It’s funny today they came to shut off the power at a corporate store Lakeland. They said the power had not been paid. The Assistant manager scrambled to call the District Manager. He picked up and could be heard saying he is very busy. The ASM said... — read more 

Left late last year after 20 yrs w/ the company. When I started vz was the best company to work for. Took care of employees, customers and advancement opportunities were endless. Ever since the Vodafone buyout happened in 2012/2013 it’s been a... — read more 

Anybody know why they're bringing store employees in 2 hours early for a kickoff??

The Stock Market exploding. high quality/Growth/ visionary CEOs driving success. Verizon BOD hires more Europeans to run a USA centric business. At some point failed leadership, expense reduction strategies will require change. One thing for... — read more 

I’ve been hearing rumors that Verizon may be closing additional stores in June. Does anyone know if there’s any truth to this, or is it just speculation at this point?

The golden years are long gone. To compete with price slashing, we have to almost give away our product. This leaves less to work with. Though cost cutting has been a theme the past 5 years. But this past year has reached Sprint levels. Do more with... — read more 

After every layoff round, they grow even more. I think most of us have stopped even trying to meet them. Not that it matters in the grand scheme of things. Bending over backwards to do extra work and deliver results isn't going to save anyone's job... — read more 

Any word on if there’s going to go thru with in in New England? Should be soon, the higher ups are in for a surprise if they do. A lot of good talent will be leaving from what I hear..what a joke, let’s make this like 2005 and put these managers in... — read more 

Offer the $7.95 Insurance.. if your manager reprimands you for that state that we offer it, if you get written up call the ethics hotline Its the right thing to do, sell with integrity!

If you been here a year or you been here 15 years. You know that Verizon doesn’t give a cr-p about you. You are a number. Always have been always will be. My issue is, at least they used to hide the fact you didn’t matter. It was not as apparent as... — read more 

Just numbers. That's it. Everything is about cuts, and we're the ones cut. Easy savings for leadership to boost the stock and their bonuses. So stop investing. Stop the extra hours. Stop expecting anything. And for God's sake, don't give this place a... — read more 

R2B reps are getting hit extremely hard right now. They are expected to manage stores while also prospecting in both the R2B and B2B space. Meanwhile, compensation has been gutted to a fraction of what it once was through quota inflation and reduced... — read more 

Our leadership has never sat where we sit. They don't know what it takes to get things done. They don't understand why certain things take as long as they do. They're completely disconnected from the reality of the people who actually do the work.

Over 25+ years building the superior fiber broadband residential network. Engineering A+. Yet in MDUs and SFUs Vz has less than 50% of broadband customers. Based on observation... same tired marketing tactics being used today as when first rolled... — read more 

Stream of thought... Did I miss anything?

Managers simply protect their favorites and no merit in lay offs. Managers simply lie to their employees that they know nothing about layoffs. Leadership needs to adopt some transparent system or will be left with nepotism or favored employees.

were you forced to get it to keep your job? if so did management/HR push this upon you? i keep hearing people were forced to get vaccinated.

If you are a retail rep please comment on examples of your assistant manager/general manager how you are forced to add things to customers accounts

https://www.reuters.com/business/verizon-cutting-few-hundred-jobs-nationwide-2026-05-07/

https://youtu.be/VYaMPUHoQJ0?si=067YVl9oQ2XkEukG

to all my fellow VTeamers, ever notice and wonder how some of those in their current roles got their jobs? I smell DEI.

i only started 3 months ago n i see a whole bunch of things and everyone around me is always on edge, paranoid, and not in a good mood someone chime in is this the norm for Verizon retail culture

Employment is an at-will state (except for Montana). The Employer or Employee can terminate Employment at any time.

Do you feel Verizon shifted in a better direction under the new leadership? Do you feel valued? Are you being listened to and counted? Are you being fairly compensated? Are your leaders "in it with you" or using the "Do as I say" motto? I'm just... — read more 

Do not be surprised if the SEC and the Feds raid Basking Ridge in the next couple of months.

Verizon has (Never) in its' history done a layoff in June. Normally, a Verizon layoff happens each year during April, and/or October. If it does (actually) happen, May 7th would be the date; mentioned in the other post.

The northeast is back to the unnecessary, make the managers super uncomfortable and feel like cr*p market reviews aka “ops review”. Make them stand up in front of people like they’re back in middle school doing a project and go over all their numbers... — read more 

In a meeting about AI, (I am working on two Claude AI models now) it was slipped to myself and another by a market VP that they are looking deep into AI driven models to replaced human bodies. May is the month they will be collecting names of those... — read more 

Verizon Layoffs - May 7th - Polymarket Bets. Someone, not sure if True (or not); says May 7th is the date.

So... I heard through the grape vine that inside sales is getting a 40% reduction in quota for this month... has anyone heard of that and or can confirm...

While the new commission structure promises more pay when you hit 100% of their goals, I feel as if people are not getting paid on about 75% of the commissionable work they do. We all know there are slow months and better months, this new system... — read more 

Here is what I don’t understand. All reps and managers come on here to complain knowing that with this regime nothing is going to change. Look at the East same d-mb VP and same d-mb senior directors. They are a click. They hire people that will not... — read more 

SD just told me that on May 7th there will be a RIF and it will be 10% across all markets and bands, AI driven. I will be out on sort term for 60 days and wanted to know if I will have a job to come back to. My SD said I am good but their will be a... — read more 

Several reps in my area have inquired about seeking union representation. If anyone has direct contact info please leave it here. Reps inquiring are mainly from Northeast stores , Eastern and Western Massachusetts stores including Central and... — read more 

So the are adding new rules to the OST and sales and retroactively removing them from our commissions to take money away from us after Senior Managers, DM's and directors pushed us to sell them and even had calls you had to be on if you didn't sell... — read more 

April 23rd is the confirmed date. About 10% across the board and current job openings will close before layoff notifications are communicated.