1000 to be laid off - see here: @KbFiKtG or here www.thelayoff.com/t/KbFiKtG

DMs reduced by 30% (10 locations each) SMs reduced to 1 per location (80% of locations) OCs completely eliminated (Retail & business) FMs completely eliminated (Already complete in West) Stores producing below 200 gross gains eliminated Notices go it... — read more 

and Meriden locations. According to the WARN Act notice posted Wednesday, the two locations will close and 499 workers will be laid off in Wallingford and 59 in Meriden. The layoffs are expected to occur within 14 days of March 25, 2017, according to... — read more 

VES must go to salvage the rest of the company. Run from them. Sales, marketing, the entire lot. Don't associate with them in any way.

DM's will have 10+ stores. Layoffs coming January after holiday season.

This has been known for a while but here it goes anyway... They are eliminating the OS and ES position nationwide. 11/04 is the last day on payroll. If you don't secure another job with in the company you get a severance package that is your weekly... — read more 

FYI As of June 30, 2016, Verizon had 162,700 employees, down from 178,500 employees the year before. Approximately 9,300 Verizon employees in Florida, California and Texas left the company in the first half of this year when it closed its deal with... — read more 

I can't take that has been "can you hear me now" guy anymore. He's annoying, a traitor, and a g-- sounding douchebag. Just sayin'

There are quite a few mistakes that businesses--large and small--regularly make. I'm talking about the kinds of oversights that are truly detrimental to the company's success. So, what are those mistakes? Ignore customer feedback Disregard ideas from... — read more 

On the wireless side, seniors are sold high priced data plans, accessories and special features when all they want is a phone that they can make a call on in the case of an emergency. On the landline side of things, seniors are sold packages that... — read more 

All sorts of rumblings that something big is coming. Any ideas what it is?

Anyone else get the. A-- email that was sent?

Call him crazy or whatever else you like, but that's the kind of CEO that is needed to help grow a business. Someone who is willing to think way outside of the box by taking risks and actually making changes that affect and disrupt the industry, by... — read more 

http://downdetector.com/status/verizon/map

Let's have a thread for random discussions - it's the end of the week - Please keep it clean as they are blocking IPs if bad language, bullying or personal names are used.

So I thought every customer was valued, that's how companies succeed. Will the wealthy keep Verizon, yes, but they alone can't keep this company on top. Every time bad news comes out these executives do what they do best, spin.

where are the whistle blowers? where are the snowdens? and where is the lazy f---ing press?

Ok long story short, I went for an interview for vzw after being laid off and they called me back saying that I was rehired. 2 days later another job calls and says they want to hire me. I'm definitely going with the new job but does that mean I... — read more 

New Separation Agreement shows new layoff date of 12/27 instead of the previous 1/27 date. HR is saying don't worry, it's an error. Anyone got any info? Got an email and the severance website documents were updated with the new date.

How can these people continue making decisions for this company. How many failed ideas do you have before someone pulls the plug. How would she know this deal still makes absolute sense.

-stop treating your employees like $hit. -stop treating your customers like $hit. -stop lying to the consumer. -stop pretending to be an IT company. -focus on what you are, and always will be, a communications company. -stop wasting billions on bad... — read more 

Shawow: Maybe we do need to start focusing on those price conscious consumers? Lowell: Maybe we need to consider building out the fiber network because it is the best service in the industry? Diego: Wow!!! I sure do stink at my job. Better matters???... — read more 

When looking online I found this information. We are only getting 30 day pay not 60 day :California's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act (Labor Code Section 1400-1408) expands on the requirements of the federal WARN Act and... — read more 

If you are getting laid off from VZ, email the union! tdubnau@cwa-union.org

... the Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! :) Rise up. Together we are stronger.

Sprint couldn't merge with T-Mobile..and from that we got lower prices and more data...If this merger happens cable bill will tip over 200.00 a month . We need to break up the cable companies as much as the big banks. the whole system is so rigged... — read more 

The company’s “Wireline” segment added 90,000 “Fios” Internet connections and 36,000 Fios Video connections in the third quarter. VZ stock’s revenue from the business increased 4.4% from a year ago, driven by a larger customer base, strong customer... — read more 

I'm so proud to be a V-Teamer. F...At&t, F...T-Mobile!

Executives at AT&T spend billions to get top content brands HBO, CNN, Batman, Cartoon Network and many more...smart moves...VZ spends billions on Ho-HUM, Gone90, VaHoo, AwOL & Jaime Fox....just a mess!! Smart matters, relevance matters, intelligence... — read more 

Disclaimer: I am former verizon employee laid off in Nov 2015. Cancel all multi-year software contracts with IBM, oracle, CA etc. Replace them with openstack and freeware. Replace all *Y2K and arm-chair email forwarder managers/AD with hands-on... — read more 

McDumba$$ says that these blockbuster deals will put Verizon over the top and will help maximize shareholder value. In other news, Verizon to layoff another 25 thousand employees and sell off remaining landline assets in order to cover up yet another... — read more 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/10/23/atts-time-warner-deal-looks-like-bad-news-for-verizon/

AT&T buys Time Warner and all it's content HBO, CNN, TNT and Warner Bros. film studio which includes franchises of Superman, Batman Harry potter it also gets Major Leauge Baseball MLB baseball on TBS and HBO’s critically acclaimed shows, like Game of... — read more 

Note what analysts are suggesting: ""> 7 Stocks to Sell and Take Profits on Now! These seven stocks have had good runs, but it's time to unload them Jun 9, 2016, 1:10 pm EDT | By Brian Nichols, InvestorPlace Contributor Stocks to Sell: Verizon... — read more 

Media, telco and cable companies keep consolidating into larger mega entities and they have shown time and time again to not give two sh--s about the consumer. They hold clear and effective monopolies in areas all over the country and sue... — read more