Found out our call center is for sale. How long will it before we are let go?

If you want REAL change, then you need to start the union talk again. Do you remember the time before we had smart attire? Ties and dress shirts everyday was the required dress. Once reps started to talk about unions and stores in Brooklyn and... — read more 

Here's what happens: Position eliminated: Manager blacklisted me because I asked HR about the bereavement time allowed when an immediate family member passed...She said I was sneaky and went behind her back. The first question she asked when I told... — read more 

Does anyone wonder why Hans didn’t mention the SMB reps yesterday in the restructuring.

No chance everybody survives the restructuring. Actually, I'm pretty sure this might end up being one of the biggest cuts once it's all over and done. Hopefully everybody here has a backup plan in case their number is up. There will be a lot of... — read more 

Came back from baby leave and hit windfall two months in a row! Then I got canned from the SMB channel. Turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Seems like there are just more and more changes. People. Get you degrees and move on. Life is better on... — read more 

My GM and the SM working are both on a call now that is being led by Hans regarding the changes coming down. If you work in Corp Wireless and are a part of that call, please comment with what is discussed in it and what your take away is. I'll... — read more 

If you put in a 2 week notice and go to a competitor is that 2 weeks unpaid ?

I got promoted to supv 2 years ago, what is the normal severance package - not asking about VSP ? I have 15 years total ?

Is no one else angry about the 25k a year pay cut for Solutions Specialists? The new structure is unfair, some people have families and mortgages. I don’t understand the lack of concern.

OK what is everybody hearing on the wireless side? BGCO, CS, Marketing, HR, IT, etc. What Rumors are you hearing? VPs changes their tone after finding out they have to interview for their jobs? How many people in your org are accepting the offer?... — read more 

To get indirect shady and let the managers deal with the consequences!! Screw em , they aren't hear to help us sell... They get all dishoveled when the district manager calls, they talk about every single number and only focus on how bad your numbers... — read more 

Who can we contact in the media to report the unethical practices that this company is making the reps do? I'm sick of being punished for doing upgrades with no "pull through" this is a joke !! Morale is low , managers are leaving, a job like this... — read more 

How are we supposed to make this ridiculous quota if the system shuts down every week?!

Get out while you can. It was all in the plan to give employees these shares and then jack up commission so people would leave and they don’t have to pay it out. Literally nothing good with this company.

Face it folks, the C suite in Verizon is known for one thing... Boosting there dollars and laying off Employees. If this 44k outsource is a surprise to you, then you've been blinded by the board. When Vodafone sold the 49% stake back, Wireless, the... — read more 

Any word on whether or not the SMB Specialist role is going away?

Do people have employees who still slam customers? As in.... are there still reps that will lower a customers plan (bill) to add pull through or just re rate a plan to slam a hum. Is that still a thing?

they are trying to prevent retribution and lame duck behaviors. if you do not get super eisp you will get regular eisp and off books 12/28. the mass exodus will be big. not many folks connecting the dots. VZ over the last 15 years used consumers to... — read more 

Yea.......pretty much entire store is on a “note to file” or written for various metrics including hum. Salesforce is also being threatened if the goal isn’t met you’ll receive one for those as well! Morale is an all time low when majority of traffic... — read more 

Someone mentioned that if you follow the breadcrumbs there’s a list of all affected in a PDF 166 pages long - anyone know where this is? I can’t find it.

Good luck lasting within infosys... I know a lot of workers that were only there for a while and eventually had to leave. H1b's ...here's your chance!!!

Will HR advise sooner than the 12/10 email date if one places an inquiry?

Anyone know if we’ll be notified sooner?

Just wanted to post here that we’ve been hearing rumors/facts that vzw is now going to give personal days off preferences, opening or closing shifts, personal days off & vacationary days entorely based on performance. I realy hope this gets escalated... — read more 

QUOTAS NEED TO BE ELIMINATED... TIRED OF UPPER MANAGERS THREATING OUR JOBS BECAUSE OF NUMBERS ..

But forced lump sum after cellco conversion from BAMM..can anyone speak about this?

When will the majority of the Corp stores close? I'm so sick of this place. Been here for 7 years and I'm so jealous of those who get the package. Most of my coworkers can't wait for the day we get notice that our doors will be locked! There are 6... — read more 

How about we offload AOL, Yahoo and all the other ridiculous companies that we dump d billions into. Another smart move was buying out our shares from Vodaphone! Yes let’s take on billions of dollars of debt all within a very short period of time and... — read more 

So how mad will you be if you decide to stay on and don't volunteer. And get rif later for a lesser package. This board is going to be on fire lol

Is VZ (Wireless/Communications) headquarters in NJ moving to Texas?

Don't see much on these boards about the reps in the call centers. I know the push is HBA. But will reps taking calls on the wireless side get a severance offer?

Can one collect unemployment in NJ if taking the buy out?

How long does it take to hear back if you're one of the people selected and the accepted for it once you remit for the severance package? How long does it take to hear back in regards to your last day?

Take advantage of the tuition assistance, get another degree/certification. Find a new career that you can use that new degree/certification in. Move on! Retail is changing, and if you refused to do any personal development with your education then... — read more 

Quotas need to be eliminated. On the surface quotas look like a win win win situation, instead they are the death of quality and quality improvement. Eliminate quotas that are unachievable!! replace the mentality of quotas and shift our mentality to... — read more 

I had a meeting with other directors from various locations in the business. We were told to disband any large Cisco Teams (Spark groups) that were larger than a zone level. This will help rumors stopping of “people that left” so when they deliver... — read more 

I'm curious, considering that on Wireline side people suddenly seem less than enthusiastic about it.