I guess when the thought of losing your job is gone, you can go back to being a POS

Yes, there were many Senior Directors Cut today. That's a fact. Our org has been impacted by the news today. Called some of my coworkers in different states. Same story. Why are you downvoting the facts? Because it doesn't line up with your bullsh-t... — read more 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV-bEhI2nNw

Many Sr. Directors were axed today in retail and across other orgs. Everyone else impacted will be notified on Thursday. For Band 6 (Directors & ADs) employees that are impacted, I'd encourage you to take the package they're offering because there... — read more 

Anyone being told to stay home and not report to the office ?

I am an asm currently, and I would like to get severance. Is there someone I can talk to, to get this rolling?

Manager meeting tomorrow? Any one know for what ?

I tried gaming, watching a movie, and a bunch of other stuff and nothing helped. All I can think about is potentially being jobless next week. I don't have savings, so I'll be sc--wed if I can't find a replacement job right away, which is highly... — read more 

Lets go !!!

What do you honestly spend more time doing every day, trying to sell anything or fixing the same simple problems for seniors over and over again? At some point it becomes pretty clear what the store has actually turned into, and that makes the whole... — read more 

The current implementation of internal account indicators—often referred to as "banners" or "flags" for priority opportunities—is fundamentally distorting our approach to customer engagement and compromising the integrity of our sales data. The core... — read more 

The next wave isn’t some mystery, it’s already baked into our strategy. When leadership pivots this hard into AI, it isn’t because they suddenly care about “efficiency.” It’s because they’re building a structure where human labor becomes... — read more 

It’s been a long time coming, and the truth is simple: we need to unionize. The 1% at the top continue cashing in while we absorb the fallout of plans they designed and failed to execute. They walk away with bonuses; we get scraps and a pat on the... — read more 

Been “waiting” all day to be invited to a meeting. So far it appears remote call center employees are not being impacted by this. So far anyway…

The reality is what Verizon is doing is pretty messed up they are laying people off because they realized hiking pricing and relying on networks doesn’t work, so they layoff 15k people to make up for the losses. Well who do you think made those... — read more 

How about everyone just shows up to work and do nothing, just sit down and play with our phones and send a message to the big wigs

keep working hard v-teamers

Is the I2B channel safe? Agents sale a lot of business but it doesn’t stick.

This is horrible news. I’m so sorry, guys, for all of us.

The layoffs, the largest ever for the wireless carrier and impacting about 15% of its workforce, are set to take place in the next week. The cuts are aimed at its non-union management ranks and will affect more than 20% of that workforce, the... — read more 

It already hit the Street and ghasp Yahoo

They ran reports showing a 29k headcount. IYKYK I want to believe that Verizon has more than 29k employees.

Reports that Verizon leadership had denied mass closings are false. I work closely with Global Real Estate. We have stopped renewing some Retail leases about a year ago in preparation for mass closings. This will equate to about 2/3 stores per... — read more 

Many underperforming or overlapping doors will close or be converted to authorized retailer locations, especially in mid-tier markets. The company has already quietly stopped renewing certain leases and is testing smaller “express” formats. Shifting... — read more 

I know we are cooked! Managers said they not doing anymore obs. She said do what you want.

They will be reducing the corporate retail store footprint. Some stores will be converting to indirects. With that being said they will be offering Voluntary VSP’s and then eventually layoffs with severence packages. 100% accurate info... — read more 

Mostly higher ranking, left on their own. I'm guessing this is a sure sign that we're closing?

Look at what we have been doing for the last 3-5 years, outsourcing CSRs, taking away abilities from the retail POS, adding fees, reducing and removing discounts, wasting billions on useless spectrum while cutting off and failing to maintain what is... — read more 

being at the bottom of the totem pole, They need to get rid of: R2b 5g client managers/executives that don't do a thing Who ever manages useless door 2 door reps B2b managing partners Directors that WFH 4 days a week Whoever manages indirect

The layoff train is coming and the next stop is pound town.

I keep swinging between “please, just lay me off and end this misery” and “please don’t lay me off, this job market is brutal.” It’s like an hourly cycle at this point. They’re really wrecking people’s sanity by dragging this out when there’s... — read more 

Directors and sr. Directors are getting 30 months package for leaving the company. Others will get max. Of 12 months package

They're not keeping this a secret. It's right under our noses. individualjobelimination, rateandrank, groupelimination bct.notification_date It's coming. Don't know who, but it's coming.

Verizon better lower our quotas or pay me extra bc I am not wasting my time on nonsense and spending hours on fixing account issues, billing, resets, etc on the phone since now we are mandated to take calls It's not my problem you incompetent folks... — read more 

As if we’re not all on edge already. Come on, this isn’t a joke for most people here.

Or do we not make enough money to be considered "cutting costs?"

If you are looking for people to lay off, look at representatives with higher than normal charge backs. They obviously don't sell with integrity or to a customers need. These are the people pushing customers to leave in droves because of useless... — read more 

It seems the directive is to charge people for phone cleanings and password resets? Anyone else being pushed to fudge these numbers? The OST definitely has nothing in it about either of these things. Any clarification would be great.