Layoff Notification at Verizon Business Earlier this year, after it was reported that Verizon agreed to sell its data-centers business to Equinix for $3.6 billion dollars, I spoke at multiple general membership meetings about how this was important... — read more 

Verizon (NYSE:VZ) media chief Marni Walden is said to be stepping down at the end of the year, Bloomberg reports. As executive VP for Media and Telematics (one of three areas of focus defined during a spring reset), Walden was front and center during... — read more 

Coming from dm level. The message is by any means necessary sell hums this month! Oh and if you don’t if you haven’t sold 4 by eom it’s a write up! Now that’s some sales development and great leadership there.

Was on Oct 6. Any word on continuing this tradition? I'm a solutions specialist in an A store, North east. We haven't heard anything here....

Boy I'm glad I still have my dial-up Earthlink account. I let Hillary use it for important DNC communications. http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/10/03/yahoo-now-says-all-3b-its-accounts-were-hacked.html

Not trolling heard a surplus for NY state.evrc, csa and cssc

There are several threads about this but they become inactive so quickly. I'm bringing it back now that we're in October. Has anyone heard new info and or signs that wireless will see layoffs this month? There is writing on the wall almost... — read more 

If you sold more Hums you wouldnt be b--ching about commissions and theres a $10 spiff for each Hum you sale (easy money)... I average over 20 Hums per month and 160 contracts and my commission check is never under $1,200. My average commission check... — read more 

Until...and only until this company can decide whether or not it wants its frontline employees to be used car sales folks, the guest experience is going to be BAU. Our "Smart" stores are loaded with WAY too many choices for customers...vs. an Apple... — read more 

How is October looking? My store quota is 40 more devices then Sept quota. Per rep

Only the retail wireless worker in ma received unemployment for the strike of 2016. The location has since closed and there is no more union verizon wireless store in ma. Workers received there unemployment checks know the company is asking workers... — read more 

What did you for health insurance after being let go from Verizon?

Heard vzw is giving quota relief most likely 3% like they usually do. They had a call today and talking about it.

A report put out there that Verizon would buy Frontier for $22.00 a share in cash...?..

Look folks, it’s not rocket science. The contracts are coming up again in 2019 and Lowell is all about cutting costs. All the costs that don’t affect him. And that means every senior manager will have been given a KPI in their performance review to... — read more 

Oh, Verizon Millennials - They are so naive and live in a fantasy world thinking they are an all-star and have a sense of entitlement. It's painful to watch, it's almost insulting... My two unsolicited cents: If you are doing better then your... — read more 

In terms of retail, I have a theory based on just hunches and things posted here. Sales reps will lose commission and go hourly, solution managers may get cut way down. reps will go to hourly only as they will be doing merchandizing, troubleshooting... — read more 

Confirmed retail is getting hit again. They are starting to thin out solutions managers. Some went down this week and more to come next week. Q3 is a stinker and they have to cut costs to justify poor performance to sharehikders. Buckle up it's going... — read more 

That's what I'm hearing from others

Nice try shills. Can we kill this copypasta once and for all?

Confirmed from the people on the receiving end in Angiolet's bloated and money wasting org. Right now they are targeting experienced, more expensive people who don't kiss Angiolet's butt. Kiss ups have a bit more time to find work elsewhere.

We have had upper management visits today just overheard one on the phone while in back office about comp plan changes. They said wow I didn't think it was happening this quick with the comp changes. So either restructure or no commission at all. We... — read more 

Rumor has it there will be more layoffs in October. Anyone hear this too?

In order to survive and/or advance at Verizon, you have to be familiar and comfortable with the following leading 10 phrases used by Verizon management. Failure is not an option. I'm always open to feedback. It is what it is. It just wasn't meant to... — read more 

Just left a round table with several senior leaders in the organization. When they were asked about quotas for new and sales dollar they said anticipate 5-10% higher quotas every month through the end of the year to compensate for YTD shortfalls... — read more 

Word on the street. Basking ridge moving to the big new texas campus in june 2018 any thoughts.

The REAL problem is senior management coming up with solutions, such as "The Winning Formula" and "Earn The Right." We spent millions of dollars getting our folks through these classes that teach them de-escalation and sales techniques, as well as... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-verizon-yahoo-breach/yahoo-must-face-litigation-by-data-breach-victims-u-s-judge-idUSKCN1BB25Q https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/08/marissa-mayers-nightmare-just-became-verizons-reality

http://www.droid-life.com/2017/09/25/verizons-wear24-android-wear-watch-dies-just-3-months/

A large part of the problem is "Store Management" in the corporate stores. On slow days they come in and hang out for 8 hours, they also come and go as they please just as long as one of them is their. A lot of non productive hours wasted. During... — read more 

Something like 8% are on pace to hit 90% to gross add quota which is what we hold specialists accountable to reach or else they progress to verbals, writtens, final, term. At this point I would rather have an hourly increase and lose any "commission"... — read more 

Eventually VZ will do exactly what Sprint did effective Jan 30 2016. Sprint had same sev package VZ has...2 weeks for every full year of service with a cap similar to VZ 35 week. QAll sprint did was cut the weeks per year of service from 2 to 1, a... — read more 

Wtf is big red doing with commissions ? Our stores new hasn't updated in commission in a few days. They keep playing with our fn money and im tired of it. Ever notice at end of month it doesn't update for a few days? Just a way for Verizon to f--- us... — read more 

Wtf is big red doing with commissions ? Our stores new hasn't updated in commission in a few days. They keep playing with our fn money and im tired of it. Ever notice at end of month it doesn't update for a few days? Just a way for Verizon to f--- us... — read more 

At&t offering free HBO for life and T-mobile is giving away Netflix with their phones. What is Verizon doing with their plans?

I just heard they're cutting commission AND hourly pay! That they're gonna pay us with HUMS per hour... So you can make 4 hums per hour... Which you could sell off to other people...

Received email yesterday, no more OT. Any will have to be approved by Director. Also all travel and training has been axed for us. Unless training can be done virtually. Being operations, I don't have much in common with retail or the fiber unions... — read more 

Stand up for yourselves have some balls. GO UNION before they close more retail stores and do away with commission completely. Overheard it from the area president several more wireless stores will be closing by end of year. Also stores remaining... — read more