Not even a rejection email or anything. How do people move laterally or move up ? Do a million people apply internally and they just don't even bother sifting through? Is it just a formality but the manager has someone in mind already and they don't... — read more
How you know earnings are going to be bad...
internal webcast only su----e and mental health talk at webcast leadership having big meetings just before earnings call Coincidence?
changes coming
post what you heard
Seeking Alpha: Verizon Has More To Fall - Bloodbath Ahead
Verizon Has More To Fall - Bloodbath Ahead Summary A friendly reminder that Verizon will be reporting FQ2'22 earnings on 22 July 2022. VZ has more to fall in the short and intermediate term, given its underperformance thus far, in comparison to... — read more
Problem with Loyalty Offers
Not sure if anyone can help me here. I cannot figure this out and I am hoping someone here figured it already. Anyhow, loyalty offers are not attaching on plans changes. I can make it work when I change plan then go back in and enter loyalty offer... — read more
Two more Stores in Michigan Unionize
https://mobile.twitter.com/vzwunion/status/1546588999724085249?s=21&t=iG-u_3EWIYw3C-9oM2Fnaw
Dispatch will become THE WATCHER
Heared dispatch will be running the show for construction ,like they do for I&R..any insight too this?
Positive changes in the last few years
I no longer expect things to change for the better here, because I don't think that will ever happen. It's high time for me to leave. Isn't it sad that it is almost impossible to remember any positive changes that have happened here in the last... — read more
Cuts this coming week
Are rumors true? Will there be cuts?
Pedro says
"If you vote for this contract all your dreams will come true!"
It matters who you lay off
When those on top think cutting the highest earners is a great idea it shows how little they know in reality. Getting rid of the best people results in a workforce with ever-diminishing capabilities. Yes, they save money but they also incur future... — read more
Rumors are flying
Thursday morning still it would seem that for some reason untill they figure out a really good spin on this extension we have zero info.Instead we now have rumors gallore!!!We have heard everything from huge raises with jacked up medical cost to no... — read more
Major issues
Wasted my time here. This is a company where issues are just piling up, and nothing is being solved. I have been working here for a long time and we have had the same complaints for years. There are definitely many issues and now it's getting... — read more
No news still from unions
So i gotta say i find it a bit uneasy that its now Wednesday evening & the unions still seem to have trouble laying out a few basics from what they were even negotiating.I mean if its not too terrible of a extension then it should be pretty basic... — read more
Verizon Ranked #7 Tech Company (LinkedIn Rank)
Be proud my boys: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/top-companies-2022-technology-information-linkedin-news/
Yes
Yes no one is faulting that they want to get things in print to present but no one even knows what we or comany were or are asking for .I really think that even before being presented official things to vote on we needed to have input and time to... — read more
Contract extension
Does anybody have any info about what was.agreed too in this new extension besides WFH
It is fair that Verizon store employees don’t earn more than store employees at Walmart.
It’s nor my intention to put down any of the retail employees. God knows their jobs are hard. However, don't we deal with more complex issues and doesn't our job require more knowledge and skill? To me it is simply not fair
IT Billion Dollar Contract - End Date?
In Sep 2018, we signed a $700 million dollar contract with Inf0sy$ for them to takeover most of IT. Then in Jan 2019, we added another $250 million to that contract. Does anyone know how many years was that contract for? Was it extended? How are... — read more
Strategically, how can Verizon better compete and increase shareholder value?
The company, Verizon Communications, is a valuable, Dow component of 30 Equity Corporations. What more needs to be done, as time is of the essence, to better compete, strategically and operationally, and to increase shareholder value?? Verizon... — read more
Att union signs new contract. How does VZ union contract compare?
https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/att-union-reach-deal-includes-15-wage-increase Whose contract is better?
Everything is so disorganized
I started working at Verizon two months ago. From the first day, I've been overwhelmed by how disorganized this place is. My old workplace had its issues, but at least it was well structured. Here, it's pure chaos. Everything I start to do needs... — read more
No EISP for you
Gatt rate went up today. Contract extended today. For the people that could go but were hanging on hoping for a EISP you just lost probably lost over 100,000.
Verizon Bargaining Update
posted on Ibew222.org and twitter this morning (and since removed without comment) The IBEW, CWA, and Verizon have reached an agreement in principle on wages for a three-year extension to our current CBA. All other items are to be reviewed tomorrow... — read more
Forced out of town
I am in a POTS area that does not have fiber not will it ever. Before Covid hit they combined the construction and maint into one group then told us we were going to fiber training. The training was put on hold because of Covid. On Monday I was... — read more
Vz Code of conduct training
Did anyone else take the code of conduct training and notice anything? Vz is over the top in wo keness. The majority of people / images in the training do not represent the majority of Verizon employees. Lots of nose piercings and fully tatted and... — read more
Bad vibes
I have more work to do than ever before, but it is less tiring than the toxic atmosphere and bad vibes that are everywhere in this company. Worst of all, no one even bothers to fix it... Admittedly, I don't even know if that would be possible at... — read more
There are two main factors that determine what RIFs need to be made
My experience is that over the last 10 years as a group manager, there are two main factors that determine what RIFs need to be made when the mandate comes down from Director or VP level; the first is that there is an increasing preference from VP... — read more
Posts keep saying layoffs are coming
so can someone post which departments are going to get hit ?
Vz fiber build out or lack there of
What happened to massive fiber build out that was supposed to transform Verizon so that we could start using our own last mile access versus third-party providers and decrease costs and increase revenue? Did Hans slowed down or shut down One... — read more
2nd quarter results
I don’t expect anything good after the quarterly results. Any thoughts?
Lots of Hiring Freezes Starting
anyone else starting to hear about hiring freezes across the whole organization ?
The latest
Verizon Contract Extension Bargaining As you know, CWA and IBEW have been negotiating with Verizon since May 16, 2022 to determine whether it’s possible to agree on the terms of a contract extension. These negotiations were planned for a limited time... — read more
Rif notice today in vcg marketing
Anyone else given notice today? Off payroll 7/23
Did Hans get fired from Ericsson for funding Isis?
Ericsson released a statement that after an internal investigation, saying they may have funded Isis and are now being investigated by the US government again for corruption. Is this why he was fired? Literally funding te------ts? The company... — read more
Talks are extended
The company and union agreed to continue talks this week. What are the issues holding up this extension? Does anyone have an idea of this?
What in the world is going on?
I have an opportunity to join Verizon. I've been doing my research and found this site. The image I'm getting from reading posts here is anything but positive. Are things really that bad? I don't want to rely on one anonymous board to make my... — read more
Just Heard
We just received notification of a big announcement coming today from the unions and the company!!!