Having a lot of trouble getting any detail from management in Verizon Connect on understanding how some Verizon HR career band stuff works. Could someone share what does the letter mean as a part of a job band? g. 6-C 7-D 7-V 8-E — read more
New Layoffs on 10/29/2020 in Verizon Connect Operations OEM
layoff happened on Thursday in Operations in Enterprise and OEM Support (three people were let go and have until 12/31/2020 to get placed on another team or will get a severance in January of 2021) * reason stated by the senior manager was due to... — read more
Retiree Health care
Hey Everyone...need some help...anyone using the 1000 indemnity plan offered for Medicare eligible people. Seems kinda convoluted to me. Is it any good? drawbacks, etc. Any answers appreciated. I know this site is about layoffs but this is an... — read more
ATT slashes jobs
AT&T slashes jobs, leaves areas without broadband internet while funneling dividends to Wall Street https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/10/31/attl-o31.html
2020 package
Massachusetts offer limited to small amount of people. Boston local is insinuating a bigger offer is coming next year. Be patient
Today's Layoffs at Verizon
Today Verizon gave many employees, including myself their own October surprise and laid off a good number of employees. They wouldn't say how many or in what areas, but I find it extremely hypocritical that this was done on the same day, leadership... — read more
HR Transformation? Mag da retiring
Has anyone else heard multiple key leaders in HR are being force retired and a HR transformation is on the way? Transformation always equals layoffs.
Verizon 4th Quarter Surplus Declaration
Verizon has declared a surplus condition in twenty-eight (28) titles within Force Adjustment Areas ("FAAs") 1 through 6 and Involuntary Transfer Area ("ITA") 5. The surplus titles and numbers can be found here. To alleviate the surplus condition, the... — read more
Cash Savings on track— means No RIFs?
Company posted n 2018, Verizon announced a goal to achieve $10 billion in cumulative cash savings by the end of 2021. This initiative has yielded $8.3 billion of cumulative cash savings since the program began and is on track to achieve its target... — read more
B360
Whats up with B360? Didn't we have temp jobs for people to find these errors and get them fixed before forcing us to use B360? Why can't we just have a system that is intuitive and works? I don't want pages of cheat codes and workaround... — read more
Verizon agrees to purchase Bluegrass Cellular
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire certain assets of Bluegrass Cellular, a rural wireless operator serving central Kentucky. Bluegrass Cellular provides... — read more
child care credit being charged back
those that were putting family members watching their kids and claiming the credit, watch out. chargebacks are being sent out. coworker owns vz over 8k
Outsource leadership
Verizon hired Award Solutions to train test and evaluate the field staff. No vendor training, just general knowledge training provided. Verizon hired out time study to evaluate work tasks and to determine manning levels for the field. Management sits... — read more
Dear The Layoff admin. Please remove posting "Next week layoffs"
To The Layoff admins. This posting is wrong, it's fake. It's click bait. Please remove. Layoffs did not happen as they claimed it would. "Next Week" has passed. No layoffs. There are no plans in Verizon to have a layoff in 2020. Next... — read more
Retail "leaders" looking for a way out.
Looks like retail director in PA wants to get the hell out while the boats still afloat. LinkedIn profile says she's looking for a "small company with potential to grow" What's the matter? All those hum and slammed PT starting to dry up? LOL... — read more
Rifmas
Its beginning to look a lot like RIFMAS...
Hans is at the Apple event
Tim Cool just handed it off to Hans to talk mmWave 5G, how about that.
Package
Just passing along info, package will definately be offered in early november, off payroll dec. numbers and titles still being discussed.
If there’s no work in the wireline side, why are they hiring?
Strange that there’s a hiring right now, can’t make sense of it. Mid-state adding 70 techs, mostly Westchester. This makes no sense as usual, the workload is so light for them now. We need techs here downtown, but mid-state?
When "WE" speak of “The Union” at Verzion we are talking abou a small group of Employees. Setting the record straight here.
Most employees at Verizon are not unionized, and a small portion of them are. "We" at Verizon that are not unionized [most of us] want to keep it that way. Just look at this board on "The Layoff's" ! "We Verizon employees do NOT want to be part of... — read more
When we speak of “The Union”, are we talking about just CWA, or CWA and IBEW?
It just seems like both the pro and anti Union crowd like to lump CWA and IBEW as being 1 in the same. But they’re 2 different unions, with 2 different membership bases. I just think moving forward, everyone needs to do a better job explaining... — read more
Verizon board grows to 10, adding adviser Roxanne Austin
Roxanne Austin has been elected to the Verizon (NYSE:VZ) board, effective immediately. She's president/CEO of private investment/consulting firm Austin Investment Advisors, and chairs the U.S. Mid-Market Investment Advisory Committee of EQT... — read more
Retirement eligibility
Question I know that with thirty years you can retire without penalty at any age but can you retire with 25 years if your over 50 years of age without penalty also?
att closing/transfering 500 stores (transfering)
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/17dC8OyQ @OP+17dC8OyQ
how did we get Hazard pay, and how to get it again?
Unfortunately, it looks like we're getting ready for a second wave of corona virus. If I am an essential worker I want to be compensated for my risk. How did we get hazard pay the first time, and how do we get it again?
High Level Management Meeting's - This Week - Mid-October.
High Level Management Meeting's - This Week - Mid-October. Our Director is Attending. Topics: 1) Re-organizations throughout the company. 2) Layoff quota's for the company. 3) Other technology initiatives.
VZ trying to sell Huffpost
VZ trying to sell HuffPost as losses mount. https://nypost.com/2020/09/28/verizon-scrambling-to-unload-huffpost-as-losses-mount/?utm_source=url_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons
Will the union agree to extend the work from home arrangements or will they send everyone back to the offices?
Not much need for a union if you’re working from home. What are you gonna do? Go outside and picket your own front door?
Happy VSP Anniversary
Two years ago today the VSP was announced.
No package offer for NY until 2023
No truth to that whatsoever, please stop spreading rumors. No offer this year, but almost certainly next year.
Join my team.
Show up - get coffee, time in restroom Plug in my laptop into phone jack. Dial up eTrade. Trade, Hide PC behinds charts, trade. Log into supersession, page budget info, bathroom break, no-smoke, smoke break Breakfast break. Visit Clerks. Tell... — read more
Disappointed in Documentary
"Speed of Thought" was a disappointment. What a tremendous waste of money. While lots of good information on technology, my millennial and gen z kids fell asleep. Lack of energy and very dull. Ugh! Diego, you can do better!
Please change the rule of 55 to rule of 52!
That's all I have to say
Verizon Jobs posted on Indeed.com
Associate Solutions Architect Entry-Level Opportunities Verizon - Cary, NC Support technical or customer specialized projects by working with the solution architects and account teams to understand project needs, complete research and... Sep... — read more
Severance Package changes
Anyone hearing the rumor that the management severance package is being changed? ( reducing the weeks per year and max weeks payout)? That’s what I’ve heard.