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We need more
STEM programs for our children. So when they graduate college and try to get a job they will have to move to India and join VDSI
To those who got the ax.....
Honey child pick yourself up Dust off your dress Raise your head high Look around and smile And as you walk out the door say: "My journey at Verizon is over".......
If This Article Doesn't Show How Out Of Touch Leadership Is With Reality, Then I Don't Know What Does
Scooter is still wrapped up in his own little world up there in the ivory tower. This guy has no clue. https://shift.newco.co/think-you-know-verizon-read-this-then-think-again-6210b73749eb
No
No rep layoffs in June or July or August or September or October or November or December........ it isn't happening.
Taxes on severance
Can anyone provide an approximate total tax percentage on severance payout? My severance + STI will be appx $107,000 with another $10,000 in accrued vacation. I'm hearing 40%....🙄
Decide changing
Any other SS have their production credited into a different reps ecodes or even into the house account, then had to fill out a discrepancy?
Another RIF coming in June?
Rumors of another RIF will happen in June. Anyone else hearing the same thing?
Fired today
Lost my job as an SS today. What do I do now? Fight it, unemployment, I'm just so lost. I was not fired due to a layoff, but due to a single mistake that I came to management about. Keep in mind had I not gone to managment to be honest about it, but... — read more
Severance from 4/6/17 notification?
Does anyone know when we should expect our severance for the group that was RIF'd on 4/6?
Slamming
Anyone have any luck with compliance? Slamming happening and it's not cool! Please let us know what to do!
Verizon Executive Pay 2016
Lowell C. Mcadam/Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 17,674,579 Francis J. Shammo/Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 7,205,595 Matthew D Ellis/Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 2,697,359 John... — read more
Super eipp
When is the wireline super IPP coming?
Verizon Offers $3.1 Billion For Straight Path
That's right, the shopping spree continues even though Verizon is struggling to even make its dividend payment and is bleeding wireless subscribers. This must be some strategic executive move that little peeons like me don't understand. Bravo... — read more
For Whom The Bell Tolls
I think in this case it will be Lowell and Verizon! They can't improve the company credit rating due to competition. And now Comcast and Charter are joining forces to jump into the wireless market... — read more
SS to be pip'd out the door, unless your coach covers your bottom .. and man, they play favorites!
It does appear that mgmt is going to PIP ppl out..Checking every clock punch, one colleague was in our shift start 5 mins before hand , chatted with mgmt, grabbed coffee but forgot to clock in until mid shift start. He was docked an hour even tho... — read more
Slamming
Do you think leadership cares if employees slam? or if they just turn a blind eye to it? Jetpacks, hums, tablets, HPC with rerates. T charts to confuse the customer. Bundles? I wonder if it's really frowned upon.
Happy VZW is tanking/Smithers and Burns release the hounds
Almost 20 yrs , In that time I had to dumb myself down to all of the leaders that were full of themselves. Incompetent is probably not a strong enough word. Treat the customers like idiots, it's ok to be shady, because they will never be leaving with... — read more
SS Positions
So here is the skinny from a DM level on layoffs for the SS position, it simply isn't going to happen. Understand that the SS position is a performance based position so layoffs are not needed. Instead what is going to happen is just a tightening of... — read more
Well Cinco De Mayo has come and gone...
Yet there was still no announcement of the "Taco Bell cross-training" like you guys said there would be... You just can't trust the internet anymore.
Verizon's Triple B Credit Rating Stinks - And Its Not Going To Get Any Better
https://www.thestreet.com/story/14121687/1/verizon-warns-its-credit-rating-won-t-rise-as-quickly-as-thought.html
Hey it's STOP SCARING PEOPLE again
For the very angry and bitter people that keep commenting "Who cares the retail locations are dying." Three new smart store locations just broke ground in my region. Each smart store locations cost a minimum of 1.5 million dollars to erect. VZW... — read more
May 4th and 5th Layoffs.
Soooooo where are they??? I thought yesterday and today was the day that the worst reps in the company where going to be laid off in droves.....I told you to stop scaring people. Most of the commenters on here literally just type to scare you because... — read more
Verizon Enterprise future? eg the security business candidate to be sold as well?
cloud being another thing divested, just wondering if they will find a candidate buyer for the left over business in Verizon Enterprise, like the security portion of the house? rumors were they tried sell VES as a whole two years ago but was way too... — read more
Can't Wait to Leave This Toxic Culture
I Will be leaving this S.S. Verizon-Titanic in the next few weeks. Any advantage to putting my 2 weeks in VS just quitting and not coming back? Been here 10 plus years but can't stand one more day of this place. I heard that when your applying for a... — read more
Layoffs
Any credible news on this happening on 5/5?
PIP Process
Anyone know exactly how they can actually fire you for being on PIP. Heard management has to be actually helping you and if they are not meeting up their end of the bargain they can't touch you.
Another poor decision by VZ..NFL gets 20 million for one game
VZ PAYS 20 million to stream the London game which airs 9 am est 6 am on the west coast .How many people does VZ think are watching that game..Not to mention the awful matchup of Ravens and Jaguars.The idiocy astounds me..As a comparison Amazon paid... — read more
More call centers closing?
Any rumors for fall 2017 to close more centers??
Overtime pay changes, how do you think Verizon Landline & Verizon Wireless will deal with this.
House Republicans passed a bill Tuesday that would let employers in the private-sector give workers paid time off instead of overtime pay. The bill passed 229 to 197, and was largely along party lines, the Washington Post reports. No Democrats voted... — read more
Finance Reorg announced on vzweb
Good luck
May 4 & 5 Rep Layoffs.
It isn't happening. If you have been doing your job and follow rules, you will be fine. If you've been on PIP for an ungodly amount of time and you don't seem like you care anymore then guess what you should be gone anyway. Stop scaring people.
Anything on 5/4 yet?
Anyone have any info yet? Upstate NY here.
Acquisition Strategy
I will never understand the stupid business decisions like buying a defunct dial-up internet provider like AOL and another failed entity like Yahoo, neither have turned a good profit in quite along time and have both been on life support for the most... — read more
Broke Verizon Sells Data Centers To Equinix For $3.6 Billion - Verizon Needs $$$ Badly
http://www.zdnet.com/article/equinix-closes-3-6-billion-purchase-of-verizons-data-center-assets/
Surplus Declared IBEW2213
The titles and FAAs Verizon is declaring surplus in IBEW are: Administrative Assistant – FAA 5 and 6. Central and Western Office Assistant – FAA 4. Northeast Special Assistant – FAA 4. Northeast Offers will be sent to those employees in the surplus... — read more