I am now cutting the dryer sheet in half when going a load of laundry. Same results as a full sheet.

Does this sound familiar? And know it is not Verizon ... but it could be. http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/19/news/companies/schlumberger-ceo-pay-oil-jobs/index.html

Wow!!! Just saw Bloomberg talking about the state of Yahoo....Their CEO (Marissa Mayer) has about as much energy and enthusiasm as a slug. Her business strategy??? Get rid of employees and "increase shareholder value." Sound familiar? Like Verizon... — read more 

Union Tape Message Wednesday, 2/17/16 Brothers and Sisters, As you are well aware we continue to work without a contract and over the past 9 months your bargaining team has diligently participated in the bargaining process. Their efforts and your... — read more 

Just a few short years ago Lowell McAdam's Verizon bought Terremark for 1.4 billion to enter into the tech data field of cloud services. Today he closed it with an enormous loss. it never became a contender, Verizon's public cloud services failed to... — read more 

I wear my underwear for 3 weeks before changing it. I rinse out my used condoms. My wife said that was gross. I did not tell her the recycled condoms were used with the sexy lady down the road while she was at work during the day. What a life I have... — read more 

If you all hate VZW so much. Get your resume together and get the hell out. Some of us have been here since the early 90's. Yes it has changed... no its not the company it once was. It's a job, I didn't know a job was much more than a job. Get over... — read more 

C.owards W.ithout A.nswers I.ncompetence B.ehalf E.very W.orker

I just replied with the same comment in another thread but then realized it would probably be better to actually start a new thread for more views. I am a corporate recruiter with Experian in Costa Mesa. The division that I support (Experian Consumer... — read more 

When will this nightmare be over I just want to do my job and enjoy my family. I'm worried sick throwing up blood just sick over this extreme stress. They are just trying to dream things up to get rid of us at any cost why is this happening. I don't... — read more 

I am a large Verizon shareholder. Any chance we can get a new Indian CEO and executive board? I hear that the Indian executives are willing to make bad decisions and get their whole workforce angry at them for only 10 million dollars a year, instead... — read more 

Both left and right. Cannot win elections if you are not cool or if your tweets suck

Check out this article from T-Mobile's CEO... http://www.geekwire.com/2015/t-mobile-ceo-takes-aim-verizon-2016-predictions-guys-dont-get/ How tone deaf is VZ? Blockbuster, Nokia, Blackberry, ....join the club!

First off, I am not union, nor am I management. I'm just a guy trying to make a living at Verizon. I don't have anyone reporting to me. If the Union were to strike, then I would have to leave my family and work about 4 hours from my home until a new... — read more 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-were-22-never-cut-corners-integrity-everything-lowell-mcadam?trk=hp-feed-article-title-ppl-follow

After 35 years I was out STD for an operation and the first day released back to work was lied to to go in for a meeting about coverage. Walking in to the office I noticed my manager and coworkers talking and went by the office of what I thought was... — read more 

The heart and morale of many employees has been lost. I've never heard references of "it's just a paycheck" like I hear now. Senior leaders can be in denial and keep their head in the sand, but the culture has shifted -- and it's not good. All of... — read more 

Seriously, what happened to us? I am in my early 40s and I can remember times when my father worked - the CEOs were wealthy, but nothing comparable to the scale we see today. They cared about OUR COUNTRY, they cared about the customer, the worker... — read more 

Verizon has announced a surplus in various organizations. The EISP offers will be distributed to the affected employees beginning on February 15, 2015. The volunteer period will begin on February 22, 2015. Volunteers whose applications for EISP are... — read more 

Tain't Funny Dooley. 14 year old's troll better than you. Now please stop embarrassing yourself bro and go back to your dayjob...Will Ferrel you ain't. Typical VZ management they can't even troll humorously. No wonder they have to bribe people to use... — read more 

Here is the #gold phrase list used by VZ managers, top 10 only: Failure is not an option. I'm always open to feedback. It is what it is. It just wasn't meant to be. Let's not reinvent the wheel. Perception is reality. That's probably not what you... — read more 

You dont have to have flowerpots on your head to know that freedom of choice is what you got. Dont get your mussels all steamed if your wallowing in layoffs gets pre-empted by some Dungeness blab. Speaking of which, on the commercials why do they... — read more 

On December 19, 2013, Darden announced plans to sell or spin-off the Red Lobster brand, citing pressure from stock investors. This was in direct response to the company spending US$100 million on a new digital platform. At the time, the project was... — read more 

Of course, there are a few other factors that could explain Red Lobster’s recent surge: The chain is currently in the midst of its annual “Lobster Fest,” and seafood sales naturally tend to rise during Lent, as Christians abstain from eating meat... — read more 

You're not alone... https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/201601/the-rise-toxic-leadership-and-toxic-workplaces

Delta Airlines announced 1.5 billion in profits to 80,000 employees. CEO said our employees make us what we are, wow how refreshing is that. The concept of making employees feel like they are an asset not a liability.

How is it possible that the company is allowed to starve a section of the business that they are obligated to provide?

I am curious to get an approximate number of all the rounds of layoffs. Why have we never heard about this on the national news? How did Verizon manage to keep it so quiet?

I heard a rumor last year that Verizon did want to offer a buyout but the union put a stop to it! Now instead veriZon has resorted to other tactics like harassment and suspending people in order to make it utterly miserable that people just quit... — read more 

what a joke. Little man is acting 2nd level. " Listen guys work safe, I don't want to be the one to have to call your wife and say you are not coming home tonight." What a joke. Suspension man dan now cares about the workforce here? "Also, Sorry we... — read more