Since the year 2000, 50% of fortune 500 companies have either been bought out or went bankrupt

https://www.thelayoff.com/verizon-communications/post/4997530829979648

Good, clean out your desk.

Thank God we're going to Frontier. On some level I feel bad for the East coast reps #ratsonasinkingship but they treated us west coasters like red headed step children for 15 years. Good riddance.

So glad to be retired. This is not the same company I worked 36 years for. My father worked 31 years also. So very sad.

I still work at Verizon. I & M Multi Media Service Tech. Been there 9yrs so far. Up in Jersey. Missed the layoff in 2011 by 1 person. My training class was promised to eventually go over to Core and do... — read more 

They would begin a campaign to do picketing at the affected VZW locations to try and get VZW unionized-why aren't they doing so or are they just focused on poor Bianca?

VZ C-layer thinks that if they hire from Silicon Valley then they will look like Google or Apple. The problem is not geology of the place. They have the leadership that is fundamentally out of touch with customer, and communications business. If you... — read more 

I have also received numberous calls from worried frontline associates. There will be no hiring freezes Q1 for retail stores nor any un-natural store closures, please pass this message along as there have been misinformation given on this forum.

Hey, how about all the great VZW talent that just got let go...go to ATT and give VZW a run for its money! Truth is that the Networks are equal...at this point great leaders and talent will set them apart...

VZW does business in a reactionary way, not cutting edge and innovative. Now that Diego...hip and kool with is tee-shirt attitude... is at the helm they are trying to be the company that every other company wants to be...but its too late, you have... — read more 

Anyone hear about the Sales Coord Jobs? Formerly BSAs? Haven't heard anything...very scared.

Saw many of my co-wokers lose their jobs this week..yet the Sales Leadership didn't even skip a beat and kept up with the sale challenges all day long...no empathy for anyone...didnt care about the sad depressed staff...just give me more...

So we are going to just throw out our whole business model and jump into the new trendy "millennial" marketing....bell bottoms and the pet rock were trendy too!

Where did the urinal post go?

This site is operate and monitor by Verizon itself , because if not than what happen to “open letter to CEO”, Verizon wants to know what all these laid off employees has to say about the company, and take out the genuine complains and try to... — read more 

I am thinking that Domestic IT staff is will be hit the hardest among all business units. The reason being IT is the easiest to offshore among all the functions.

Now reaching the media: Verizon- 5,000 to 6,000 layoffs possible, analysts say (from dailyjobcuts.com)

I know there are are some folks from verizon PR org trying justify this layoff. No one is questioning the reorganization but the timing AND associated collateral damage AND the huge layoffs in a single quarter AND the leadership failure to not able... — read more 

Contact EEOC, flood them with valid, cases of age discrimination. Create a nationwide buzz by telling anybody and everybody about the shitstorm coming soon to Verizon, make NOISE! Grab the attention of attorneys by making sure news outlets pick up... — read more 

There are several factors behind this reorganization. Wish I could upload a power point...... kidding. redundancy... the axing of the Areas has been speculated for years. Too many layers. Too many leaders. The more layers the more salaries the more... — read more 

TIred if working in fear? Tired of living under Lowells bullshit? Want to send a message to Lowell and his overpriced millionaire friends in Wireles? Contact one of the Verizon Wireline Unions and organize. You think McAdsms gives a shit about you... — read more 

I call it termination, I blow the whistle on management, HR promise me that they have protection policy for whistle blower, but did not protect me against the evil management, Later management find different way to terminate me but could not find a... — read more 

This leadership is clueless. They kept VES on sale and they could not sell it. Then they kept wireline fBA on sale and they could not sell it. This clearly shows that this leadership is clueless and aimless and disparate. They buy good companies and... — read more 

How can people not see what's going on here? The c/levels buy up stock, continue hiring right up to the last minute because they have to keep the charade alive, then they start axing their very best experienced long-time employees to avoid paying... — read more 

For all the laid off folks that voted for Obama, aren't you proud now?

I'm sure the call center portion is safe, but is there any word on the South Central or HQ jobs located there?

Why is there no national media coverage regarding these layoffs? Thousands have been impacted and it's surprising to see no national coverage. Is it because it's so widely spread across the country?

Ok... Has anyone that was offered a severance - 2 weeks for each year tried to negotiate??? If so, what did you ask for???? I am not trying to push my luck... And walk away with the lint in my pocket...

A complete failure of leadership in the investment decisions, planning, allowing reckless hiring, etc. Why did they allow so much fat to accumulate. Why were they not allow attrition to balance for the changing market conditions? Why did they allow... — read more 

http://www1.salary.com/VERIZON-COMMUNICATIONS-INC-Executive-Salaries.html McAdam $18 .2 million; Mead $7.5 million; Shammo $6.4 million; Stratton $6.3 million

All - we have to remember that God is still in absolute control. This is not to say that bad things won't happen to any or all of us working here at VZ. No employee is perfect...no manager is perfect...no company is perfect. I am thankful for the job... — read more 

I put in 35 yrs with the Bells & Verizon, missed many meals, events, Holidays & birthdays. The most disturbing things I see is failure to maintain plant & disregard for customer service. I see talk about gearing up for younger customers, making the... — read more 

Good people are having their lives and families horridly impacted. Who cares what business unit they are in. We are not each others enemy.

I very much disagree with how they approached the problem, the speed, the choices, etc. but at the same time I guarantee you that 90% of Wireless folks would agree that something had to be done. Look at the Areas, Regions, layers, and more layers of... — read more