Managers for Network gathered in Colorado this week. They were asked to rank their staff. That means more layoffs in our near future.

Who the heck is running the ship. Customers already b--ch about the high price, now it's getting higher? Good luck with that.

Layoffs sting no matter what the circumstances, they just do. Remember the best way to get out of a jam is any way you can. When layoffs happen, there' s no way of knowing whether or not to take it personally. So don't. Because it isn't personal -... — read more 

Let this sink in and think about our competition: 5G will allow any company to attach over 1,000 times more devices to every cell site than what’s possible today.

Do we know if this has completed? Just curious, there was a big hoopla in the media last year about the sale, the plan was to offload the group and work together on 'strategic' stuff - the way I've read it Verizon Enterprise Solutions was throwing in... — read more 

...then why don't you just leave? if your life is so miserable and you feel you are so undervalued and underappreciated, make a change and go somewhere else. If you're that good of an employee then your skills will be properly acknowledged elsewhere... — read more 

GATT rate will most likely be going up, so the already depleted lump sum amounts will be going down......again.

What has everyone heard? I work in E Phx retail, rumor is closures coming q3. Any facts ?

The deal went through. Now AT&T will have similar debt to VZ I am guessing. Lets see how the leadership deals with this at both of the companies

Just heard from the second level that they hired over 100 facility techs in NJ, mostly for fios installs up north. How do you think this will affect any possible eisp for 3rd or 4th quarter of 2018? I’d like to think the company would want to get the... — read more 

Is it just me, or is this one of the rare weeks for which there were no predictions of layoffs? It's funny that that actually makes me worry. if there are rumors of layoffs it's probably just wild guessing, but if there is no info...then it must mean... — read more 

Hail to Verizons new CEO. its downhill from here. http://nordic.businessinsider.com/after-weeks-of-turmoil-for-ericsson-ceo-hans-vestberg-is-fired---the-time-is-right-for-a-new-leader-2016-7/

The Verizon Board of Directirs did a horrible job in evaluating CEO replacements for Lowell. Hans is a loser that screwed Ericsson so bad that they have yet to recover. Since joining Verizon, Hans’ jet-setting ways continue — just look at his Twitter... — read more 

This affects cellular carriers and home providers like Comcast. Coincidentally we pulled Wireless Account Analysis for plausible deniability. Now you have to really dig to scrub accounts. Apparently the FCC is reaching out to employees looking for... — read more 

For the post 2003 hires, Rebadging is not difficult to do, but for the older hires, can Verizon get away with rebadging Associates if the “new” company also has the same Unions? Hans won’t dance with Shelton and Lonnie the way previous leaders did... — read more 

It appears that the Airtouch QB wants to ensure that his enduring damage continues well after he has left. So what of his handpicked Hans, the Swedish handball champion, leading an American telecom giant? A "network architect", who is not an... — read more 

VzW store employees: Outside of work, how do you shop? Do you only go to traditional stores or do you shop online? If the latter, why shouldn't your customers. Union people: You or your loved one gets very ill and you need to see a medical... — read more 

Market Exclusive Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers Verizon Communications Inc... — read more 

SAD but true, lost more than ~$50 grands to VZ and no one answer phone or email. I was a VZ employee since 2015 and until 2018, i was just not on the list of RIF announced Nov 2017 in SJC vzlabs campus. But we all were job less no work assigned and... — read more 

Upper management will be heading for the exits by years end. Many lower level managers will be leaving and it will be a new company within 2 1/2 years. If you think the last couple of years were stressful you have not seen anything yet!

Has anyone heard anything about the potential for reps being laid off?

New CEO = many RIFs and the Severance WILL NOT be as generous as previous RIFs.

http://nordic.businessinsider.com/after-weeks-of-turmoil-for-ericsson-ceo-hans-vestberg-is-fired---the-time-is-right-for-a-new-leader-2016-7/

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/john-stratton-retire-verizon-end-160000345.html?.tsrc=applewf

Still not sure which store he will have to report to... developing story.

I heard they chose him inspired by new starwars movie, hands solo. Either way, about time! No wonder McAdam seemed like he didn't give a f--- any more.

LET THE HUM SLAMMING COMMENCE... You literally cant make this stuff up anymore because its real life. Also Hans Vestberg has an arrest warrant in China and Asia for corruption.

Things are bout to go from bad to worse... Do some research and see what he did at Ericson. Stores will close at a rapid pace under this new CEO.

Ericsson, the world's leading provider of telecoms network infrastructure, announced today that CEO Hans Vestberg would step down with immediate effect. The announcement follows on weeks of turmoil for Ericsson. It was recently revealed that the CEO... — read more 

This new comp plan can be easily exploited and we have gotten the ok from management to do it. Slam accounts then notate and rinse and repeat. If you are half way smart you will easily see how to exploit the new comp structure.

Is whole of Verizon IT in India being sold off to IBM?

im about to get on the call and light them up at 2pm today.

Not only do we get pushed for hum sales we now need to take salesforce more seriously with a goal for the store. Does anyone ever actually see a return on them? If so on what things?

IT ED here under an NDA, sending out a heads up. The company is looking into outsourcing jobs heavily, especially in IT and Call Centers. These are not rumors. You will be outsourced to the lowest bidder, and most likely let go months after that... — read more 

With news like this about the economy there has to be a systemic issue with the way Verizon is doing business..."Steady economic growth has encouraged employers to step up hiring. That helped lower the unemployment rate in May to an 18-year low of... — read more 

Been contemplating going Union on and off for a few years now. I'm a top performing rep, good employee, management likes me (for the most part) and always acheive my goals. I am sick though of how everything is being cut back and all the recent... — read more