Has anybody actually been approved for UI in Massachusetts? I received 2 checks and have since been denied because I volunteered to leave. an agreement by an employee to take a lump-sum payment upon separation in return for the employee’s release of... — read more 

Anyone know what the LEAN portion of FAST/LEAN stands for. It has yet to be explained.

To deprive someone of a wage not because he is failing to earn it or because you can no longer afford to pay it but because you have decided that you would prefer not to pay him is robbery. The fact that it has been a widely accepted and almost... — read more 

Verizon BoD elected Hans as the chairman of the company, and this decision will be effective from March 8th. Hans is succeeding Lowell McAdam who is retiring from the company. More power in Hans’s hands, how does that sound?... — read more 

Still no word on the STI but be assured that anything less than 100% will be met with less than 100% effort.

Has anyone in Maryland gotten a determination of unemployment eligibility in Maryland? In other words, will someone who took the VSP be able to start making claims after the nominal number of weeks covered by the buyout has expired?

Interesting article https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/6/18212742/5g-broadband-replacement-att-rural-connectivity

Since I’m seeing a lot of salaries thrown around feel free to see how you compare to your peers. Glassdoor is all over the palce, so this may help. It is illegal to prevent sharing of salaries so no worries there. You can round numbers so things... — read more 

I worked a Data Center at VZ for a long time. They let everyone go over the years until I was the last man. I took the VSP. No one else knows anything about it. No plans were made, no information shared. Verizon’s networks will go down frequently and... — read more 

Has anyone heard anything else about a possible EISP? I'm so ready to go...the cssc is going to be the end of me!

Does anyone else have “cash balance” monies to be transferred to a rollover IRA? VZ is taking forever to let go of my money. I had to send them my Divorce and property settlement paperwork to be examed by their lawyers before they do anything. There... — read more 

Who had the better and more memorable ads?

I wanted others to learn from my ongoing mistake - I work, a lot, no one asks me to work as much as I do, I just do it. I can even confidently say I enjoy it. Recent meeting I determined that I would have benefited much more if I just focused on... — read more 

Please post any store that you know of that are closed on Sundays

Why is wireline hiring construction managers ? Recieved company email today asking as for employees to refer canidates to HR .

Need some sort of letter saying the payment was a severance, otherwise they count it against social security benefits?

I am hearing it will be black jeans and denim shirts for everyone come April. Has anyone seen this c-ap yet?

With the way things are going, who sees VZ removing the permanent ban for VSPers? It would be fair to open this up to all VSP takers and allow them to interview as a rehire.

I would love to be wrong but I’m almost sure that we’ll be seeing something big in 2019. This is a year of consolidation and reorgs. What are the chances to see another round of cuts or even another buyout offer in 2019? Thoughts???

https://www.lightreading.com/mobile/5g/analyst-maps-verizon-5g-in-sacramento-finds-pretty-sparse-coverage/d/d-id/749216?

Anyone received any info on how this restructure is going to break down as far as markets go? I’ve heard here in the west area, it will be broken down in to 4 regions that make up the west. Not sure of the names but from what I can gather the regions... — read more 

Well it's February. EISP coming soon??

The company is downsizing to save money and RM/ Operations recommends money spending choices to make service level unlimited overtime $$ Opening /entending center hours$$ Who predicts 75% of your staff to be out of the office following the Super... — read more 

If you are a person outside the company, while reading this article, you would get a idyllic picture of a growing company that is on the right track. You can’t argue the number’s, but when you look at the plans for 2019: cost-cutting, lowering debt... — read more 

What memo did I miss? Why is Verizon being generous and sending me another 1500 in March? Is this part of the sti?

Wonder if a disgruntled employee did something. Its taking a awfully long time to fix

VSP is NOT going to save the company money under the current leadership. It was possibly a great idea with very poor execution. The idea that you can get rid of 10,000 people and expect to hire a fraction back at a lower pay rate is going to back... — read more 

Anyone know what they are doing with wireless indirect account managers? Heard a rumor they will pick up tasks of Fios channel manager. True?

Did anyone feel like they were being encouraged to leave or were given a soft push? Anyone older 55+ that felt this way?

I sure all of you remember the rumor that was circulating about the possibility that Verizon could be closing some of its stores. Seems that all is quiet now and there are no more rumors circulating (at least I haven’t heard any), so I wonder if this... — read more 

Pretty good.

I was just wondering is that the criteria for the potential layoffs and does wornikng in units that generate less profit put you in a “better:” chance to get cut? What unit do you think they will be targeting next and can we expect more reorgs within... — read more 

Are you still giving it your all? Are you still performing your individual acts of heroism and personal sacrifice that actually keep this place running? Or are you like me, just making daily scratches on the wall waiting for this sentence to end and... — read more 

Any thoughts on when we can expect next large round of layoffs? Not talking about the final dates of people who've accepted the buyouts but regular layoffs that will affect the rest of us? I'm wondering if maybe from now on it will be focused on... — read more 

So how do you think the transition is going? I don’t anticipate it will be seemless like Hans promised. What a train wreck. Someone should be fired....