VRP coming monday alticeusa

Heard they are shutting the FTTH project down in the next two weeks.

Something coming down the turnpike?

Does anybody have an actual contract from when Altice took over stating customer facing employees could not be fired for 4 years?

Did anyone hear this rumor

What's with all the safety shaming lately. Who cares if someone fell trying to sit down in a chair. Do we have nothing better to do?

Someone I know who left Altice a month ago had reported that the Newark Call Center had only around 25 reps with many Call Center Supervisors either terminated or left with a package. It's rumored that Altice USA will shutdown the Newark Call Center... —  read more 

Dexter get off your a$$ and fix my WiFi!

Company will no longer be using T25 staple gun/staples. They will not be supplying them anymore & will not be in tackle boxes. Company does not want T25 staple gun to be used for any work from now on. The T59 staple gun/staples are to be used... —  read more 

Yesterday when they had Altice emergency broadcast come on it took over 15 minutes to finally go back to regular channel. When you call Hauppauge service you press 1thru 6 to get someone on phone and after pressing the right number they say thank you... —  read more 

Rumors are getting louder n stronger that Altice is going to start selling Depots, they owe so much n is joke begging for tools n no common sense the way customer service, appreciation n cable knowledgeable to run a company in the US We need a... —  read more 

How’s the Altice Mobile going?

Records show Altice is a party to 263 lawsuits worldwide for the three-plus years 2016 to 2019 year-to-date who was president of News 12 at the time of its sale to Altice commented, "Altice's management continues to chip away at the quality of the... —  read more 

How’s the new VRP going?

Arent you guys done with bs, the favoritism, the supervisors throwing their weight around, them telling you my way or the highway, things constantly getting taken away, healthcare costs rising every year, busting your hump and barely getting a... —  read more 

It’s come to my attention that there were a few techs that were told this week that they have to do standby on Labor Day. There were told if they cannot do it then they have to find someone to take it. This clearly violates the terms & conditions... —  read more 

What happened to post about safety issues?🤔

So? We voted them in May 9th. Haven’t heard anything since. What’s going on?

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-altice-agreement-overcharge-20190811-6tt2g57sx5gixd5isfayqwwhbi-story.html?outputType=amp

Union shop techs got bbt5 bumps with 10% increases while your lucky to get 2%. We have hard to acheive metrics while they will have no metrics. They have a contractor layoff clause, successor clause, and greivance rights while we have things... —  read more 

Why is this guy a Fiber Sup? Can we please get a Sup who actually has fiber optics knowledge and experience. It’s a joke at this point and just pathetic that all he does is email daily nonsense. How about come to the field and splice a ROLT or a JSO... —  read more 

Not for nothing here but all you guys do is cry on here. Union can do this union can do that blah blah. No one will save you from the altice self destruction coming. In 5 years cable boxes wont even exist and you will all be obsolete. Have a... —  read more 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-24/altice-usa-is-said-to-near-sale-of-lightpath-stake-to-stonepeak

Im sure everyone got the email. Very stern and cut throat. Karma is beyotch. What comes around goes around.

Just released. Go see for yourself. Double time is no more, unless your in altice California. ( personal and vacation still counts in cali too, and they also get bilingual pay of $1 more per hour). Ot rate gets squashed back to regular rate if you... —  read more 

I'm hearing double time just got yanked with holidays and 7th days capped at time and a half. Even worse straight time if you don't have 40 hours worked. Vacation and personal no longer count towards your 40? You can't even get a vacation day you... —  read more 

Guys from union shops are making more money in less time and getting better bumps. Non union Guys getting screwed on career progression too. And they have more tights and better job protections. Wtf. Guys from non union and union shops working side... —  read more 

It sure feels that way and after talking to my fellow techs I’m not alone. I was all for the union for job security but it doesn’t feel like that’s even attainable. Impossible metrics to accomplish, forced to ATS, paying more on benefits, no OT. Just... —  read more 

Lets all buy copiers for several/many more grand a piece.(we have copiers that work fine already)and coffee machines for the drones in the office.Not tools or vehicles,or meters,equipment/parts,or headend equipment,or invest in useable... —  read more 

Altice stock couldn't get any better, from 2018 to 2019 it went from $18.00 to $26.00 ah you can't beat it enjoy and buy some up.

Forbes best place to work for contractors maybe? Yeah right they Keep taking benefits from employees , stiffing guys on career progression and raises ( especially non union guys), raising healthcare costs every year ( maybe hr and corporate benefits... —  read more 

Can anyone confirm this? If so this company is all about synergy and sinking to all new lows. When you guys going to wake the f up and try to protect your jobs?!

Can anyone elaborate on this new VRP I keep reading about. Like Is it for non union only etc.

Be sure to log into your invite for huge news from altice. An if you can jump on the new vrp package. Go get some........ really these clowns will never learn

You dont have a say of whats on the menu. The restaurant manager has control over what you order. " if you dont like it you can leave" . How many times have you heard that before? Is a vrp delicacy or death? Put it this way..if you dont have a seat... —  read more 

We need to keep this momentum going! Theres strength in numbers! Other shops got theres in writing and cant just change things on the fly and bring in more contractors! When will you guys see the light?!

Anyone else notice this? The credit you get is the same but the times are all over the place.

Xfinity cable lets you stream thru roku and other sights, does optimum let you do it?