Sad to say this, especially as I have in my mind that the business looked like 10 or 15 years ago. The fact is that a career process of getting a job working hard, expanding your knowledge, skills, giving everything to the company and then retiring... — read more 

Check your emails! It was sent on the 21st. It might not do anything but we have to make as much noise as we can!! Hans and Verizon 2.0 is taking us down! Use glass door! Please won’t want to join a company with bad reviews. Verizon has some of the... — read more 

How is knowledge transfer being done Are you people required to record training sessions how stressful has been the experience Any info about last date for esp employees

I don’t believe it but that’s the rumor going around here in Pa. The purpose of this forum is to post rumors that you hear, so that’s what I’m doing.

Anyone hear of any remaining VSP'ers being asked to stay? Those the realize they should have kept?

And I mean store closures in an organized manner that are a part of a planed wave of store closures, as the creators of that rumor claim, not the random closures or staff reductions at less profitable locations. I’m a store employee and there were no... — read more 

It’s just business. There is no loyalty to company’s anymore as employees will jump to another job for more $$$ and sometimes give 2 weeks notice. There’s no loyalty to employees anymore as it’s all about the $$$ for shareholders. Keep your self... — read more 

At least out of IT. Apparently moving in to an advisory role. Getting golden parachute, while some of us got dinged with infosys.

Retail wireless as a whole is the piggy bank for bringing 5g to market. Wireless is the cash cow and given our goals and performance versus the compensation they are more than profitable. As long as the performance is there and profitable results... — read more 

It is very unfortunate, but it was a ticking time bomb, Verizon connect. Another one of Marni's inherited special projects. The Hum product is horrible ! The group has lost major automotive companies where Verizon once was the leader. That position... — read more 

Wondering whether there is anyone out there who took the VSP, with a December 28th date; applied for unemployment (in Massachusetts); was disqualified from collecting; appealed; and has had their hearing.

Everything she’s touched has blown up. Why can’t we just focus on what we know best? NETWORK!!!! No media, no fleet, no security... sell all that off to companies that have the talent. We’ve wasted enough time and energy. it’s the strength of our... — read more 

Over 200 hundred positions cut at Verizon Connect. Some functional groups moving over to Verizon Corp (sourcing, training), and many others just cut. This leadership team continues to make wild changes, but nothing they do seem to produce anything... — read more 

There are still too many of us in the Finance Teams in Basking Ridge. I cannot believe that we all think these massive spreadsheets are making us productive. That is all we do all day and the compare them to the same one produced in another team.

Legit question : if we have not been doing any 5G work , how is VZ turning on 30 cities including NYC this year according to Engadget magazine ? Now I have known contractors are doing the work and unless I read the article wrong , they are rolling... — read more 

Think that people are in a panic too much since the rumor about store closures originated. However, In my opinion, there is little chance that there will be anything massive. Of course, there is a chance that a store closes here and there, especially... — read more 

I'm hearing things ...

Someone must know the locations of this years event. Where are they going to be held?

This was the perfect time to get rid of a useless relic of the past. Yet only a few were closed. Why? If Verizon really wants to save money, there's an easy and painless way to do it. Nobody uses stores anymore. At least not for what they are... — read more 

I CANT STAND Hans! I understand doing away with unless positions, however Hans just cuts cuts and outsources... while giving nothing back.

Are they expanding fios in north east or is it going to be a thing of the past..

Love getting an email about sti that doesn't apply to me. Hr rep was in and had no idea what band I was in and just said gibberish until I realized she had no idea how to answer my question. I'm band 9 btw with wireless. Back to slinging the hum I... — read more 

Next moves will be store closings especially malls .. no retail company wants to be in malls anymore... malls are dying off... all retail stores will end up sold to indirects with a few select corporate stores kept in larger areas. It’s happened in... — read more 

I am starting to believe the rumors that if your store hasn’t been rebranded you are probably going to be closed very soon. Some store still have two generation old signs with the red Z

Read in one of the other threads on this board about SM’s from Wireless being cut. Can anyone confirm this? Is it for real? If it’s really true, I would appreciate if someone would post what locations have been impacted with these cuts and how many?

Anyone know what the indirect changes are? Layoffs in this channel?

Confirmed all stores will go to new hours and only have 1 GM 1 SM per location going forward. Starting 4/1

Verizon connect channel partner teams will be receiving news they are no longer required in the 2.0 business model. Directors and ADs are all looking for new jobs, some of them have already found new jobs which of course leads me to believe they had... — read more 

Any news about what was discussed on the all GM call? RIFs? Team Comp? Store closings?

Did the phone call happen? What's going on?

General managers were instructed to be on a call alone tomorrow morning.

You all know what is coming next.

Developing on my EOY/PA thoughts? Are my days numbered?

Since I’m seeing a lot of salaries thrown around feel free to see how you compare to your peers. It is illegal to prevent sharing of salaries so no worries. Please post what you feel comfortable with: level, position, years of experience, years with... — read more 

The "performing" rating means to meet expectations and periodically exceed them. "Leading" means to consistently exceed them. If the expectation is to do your job, then exceeding expectations would be to do things above and beyond the basic job... — read more 

I was let go a year ago and have been wondering if anyones been rehired after being laid off due to headcount reduction. If you are a current employee, have you noticed this with any new hires? Just curious to hear some feedback. Thanks

So, for Band 7 employees (hourly) - what’s the salary range for base pay and where are you? 60k, 13 years.

Can vsp come back and work for Verizon as a vendor if they are hired by another company that is a client of Verizon?

whats the latest on Indirect-Nationals or Locals!? Anyone getting combined yet?