I got laid off in November. I genuinely thought as a senior manager I couldn’t find another job that pays a base salary that’s 190k unless I get super lucky at a tech company. But in sooooooo shocked and beyond greatful to God after 7 months of... — read more 

I read a comment that 600-700 stores are either being closed or converted to indirects this July. Is there any more info on that? There’s not a lot of chatter around it, and that’s a large percentage of total stores. Seems like there would be more... — read more 

Oh baby, on the road to new beginnings. "Better than taking the extra step"

Dan and other leaders have mentioned closing locations and that locations shouldn't matter for hires but when will we see that in job postings?

Do you guys not see what happened when Dan Schulman was installed? Dan was on the board of Verizon for years. That means he saw the profit loss, the bad decisions, the damage to the company image, the lack of innovation, the failed investments, and... — read more 

Much of management has proven they are clueless, sociopathic and pretty much stupid when it comes to real analysis of what will and will not work when it comes to the network. And for those few that know better, they are spineless and will not speak... — read more 

Has anyone heard of layoffs planned for July? Also, I heard there are plans to reorganize the Marketing organization. Does anybody know the timeline for that?

Is anyone really running reports to see who goes in the office?

I am in a location that is not one of the "big 3" and have been turned down for job after job after job after job bc I cannot relocate and "must be in one of the listed locations"... THE SUPPLY CHAIN SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT IS LOCATED IN LONDON... — read more 

If we're moving into a phase of quiet, ongoing cuts, that's going to be even more stressful. I can't live every day wondering when the axe drops.

The Ridge hotel (company-owned, right next to the Basking Ridge office) will be closed for two months, June and July. Expect "higher traffic volumes at...the entrance along with a visible law enforcement presence" They are even barricading the... — read more 

VZI completely collapsed, So many people's layedoff. Mostly band 7,8 . Management role are much secure and encrypted like any other role. While at the same time T mobile & ATT have expanded there operation with a lot of hiring. Seems VZI going to... — read more 

Heard on the grapevine that the sell off to BT is now more likely than the mass dismissal in EMEA. At least for Professional Services teams working on Security products. That should buy people some security for a few years. Regarding exactly which... — read more 

Meanwhile Verizon keeping its fat intact while removing individual contributors that actually does something.. Bravo 👏🏻

Layoffs today. Wish you all the best!

Besides people in positions considered management are very clueless.I mean this is contractor type ,engineering type,Actual managers.First all you need to see on here is employees who barely go to office or interact with anyone asking if there’s... — read more 

OPED in today's WSJ. I think Verizon will likely see another big round of layoffs in the fall. SMH. Algi Febri Sugita/Zuma Press Two weeks ago I laid off more than 20% of my workforce. I didn’t do it because Cloudflare is struggling. We posted... — read more 

If you are jumping ship to AT&T, they are asking for 30/60/90 day plan which includes your major accounts, stakeholders, and most wanted accounts. Do not give up your sensitive information and easily hand them your sources. They are just farming the... — read more 

R2Bs meeting was lack luster. They want them going door to door 5-6 hours a day and only increased at risk by less than $500 a month. They did not increase base pay or offer a vehicle stipend. Business Sales On Demand will be a big failure for... — read more 

Playing the fiddle while Rome burns.

Buyouts coming for management and possible eisp for the union before end of year handouts for everyone!!!!

Our staff meetings are a joke. A lot of words, no substance and acting like everything is great. How are your “leaders” handling your teams staff meetings, given nobody knows Dan’s master plan?

Why every time lay off news.. some thing do new .. better to develop new unique features that is not available in market

I’ve seen quite a few people leaving from the UK offices across different departments — some went mid-May, others are due to ship out end of May. It was a mix of VBGs and the rest, probably around the 100 mark all in. Heard the RIFs are pretty much... — read more 

Anything good coming from VBG products that will generate good sales? (Or any current products showing potential?) Seems like AT&T and T-Mo are putting out products - what do we have that's got potential? Hard to tell if the AI Connect stuff is... — read more 

Why in the world is Gemini AI being pushed for everything...from scripting to positioning statements to call analysis to coaching. Just stop already.

Anyone know what's going on in NJ? Heard a bunch of senior leaders are out there for a couple of days. Rumor mill says they are discussing more cost cutting

Sales is only doing outbound calls with an automated dialer now…. Don’t know where incoming calls are going to…..Just voicemail after voicemail being left to sign up for VHI Lite internet. Are we trying to get a whole team to just quit at one time?... — read more 

So I was being told I may have to start reporting to the office 3 days a week.I was wondering if this had any thing to do with the possibility of a strike with the labor unions .Any info

I wrote this poem when I got made redundant from Verizon in November 2015. Still relevant today. It Was my Final Day – The Bard of Verizon It was my final day. I looked around the office. At all the empty desks. I could tell. The building was now... — read more 

Please stop doing layoff. We are only 80k employees which is very less then your competitor. Still you continue doing layoff . Not even a single employee is happy over here. Please make your existing employee happy.

What is the max weeks they paid out? I heard conflicting info. Was it 2 weeks for each year maxed at 40 weeks?

Just heard all contractors are being forced to take 2 weeks unpaid furlough between July and September. Guessing this will save the company about $25m. There’s got to be a better way than to have so many contractors, some of which are useless…. If... — read more 

Can't wait to get to work tomorrow. Such a fulfilling job where I feel valued. It is great knowing my work is part of the future plan and I am contributing to the overall success of VZ. I'm so excited that I won't be able to sleep tonight. Set... — read more 

with most of the layers doing nothing but making reports celebrating that the chocolate rations have been increased from 2.4% to 2.7% this quarter. Meanwhile back in the garages and CO's it's now BYOTP (toilet paper) time.