No one wants to lose their job including myself. Does anyone know if they are still offering the 2 weeks per year. I would think so but some band 4-5 might know.... I'm band 7 so I'm sure I'll find out or maybe not. Please share if you know, and... — read more 

Anyone know what stores are closing or divesting?

Any news on what stores in WA are impacted?

Who all got affected?

Well the news is out…. Over 250 stores, directors, sr directors…all because someone “accidentally” sent the email out today instead of tomorrow

has anyone heard of any stores in california closing or turning indirect?

Not good, this is not frontier only

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/verizon-continues-serial-workforce-reductions-share-7483210242839764992-MCVc/

Are all the stores getting divested or are there stores that will just simply be closed? Have all the stores in East Region been notified?

Has anyone heard anything about the older and tenured employees being offered severance if their age + tenure is over 60? I would gladly volunteer to go so that someone younger could keep their position.

Several have been communicated to today. The rest in the morning. Any word on what groups are impacted?

St. Peters, Creve Coeur, & Kirkwood are divested!!!!!

If you’re a Band 6 people leader in the CXO, you’re impacted. About 90% of Band 5 is impacted and already informed on Monday. At this rate, I don’t have much hope for individual contributors. I also don’t know what Tanya is going to do with her VP... — read more 

What does it look like for these teams? Tulsa specifically. A layoff 6 weeks after your office closes is naturally pretty scary

I heard a rumor in November that management had no decision in the personnel that were fired and that it was all determined by AI. Can anyone with HR intel verify if that is true and how are layoffs being determined for the next round?

Victra will make all kinds of promises to you that everything will be the same or better than it was, but they're full of bullsh-t. If your store is bought by them, you're better off taking the severance and going on unemployment

Will HCL be gone when their contract is up? Or will Big Red keep them around to muck up the works?

It often feels like employees with strong connections or managerial support receive more flexibility, while regular, hardworking employees are the ones most affected during layoffs. Performance should matter more than favoritism.

Just hearing from 4 Indiana stores that have been divested. Good luck to everyone out there!

will finance be affected in BR or LM? do we know what groups

Are you obliged to do handover after layoff tomorrow? I do not think I want to turn on my machine after that. I am working on a project that is going live in next 2 weeks. We have some critical issues going on right now.

Is there any word if VBG Inside Sales will be impacted tomorrow?

It's that simple, the current work force is broken. Good luck on the unemployment line.

Heard major surplus's in craft elimination of job titles, consolidation of job titles, 2nd & 3rd level managers cut out

Anyone else see the recently posted engineering positions in limerick Ireland? It looks like they are targeting fresh graduates. I have a few problems with this: Weren’t all international operations sold to BT? Why Ireland when our network is... — read more 

the whole thing su-ks and it has been going on a long time. heard rumors that it is mainly going to impact frontier any thoughts on that?

Does anyone know if Case mgmt will be impacted as part of the layoffs on 7/16??

Should I cancel my team volunteer event this Thursday? We are passionate about serving our communities not only with America’s best network, but showing up to color pictures and paint skateboards too. These events are central to RTO to create moments... — read more 

Any indications on the best guess impact to International?

I'm not in retail, but I see the job postings and every day there's 10+ postings with retail in the title. What is all the retail hiring if people are talking about massive retail layoff and store closures?

The nation’s largest wireless carrier will announce the cuts on Thursday morning, according to an employee who was briefed on the plans. Barron’s couldn’t verify the number of employees that would be... — read more 

What the deal with NT. Besides the NRB. What other groups are under the chopping block??

Anyone know if Verizon Connect (telematics) is part of the targeting Thursday reduction?

"If business demand requires hiring, what's the justification for layoffs? A balanced workforce strategy is important."

A little background, my store i was originally transitioned into an indirect location back in November and I accepted a rep job at a different location back when it happened. I went from manager to rep, which I am very happy I did, but if my store I... — read more 

So apparently a lot of people thru out the Verizon footprint are pretty worried.The basking ridge Nj folks have been talking amongst themselves about possibly a big number of them being riffed 7/16 .They have been told it will affect entire... — read more 

Two years ago on this same week, I took vacation on Thursday. While out on vacation, I read about a few layoffs and wondered if my role was possibly impacted. I came back to work the next Tuesday and sure enough, a 15 min invite dropped in my... — read more 

Make sure to wear those knee pads tomorrow and plenty of lipstick… who knows, you might do such an excellent job that your title might be saved!

Tips for Thursday Call in sick Do not accept any 15 minute calls