There isn't much to say about Verizon. It has terrible management, provides little to no reward for good work, offers generally terrible pay, and has zero respect for employees. Outside of the union employees, only the desperate who have no other... —  read more 

Sms being overworked at retail locations. Dealing with short staffing issues, quota,assisting GMs , assisting customers , assisting employees, trainings , schedules and then here comes Operations team in your face about non serialized counts , demo... —  read more 

Anyone have news on what the big announcement is this morning?

We just hate this management and what they have turned it into. Nuff said.

I sense a 4 year extension by the end of talks

I've been here long enough to know that nothing will change for the better. Every day is terribly stressful. Not only that, but Verizon is constantly finding new ways to create an even more stressful environment for their employees. This is... —  read more 

Nuff saud

Interesting news. Does she want to retire or was it more of a conflict of opinion.

Hans came in in 2017, propped up this 5g house of cards, created fanfare which was smoke and mirrors, built key global, high powered contacts (blackrock and world economic forum) for himself, made $100m off the backs of shareholders and employees and... —  read more 

Some insider information: Work from home is being discussed and is going well. Both the union and the company are coming to terms on it. A 5 week vacation is being discussed later in the week. It appears this will go as smoothly as the last... —  read more 

Another acquisition bites the dust https://www.lightreading.com/iot/verizon-buries-skyward-its-drone-company/d/d-id/777358

The Board of de generate s has been a political correct woke sinecure for the connected in crowd for more than a decade. Until this board is bounced, which will never happen because of Blackrock, the company will be stuck in the muck. The SEC needs... —  read more 

I am a new employee. I have Anthem BCBS. Co-insurance and deductible are very high. This was the default picked by HR. Is there any other Plan which I should have taken? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I have been miserable since day one and I am currently looking for any way out of this mess. The work we do on the front lines doesn’t compensate nearly enough for all that is expected of us to do. They respect us the least and pay us the least and... —  read more 

Our best-price unlimited plan Save 50% vs. leading competitors’ basic unlimited plans. Essentials 55+ 50 For 2 lines with AutoPay ($55/mo.) Plus taxes & fees. Min. age 55. PLAN BENEFITS Advanced scam-blocking protection Unlimited talk, text &... —  read more 

I’m waiting for 2 immediate posts after this to distract from people talking about work from home.

Berkshire Hathaway eliminated nearly all of a large stake in Verizon Communications (VZ) in the quarter. The company held just 1.4 million shares of Verizon on March 31, down from almost 159 million shares on Dec. 31. Berkshire’s stake in Verizon... —  read more 

Work from home has been extended again. Stay on top of your locals, district, and national! Call them once a week until they’ve got it straight. WE WANT WORK FROM HOME to be permanent!

The estimated Net Worth of Tami A. Erwin is at least $13 Million dollars as of 26 April 2022. Ms. Erwin owns over 23,647 units of Verizon Communications Inc stock worth over $1,058,779 and over the last 3 years she sold VZ stock worth over... —  read more 

Bad Q1 results, Hans is noticeably absent, poor stock performance, job openings aren’t being filled. The Board of Directors have had enough. We’ll have a new CEO in less than 3 months.

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https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/16/verizon-price-increases/

Long term outlook is not strong. https://www.lightreading.com/5g/is-verizons-big-5g-gamble-falling-apart/d/d-id/776998

if you’re not actively looking! start!!! This man has ran the company into the ground and to India.

It would appear that the market likes the news of Tami's timely departure. Hopefully there will be more than a few handfuls of her generals and lieutenants joining her in her departure.

Verizon $VZ is at a lower price than it was at in 1998. Utilities have little growth and the only reason to buy was for the 4.93% yield With 8% inflation that reasoning goes out the door

My manager mysteriously had to cancel midway to our staff meeting today due to needing to get to an urgent HR meeting? Anyone know what is brewing?

Do you think we really needed to hire an SVP level diversity executive? I feel like there has already been a lot of attention and effort placed in this area. Felt like we had moved the needle based on all of the continued we're a top employer for... —  read more 

A lot of you seem to think Verizon is the worst among our major competitors and I don't see it. Please, tell me what is it that they're doing better than us? If you can give me concrete examples I'll be happy to say I was wrong about this, but... —  read more 

According to the stock price it appears that the progressive and globalist management that took over with the handball champ of Sweden have wasted billions in capex investments. Time for a house cleaning just about the time congress starts up its... —  read more 

Looks like all the telecom CEO’s are raking in $20 million plus annually while us in the trenches scrape by. https://www.lightreading.com/services/overpaid-and-underperforming-meet-bosses-of-us-telecom/a/d-id/777205

Union and Verizon are already talking extensions. This would be great as it gives the market time to bounce. Leaving right now is too expensive, look at the beating 401k and pension are taking… many who paused last offer are having regrets, and... —  read more 

Has anyone heard about a return to call centers?

05.2022|Products & Plans|Mobile Plans & Devices Being on Verizon pays off big - new and current customers get a free 5G phone Trade in for new customers iPhone11 - $800 vs. Trade in for current customers iPhone11 - $700

I have been working extra hours for free for a long time because I can't find another job that will pay my bills. On the other hand, I can no longer work extra hours because I am exhausted. How did you refuse to work all those extra hours without... —  read more 

Why is an equity audit needed when Verizon has a Human Capital Report. Just update the Human Capital Report. The Human Capital Report numbers speak for themselves. A third party company is not needed to provide a DEI summary.

Rates are up, lump sums are down. Feds expected to raise rates thru 2023. Are you staying or going?

https://fortune.com/2022/05/05/verizon-wireless-service-price-increase-inflation/ Hans Vestberg, Verizon’s chief executive officer, raised the prospect of boosting prices on an April call with investors, citing what he said was a 40-year high in... —  read more