https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/12/05/vodafone-ceo-nick-read-to-step-down.html European: check Fired for ruining a European telecom company: check Was previously CFO of same company: check And the previous Vodafone ceo just joined the board. — read more 

Hans seemed to talk in circles and not say anything tangible. It’s going to be great, it’s going to be great is all I heard which really means a wing and a prayer. But he’s the one making 20 mil a year and flying around on private jets. — read more 

https://www.lightreading.com/5g/verizons-hans-vestberg-ill-just-do-it-myself/d/d-id/782136

Sh&& is about to get real in VCG. Deliver or get out. No more excuses for poor results and lack of leadership. When is Hans leaving? Who is taking over VCG? I heard Marni is coming back to do another yahoo/aol deal. How many subscribers have we... — read more 

Mr. Vestburg on Monday said his immediate focus for the consumer group will be on "driving a closer consistency between the top quality network product we're bringing to market and the operational results we're producing." Wait til he finds out... — read more 

Hans fired Tami and now Manon. While I applaud both moves, it is just a sign of his failure and inability to lead. When the numbers continue to stagnate into 2023, Hans will also be gone. Unfortunately he will drag many of us down with him in the... — read more 

Au revoir!

Regarding the sorry state of Verizon, a couple of Bill Parcells quotes come to mind. “You are what your record says you are” “Success is never final, but failure can be.”

There is just no way to reduce this amount of stress and release tension after a hard day of work here. I love my job, but most of the time I feel exhausted. Is the pay worth it? - I don't think so. Do the majority of people who left have... — read more 

Under whose leadership did Verizon thrive? Or did Verizon always suck?

Lumps with take a punch to the gut next quarter.

She's gone as of the end of the year. Verizon has decided that no one inside Verizon has any value or good ideas, and it continues to backfire from the CEO and all the way down. She was an external hire and was in over her head. They've... — read more 

That’s what I’m told by a friend who is a director. Coming out next week, want 1500 off the payroll by end of the year.

do you think VZ will sell its fios network and just focus on fixed wireless access

Flying under the radar sounds like a terrible advice but I learned the hard way that it is best to never give 100% of yourself. So I try my best not to stand out too much but some people are much better at it than I am. I wonder how they do it.

Some might disagree but I doubt that it is much better in other companies in the industry. A colleague who left the company not so long ago, thinking that it would be better with competitors, says that he found himself in more or less the same... — read more 

For everybody saying RIFs only happen at certain times of the year, remember that we are in a different macroeconomic environment than we were in the last 5 years. Heads are about to roll.

Is it true that Verizon has stopped advertising on Twitter? Hans? Diego?

If the market makes a turn soon, do you think there will be Verizon layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Some workers stay put here for decades. - What is it, loyalty or lack of ambition to make greater progress in their career? Unless I could achieve some progressive growth in a company, I would not stay anywhere longer than 5 years.

It's not hard, new and existing customers get our best deals on Smartphones.. every time.

To those of you who were riffed last month , I wish every one of you best of fortune in landing a new gig before the end of the year. I'm not going to tell you the usual dialogue that its going to be ok and this is all part of life, because in... — read more 

I completely agree that this company (like many others) will take all they can from the employees, if the employees allow it. Those who say that you should set boundaries and not allow the company to literally squeeze you... I believe that they... — read more 

Can Verizon please bring Seidenberg back?? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!!!

Does the company still send employees a gift catalog to pick from on the 5 year anniversaries? IE 20 years, 25 years, 3o0 years, etc ?

You don't need a CIO or IT guy! Celebrating small and mid size businesses this week at VZ and we know how important tech is to keeping this massive part or our economy and the jobs it creates alive. Main Street businesses may lack the budgets and... — read more 

Matt Ellis,our cfo Heyis optimistic about growing market share because as he says in this interview , “ So obviously, population growth is in there. But on top of that, we've seen CHILDREN getting phones at younger a age. “ Nice Matt, really... — read more 

I still haven't gotten used to the culture here and I think more and more that I never will. After all, is it even possible to get used to such a toxic workplace and at the same time maintain your integrity? I think not. Leadership is bad, but... — read more 

Verizon has been trying for the past 15 years to have prepaid service work under a different team each year with no success.

The operating budget for millimeter wave should actually come straight out of the marketing and ad spend budgets. Because that’s all it will ever be. Just like some businesses who maintain an unprofitable location in NYC for “visibility”. C-band is... — read more 

Hasn’t anyone noticed how the company has been tanking since Manon was hired? VCG was much better under Ronan.

I was recently a part of the mass RIF, with my end date being December 31st. Today I lost system access. Did anyone else lose access to systems today?

Has anyone heard if leadership is looking at eventually outsourcing VGS? Many of the departments falling under this new organization are being outsourced in other companies so wondering if anyone thinks outsourcing VGS is Verizon's long term... — read more 

They've never promoted talent, those who've won awards and patents. They have so many cr-p Directors and VPs, when a work situation came up mine asked me if I was moody because I shared with her that I was se-----y as----ted while on a run. HR did... — read more 

Those in power don't care about the quality of our products or the needs of our customers. They just want to get the job done as cheaply as possible, which is why they're always focused on cutting corners and making things cheaper instead of better... — read more 

Let’s say you get RIF’d in February, and your anniversary is in June. Is your severance prorated on how close you are to your anniversary? Or do you actually have to be past your anniversary?

Going to a mileage reimbursement, while having to deduct standard commute to the office. I'm in a big city and live pretty far from the office so I have to deduct 52 miles per day before I get "reimbursed." Basically this is a $500/mo paycut. ... — read more