It's just painful to go to work these days. The waiting is really dragging everybody down. Any so called efficiency is more than shot now. Nobody's smiling at all, nobody's enthused, nobody cares, nobody knows if they will have a job tomorrow. Very... — read more 

Don’t bother applying at Verizon Connect. They just announced office closures at two key hubs for product, engineering, and IT.

You think.middleditch was offered the vsp? I hope he takes it....

I am a fellow thelayoff.com user but do not work for Verizon. Can you guys hook me up with a sweet discount on Verizon Phone and phone plans? Something spectacular would be preferred, like really cheap iPhones and iPads, hot spots, accessories... — read more 

Some turkey in the company decides that they could save maybe $25M by cutting the retiree mobile phone discount to 25% and the board agrees. A $130B company that can not treat their retirees with respect by maintaining a discount slightly below... — read more 

Does anyone know the take rate % on the Voluntary Separation Plan? What about the total takers so far? What number does the company want?

If Verizon is such a sinking ship...why do people in retail stay? I was almost considering applying but reading through this makes me rethink the decision.

I thought I'd be ready by know, know what to do, but nope. I can't believe it's taking me this long to decide. I hope others are in a better place than I am. I think I'm half hoping that enough people will accept before the deadline and the decision... — read more 

Any info on what’s to come for wireline call centers?

In no way am I trying to pitch anyone or anything but I decided to take the offer largely due to a lot of the helpful answers I got from the guy in this video. He's talked through it with many others, so if you need advice, input, etc. I'm sure he'd... — read more 

I am gladly taking this package as a manager with over 30 years. I am one of the few mgrs that can do my job with my eyes closed as I have been doing this job for over 20 years. I agree that a lot of talent is leaving but there was 0 appreciation for... — read more 

Start looking now... Hans is just getting started with this massive cuts... you have been warned glta

How many Vp's or directors did hans interview .im sure they all tryed to bull sh-- him on how important their jobs are to VZ...lol

Honestly answer the following questions if your score is above 100 then you are actually going deeper into debt working at Verizon which is sad in its own right... This will require a pencil and scratch paper •Question 1 - Do you have credit card... — read more 

I'm getting more and more worried that even if enough people accept the buyout offer, we'll end up with layoffs that will be justified by reorganization. Or they will under-report the number of people who decided to accept the offer and use that as... — read more 

New org should be discussed

If you're on the 44k list, non-union, and have over 15 years in; How long can you realistically expect to last at "new" VZ? Although "they" don't owe us anything, why are "they" letting all of this speculation and morale busting run wild?

If say on 12/10 you get an agreement and they assign you an off date of 12/28, and you sign and return it, how long will they let you stay? Til the 28th? Or are they going to tell you just to clean out your stuff and take the rest of the year off... — read more 

GE offers 18k salaried employees buyout in north America and says it may lay off if they don't get enough volunteers. boy does this sound familiar. Verizon will be doing same thing. makes me rethink that maybe I should take offer. deadline near. what... — read more 

last week someone posted about 7k employees accepted the offer. Has there been an update to this number? I’ve heard a lot of young tenure employees have hit the button.

I’ve heard 11/2, 11/5, and 11/7. Is there a consensus date on when leadership will announce the org changes?

Anyone? Disclaimer: RIF-ed in 2015

Call center are pretty much not trained well in what they do with little or no education, not professional They expect you to produce, they are required to coach and develop they don't, Yet they expect improved results. Call Center 1st year or 2 you... — read more 

On my Director's staff call this week, one of my peer managers asked him who would be developing the plan for how all the work would still get done if we lost multiple people on our teams. My Director's response? "We'll be looking to you as managers... — read more 

Your bosses don't care about you, the markets don't care about you, the economy doesn't care about you. Only insofar as they can extract adequate surplus from your labor; once that objective is achieved you're rendered superfluous and thrown on the... — read more 

RIF’d Dec 2017, over 50, and after 10 months, finally got similar position in IT for $10k less. (I can probably make that up in OT.) For those still looking, I would say, keep trying as there are companies out there who do appreciate older workers... — read more 

AS various outplacement people explained: With a long tenure at a place like VZ, you end up earning above your true market value (this is on average of course, individuals will vary). If training has kept your skills up to date, you MAY be able to... — read more 

What are the chances of somebody over 50 finding a good job that pays around what we are earning right now? Honestly? Is that even a possibility?

Can anyone explain why Verizon feels the need to have people accepting the package agree to never work at Verizon again. I don't understand the benefit behind this for Verizon,

Has anyone heard anything about the WBG reorg?

An intelligent and logical reorganization of the Business is one thing. This is just some spreadsheet pencil pushers who put together a cost savings plan designed to cut the top of the payroll and tenure. What that also means is cutting the most... — read more 

The decision to require VSP acceptors to never apply for a verizon job again seems oddly shortsighted and also sends a poor message to what will be many managers. They want the ties of many years of collective experience permanently severed. A 1-3... — read more 

This is apparently going to be a major house cleaning. Those who will remain on top already know that they are safe in the new org. The ne'er do well Norseman has ties to no one except a few in the company and has no respect for anyone who has been... — read more 

Heard that a major RIF coming in Nov. and Sales people ( all titles ) will be cut. This was from a reliable in the trenches source.

Big Layoff Coming Q1FY19 - post regarding AT&T layoffs https://www.thelayoff.com/t/VS6jbWP @VS6jbWP

Are people aware of just how bad it's going to get for those of us who remain after this whole buyout is done? Who do you think will be expected to pick up the work of those who leave? Do you honestly believe the workload will magically decrease? And... — read more 

In the US, it looks like around 2/3rds have accepted. This is only from my observation. I do not have any official info

My manager told me today that their goal is to only have to two techs per site. Eliminating the night shift. If something does come up that needs to be addressed after hours then that switch techs would have to take turns to cover. Then there will... — read more 

The company is so full of S&*% now that it is amazing. Fortunately for shareholders, the base business generates enough to cushion against these foolish forays into Go90, AOL/Yahoo and the latest crop of accountants running the company. Hopefully one... — read more