I now qualify for a promotion?

I'm more fascinated than anything at some of the really insane backstabbing going on right now (RHQ). Incessant Lying, playing people against each other, throwing people under buses at the expense of winning (ie, keeping one's job???) at ALL costs... — read more 

Got laid off a year ago and bypass another with a transfer 6 years prior. This is the Verizon way. Good riddance.

Don't trust the news. Period. Some companies could claim that they are hiring or willing to train since the technologies of field of knowledge is different between companies, it is not true. They just want to appear gracious and glamorous on the... — read more 

So far, it seems like many of the layoffs in network are people that have the lowest overall ratings from their managers. A reasonable concept unless you have "leaders" with personal, targeted agendas that this RIF allows them to accomplish without... — read more 

A coworker of mine received a call at 8 o'clock p.m. Pacific time from New Jersey to tell him his job is gone.