Close connections have informed me that solution specialist on final written will be fired between today and Monday. There is also a strong possibility that the bottom reps in store that fall under 20 percent will be let go as well. This will only... — read more 

My husband and I were both laid off in the lay offs of Oct '15. He had been with the company for 17 years, I had 13 years in. We went from being a dual income family to a no income family in a matter of 30 minutes. We were scared out of our minds... — read more 

Today was tough for a lot of people. Some great managers and RSS I've worked over the course of 10+ years. But we are still not safe. Who knows, they will probably end up doing the same to the remaining managers that they did to the RSS (Get rid of... — read more 

I been a manager for long time at verizon I know the in and out of those trash leadership of what they do it's all favoritism and retaliation when it comes to laying off or firing someone it's up to the district manager and store manager they take... — read more 

I was laid off and am not bitter at all. I love Verizon, was very happy there. I also have my degree in business adminstration and understand that sometimes there are mistakes in business decision making and corrections that need made. Competition is... — read more 

Please explain why the layoffs only targeted white American born men on the Network team? Did this racist misandry extend to the other business units?

Really rough day here in the Northwest. I have read many of the rumors up until this point and figure its my duty to shed light on whats happening and provide comfort to some of those with unanswered questions. Phase 1 1) All Northwest RSS positions... — read more 

My mother worked for Verizon for 19 years, she was head manger for 9 of those years. After having some health problems she had to step down and became the operations manager. which she has been doing for the past two years. She could easily run the... — read more 

Reps are next. If you are one of those reps that likes to b--ch and complain about numbers and can't hit a 1.0 because you really just lack salesmanship, freshen up those resumes because your next on the chopping block. Work on DEVELOPING your... — read more 

One of the RSS let go today in my district was on Maternity Leave. #AshamedToBeVZW

After all of the posts over the last few days and the "from a good source" posting's and "gm" "DM" " posts in the end for the most part RSS are the onesthat are being let go. Most of these posts are full of past Vzw employees and non Vzw employees I... — read more 

Ops manager and all RSS's were let go from my A level store today in Texas. Ops manager has been with the company for 15-20 years.... I keep seeing rumors of SMs being let go but none in our district have been yet. As a--, I've already been asked to... — read more 

Today I was told I could either move to a land far far away or leave the company May 5th. I am choosing to leave... While I am grateful for my 12 years with Verizon, these last few years have been unbelievably STRESSFUL. The sharp deadlines and the... — read more 

bad decisions don't pan out? It must be really nice to work at Basking Ridge, walking around chanting "Change energizes me" all day long and getting paid to think up gems like "The Check" and GO90. Meanwhile, back here in the real world. the people... — read more 

All RSS, let go. Last Day is May 5th. Imagine sooner but since they are heartless will probably wait till Xmas to start letting Solutions Specialgo

Any news on this side?

The headline says it all. The BP CEO got his salary whacked almost in half. And I'm sure the future for BP is way brighter than the future for Verizon... — read more 

I was part of the Nov '16 layoff as an ES. At that time I saw the writing on the wall and that there could and would be more layoffs coming down the pike. Frankly I feel very sorry for all of those who were "chosen" for the RSS positions because... — read more 

Hi, everyone! On this edition of Up to Speed.... #weneedmore severance heart tug video segment that makes you think we give a damn 60 seconds with someone that makes 60 times your pay useless crap we can't sell giveaway nauseous banter And now you're... — read more 

Heard WBG was gutted today.

Ops field analyst in DS11 laid off. It's just the beginning folks.

A team member of mine was let go today after 10 years of service. Unbelievable that this has happened. I'm a-- and I've heard that there still is a possibility of more cuts. I'm very confused and concerned about this. Any advise?

NO IDEA WHAT I DO? The disconnect and divide between the higher up's in this company and the workers is UNBELIEVABLE!

We are all employees and yes we are a number. I am ok with that. VZW is an amazing company to work for and they do care for their employees. If you were impacted you have opportunities to apply to open positions or you can take the great package that... — read more 

All rss and over 12 SM's let go-including 2 top performing managers

Just came back from Orlando for Winner's Circle, husband stressing about losing his reps. Why waste money on rewards, let people keep their jobs! Thankful he has job but sad for others.

Oh and why didn't one of them get laid off for these bad decisions like Blow90, AOL and Yahoo? So now retail has to run lean and under headcount. Those getting the crumbs from the table always get stepped on.

Read your package. It is taxed at 40% for your severance and your vacation payout. Vacation is usually paid out with your final paycheck if you send in your severance paperwork a full pay cycle before your last day at work. It takes the better part... — read more 

I work in TA02 my GM let us know about the RSS's then left for the day, it's his/her off day. If me or my counterpart gets let go then my GM doesn't know about it apparently....

We have a call for SMB at 3:00pm today. Other markets have already let go of SMB Specialist.