OK what is everybody hearing on the wireless side? BGCO, CS, Marketing, HR, IT, etc. What Rumors are you hearing? VPs changes their tone after finding out they have to interview for their jobs? How many people in your org are accepting the offer?... — read more
It's time
To get indirect shady and let the managers deal with the consequences!! Screw em , they aren't hear to help us sell... They get all dishoveled when the district manager calls, they talk about every single number and only focus on how bad your numbers... — read more
Who can we contact?
Who can we contact in the media to report the unethical practices that this company is making the reps do? I'm sick of being punished for doing upgrades with no "pull through" this is a joke !! Morale is low , managers are leaving, a job like this... — read more
Really?!
How are we supposed to make this ridiculous quota if the system shuts down every week?!
Verizon is wortess
Get out while you can. It was all in the plan to give employees these shares and then jack up commission so people would leave and they don’t have to pay it out. Literally nothing good with this company.
This can't be a surprise to you
Face it folks, the C suite in Verizon is known for one thing... Boosting there dollars and laying off Employees. If this 44k outsource is a surprise to you, then you've been blinded by the board. When Vodafone sold the 49% stake back, Wireless, the... — read more
SMB Role
Any word on whether or not the SMB Specialist role is going away?
Curious
Do people have employees who still slam customers? As in.... are there still reps that will lower a customers plan (bill) to add pull through or just re rate a plan to slam a hum. Is that still a thing?
If you are wondering why they are stalling
they are trying to prevent retribution and lame duck behaviors. if you do not get super eisp you will get regular eisp and off books 12/28. the mass exodus will be big. not many folks connecting the dots. VZ over the last 15 years used consumers to... — read more
Store Write Ups
Yea.......pretty much entire store is on a “note to file” or written for various metrics including hum. Salesforce is also being threatened if the goal isn’t met you’ll receive one for those as well! Morale is an all time low when majority of traffic... — read more
PDF List?
Someone mentioned that if you follow the breadcrumbs there’s a list of all affected in a PDF 166 pages long - anyone know where this is? I can’t find it.
Guess that tax cut was not enough... now they want more
Good luck lasting within infosys... I know a lot of workers that were only there for a while and eventually had to leave. H1b's ...here's your chance!!!
HR
Will HR advise sooner than the 12/10 email date if one places an inquiry?
12/10/18
Anyone know if we’ll be notified sooner?
Latest: MUST READ, this is Illegal & a Serious HR matter
Just wanted to post here that we’ve been hearing rumors/facts that vzw is now going to give personal days off preferences, opening or closing shifts, personal days off & vacationary days entorely based on performance. I realy hope this gets escalated... — read more
Does Upper Management Read This?
QUOTAS NEED TO BE ELIMINATED... TIRED OF UPPER MANAGERS THREATING OUR JOBS BECAUSE OF NUMBERS ..
Wireless retiree healthcare subsidy? Who would have had this...so many years before 2007..never heard before..any info I had 19 years in 2007..
But forced lump sum after cellco conversion from BAMM..can anyone speak about this?
Retail Severance
When will the majority of the Corp stores close? I'm so sick of this place. Been here for 7 years and I'm so jealous of those who get the package. Most of my coworkers can't wait for the day we get notice that our doors will be locked! There are 6... — read more
Here is a great idea Verizon leadership!
How about we offload AOL, Yahoo and all the other ridiculous companies that we dump d billions into. Another smart move was buying out our shares from Vodaphone! Yes let’s take on billions of dollars of debt all within a very short period of time and... — read more
THE PACKAGE
So how mad will you be if you decide to stay on and don't volunteer. And get rif later for a lesser package. This board is going to be on fire lol
Is VZ (Wireless/Communications) headquarters in NJ moving to Texas
Is VZ (Wireless/Communications) headquarters in NJ moving to Texas?
What does the future look like for call center workers?
Don't see much on these boards about the reps in the call centers. I know the push is HBA. But will reps taking calls on the wireless side get a severance offer?
Unemployment
Can one collect unemployment in NJ if taking the buy out?
How long does it take/is it taking to hear back?
How long does it take to hear back if you're one of the people selected and the accepted for it once you remit for the severance package? How long does it take to hear back in regards to your last day?
Sound advice
Take advantage of the tuition assistance, get another degree/certification. Find a new career that you can use that new degree/certification in. Move on! Retail is changing, and if you refused to do any personal development with your education then... — read more
Quotas need to be eliminated
Quotas need to be eliminated. On the surface quotas look like a win win win situation, instead they are the death of quality and quality improvement. Eliminate quotas that are unachievable!! replace the mentality of quotas and shift our mentality to... — read more
OCT 1st Retail Management will be Offerred Packages
I had a meeting with other directors from various locations in the business. We were told to disband any large Cisco Teams (Spark groups) that were larger than a zone level. This will help rumors stopping of “people that left” so when they deliver... — read more
How many people are accepting?
I'm curious, considering that on Wireline side people suddenly seem less than enthusiastic about it.
Destination
Santa Monica destination closed today ?
Voluntary layoff question
Can you still collect unemployment if you take the voluntary layoff? Asking for a friend lol
Need a VZW Retail Thread
Tired of hearing from worthless non-customers facing people... (insert flaming) I’ll ask this if your so damn important and so much better than us in retail stores then why are you being let go and I’m still getting paid?
Verizon's IT Culture
Over the last 5 years or so, the culture of VZW IT has changed dramatically. Instead of empowering engineers, they have essentially turned away talent and replaced with VDSI resources. There are 2 big problems here. Time zone issues: The turnaround... — read more
Call centers are DOWN
Network has been down 30+ minutes. Customers (BGCO and employee line at least) are down. Someone sent me a text so I tested it... called the employee line and got a strange message that my call was being transferred and then the call dropped TWICE... — read more
Infosys wins $700 million contract from Verizon
https://timesofindia.com/business/india-business/infosys-wins-700m-contract-from-verizon/amp_articleshow/65942354.cms What can Trump do about this ? Its betrayal of American workers. We don't owe anything to a 3rd world country 'India'.
And the only winner here is...
Infosys... everyone else loses: vz, employees, customers, vendors, the united states...
Just Got My Offer
$1 Billion dollar lump sum free service for life with insurance and a VZW wrapped Lambo with matching shocker shades...
Restructuring and less/larger regions
Voluntary separation package received today (Wireless). My guess is that the different markets/regions are going to be consolidated again. Whoever doesn't take the buyout will likely be Rif or asked to relocate in the near future. Texas & North... — read more
Did everybody in IT receive an offer?
Or is there a cutoff in years?