Any idea if there were cuts in Corporate comms? Will we still get two episodes of uo to speed each week? Will we still get to attend the super bowl, Indy 500, and your around all the cool 5g cities on expense accounts
With 1 Sentence Apple Reminded Everyone Why It's the Most Valuable Company on Earth
Leadership matters. Bad leadership decisions = bad results for everyone. Employees pay the price for weak leadership. Leaders still make their millions and we lose our jobs. Vz should not be in the financial mess we are in. From Inc magazine... — read more
Frankly, I think those laid off are the lucky ones
Verizon has been going downhill as a company for years. This was never the kind of place that treats its employees great but it was never as bad as it is now. I would love to get severance and get out of here. Despite what many think, the job market... — read more
VCG was hit hard, any VBG rumors?
I get VBG is.still adding, but these groups in today's announcement seem pretty wide spread. Any VBG rumors?
Severance time
Quick question - have there been any changes to the severance plan recently? I just want to check the information I have.
I still haven't been informed about the cut
How do they notify employees that they are laid off? Meetings 1:1 or in some other way?
Large Verizon Consumer Group's (VCG) Layoffs Have Started
Use this thread to consolidate what we know so far.
IBEW NJ and PA surplus list online!
I didn’t see any CWA yet.
Did Hans or Shanks or Diego get rif'd
They should.
Post department and positions cut.
Another stellar day at vz. What departments and positions were cut. No names please.
Incoming Layoffs, Get Your Resume Ready
The way things went the second quarter particularly in Consumer, things are bad. Wall St expected 160k adds, but VZ produced 12k. VCG lost 200k and VBG added 200K, but cost went way up. Look at the new travel policy. EVP/SVP approval required... — read more
AT&T employee ki---d after bucket truck touches power lines
Sad. Dangerous work. https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/att-employee-ki---d-after-bucket-truck-touches-power-lines-in-ellenwood-area/W3CGZCKLMRCAXFR4JUA5WDXA7E/
Big Changes Incoming
I don’t have exact details other than reorganizations are happening. Calls going on today about major changes
HR Question
How many people in a work group have to leave before HR decides to look at the Manager?
The board should start with any layoffs at the very top
I have many years with the company and have witnessed many changes of every possible kind but the changes made over the past several years since McAdam left have seemed to be those which have most negatively impacted the business. When people say... — read more
Reading the tea leaves
Travel dramatically cut back immediately. Backfills closed. No more contractor hires. Guess what's coming next?
What happened to the service?
I am a newer employee and always was under the impression that Verizon was the greatest of all the carriers. However, every call I get is a port out from people saying the service used to be excellent until recently. What happened and why don’t they... — read more
RIF rumors for this month
There's been more talk about another RIF in the coming few weeks, does anybody know if there's any truth to them? I know there are always rumors going around about stuff like this but I've heard this from several sources, which makes me think that... — read more
Reorganization Rumors
I have heard lots of talk lately of reorganization. The interesting thing about it is that the comments have a pattern of things returning to the way they were structured prior to V2.0. Lots of ideas on reversing past shifts in roles and... — read more
Did it get approved?
I know the union was voting on the extension, has it been approved by membership?
Shangri La
Posted on LinkedIn. What a croc, but you can wear flip flops. For the next chapter of your career, are you picturing yourself at an in-house creative agency–and one of the most award-winning at that? Look no further than Verizon's Creative... — read more
Retiree UHC Mgmt $1k Indemnity
Anyone have the monthly rates for the Retiree UHC Mgmt $1k Indemnity health plan costs?
Layoff Rumors
Off payroll by 12/31 ?
It's not Wireline vs Wireless
It's the management vs the employees. It works for them when we're at each other's throats because then we're not focused on them. I wish more people would realize this and focus their anger where it belongs. And two Wireline and Wireless employees... — read more
Deck Chairs Moving About
Vz leaders now swapping deck chairs. Same old people in different jobs, swapping from here to there. Biggest swaps in VCG. Same old tired VZ mgt no new blood. Taking their tired energy with them.
Mpls and Internet Network-losing customers , what’s next?
Most customers are moving off the vz mpls network. They are not replacing with vz internet circuits (last mile provider makes our pricing too high vs the competition and vz will not lower the margin. ) At some point there won’t be enough customers... — read more
Could it be better here?
The best have left. Others are looking for a way out because almost no one is happy here. I wonder if it can be any better here? What would have to happen for this to be a good workplace again?
This was foreseen
Verizon pi---d off all their employees, laid them off. They gave them no incentive to keep verizon service. Tmobile is cheaper even with a verizon discount and their service is faster. Verizon also doesnt give their employees customer service. They... — read more
Wireline and Wireless should breakup/split
Wireless can take Hans, VZ India, Inf0$h!, GTS/IT, Shanks, Sampath, etc and try to be the Global “big tech” company that they are not. Good luck! Wireline will go back to being a successful, American, telecommunications company.
The crux of Verizon's problems
https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/crux-verizons-problems-entner#:~:text=Verizon%20isn%E2%80%99t%20suffering%20from%20a%20large%20size%20that,honorary%20doctor%20of%20science%20degree%20from%20Heriot-Watt%20University.
Honesty
They already knew how bad big reds numbers were by the end of May. It's a complete farce and what we've done is put lipstick on the pig with the new KPIs. Frankly, it's going to become increasingly hard to stay with big red as it begins slowly begin... — read more
Will they come for Hans Vestberg?
https://www.lightreading.com/opticalip-networks/will-they-come-for-hans-vestberg/a/d-id/779223
(Bloomberg) -- AT&T and Verizon shocked investors with their second-quarter results
(Bloomberg) -- AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. shocked investors with their second-quarter results last week -- the former warning about the high cost of phone giveaways and the latter failing to meet growth targets. The news sparked a... — read more
Fire all the crooks who came from Ericsson starting with Hans
Fire all the crooks who came from Ericsson starting with Hans.
RIF???
Anyone hearing about a RIF in fiancé?
Time for change
Han's missed his goals. Based on the goals he set, It is time for him to be fired.
Very Sad State of Affairs
Hans started at CEO 4 years ago. Stock price around $54. Today, it's $10+ less. Quite a decline. Seems like all the Citizen, DEI, and other cr-p diverted attention from what he was supposed to do, which was run a business and grow it. Time to take... — read more
12k sub added in 2nd quarter??
I thought I heard this wrong.....I wonder when John Legers no compete clause is up, bring that guy in. We all thought tmobile was a joke, then he came in and they eat are lunch, breakfast and dinner. Do we have the best network yes but we can't... — read more
NBI RIF 7/21
Seems to be around 70% laid off effective August, the rest closing up shop and gone by year end.