Rumors say Verizon laying off sales reps
Share this page:
Source: Engadgetmobile
Share this page:
59 Comments
1. Big Red posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:42 0 0
"major layoffs are occurring the Gulf Coast region" Read before you publish phonearena....
2. The Spartan posted on 10 Feb 2009, 11:52 0 0
Well...that was a surprise. I'm shocked and not in a good way...
8. *HOVA* posted on 10 Feb 2009, 13:33 0 0
Yea, remove the VZW wang fanboys. It's funny you have no problem arguing with me, but the second I argue with you I'm starved for attention, how convenient.
16. Legion posted on 10 Feb 2009, 15:08 0 0
No, I am saying you are starved for attention becuase the Spartan made a perfectly legitimate comment and you immediatly start flaming him simply becuase you dont like him from a previous thread, which makes you starved for attention.
17. vzw fanman posted on 10 Feb 2009, 16:41 0 0
circuit city has to screw up everything for verizon!!
29. The Spartan posted on 10 Feb 2009, 21:39 0 0
Touche, Hova, Touche. Def not going to fight you on this one, and thank you for being nice. Honestly, he's not really trying to argue here, he just stated a point. (Did I just back Hova? Whoa...)
34. LessthanZach posted on 11 Feb 2009, 01:46 0 0
And I thought that I made a bad choice moving my employment to AT&T (with the recent strike threats the union has been throwing around), I guess the entire industry is starting to shake in this economy. I suppose no regrets is the moral of this story. I really hope this economy gets better. My wife and I have been hanging by a thread for a long time now and it would be nice to have some security.
42. *HOVA* posted on 11 Feb 2009, 11:08 0 0
It's all good. I never really mean to start anything, sometimes things just get outa hand quick here! lol, but I can't help but try and back myself up. I hope Verizon keeps rockin otherwise who would I have to argue with here??...
3. dphins82 posted on 10 Feb 2009, 12:45 0 0
Well folks this is not a rumor. I along with a few other people I know have been laid off. It is pretty sneaky how they do it though. I won't go into detail but how they are doing it is totally ridiculous. It's such a tough time. I haven't had to look for a job in over 3 years and now I don't know how to even start. Again I have just confirmed the rumor.
11. SellPhones82 posted on 10 Feb 2009, 14:20 0 0
@dphins82...did you work at a CC or in the Gulf Coast area? I'm not suprised that layoffs occured do to all the VZW people at CC since it would be difficult to tran all of them to new stores and over staff them. With CC and adding Alltel you have to know there are going to be too many people and not enough openings to fill them with regardless of the economy.
18. dphins82 posted on 10 Feb 2009, 17:30 0 0
I was in a store then a CC and then BJ's. When I went to our corporate offices where these layoffs were taking place I was there with people who worked in a store as reps and an assistant manager.
39. MetroPCSGorilla posted on 11 Feb 2009, 09:17 0 0
I'm not sure about the Gulf Coast but that's not the case in the Midwest. Those who VZW employees are being added to standalone stores and not left without a job
5. phoneguy posted on 10 Feb 2009, 13:08 0 0
at lease sprint is keeping their sales proffessionals >>>>>
25. The Godfather (unregistered) posted on 10 Feb 2009, 20:22 0 0
since when did sprint have ANY professionals?
35. LessthanZach posted on 11 Feb 2009, 02:09 0 0
HAHAHA, that is the funniest shit I have ever read in a reply! I think Bill Engvall said "The funniest jokes aren't made up, they're real stories". As a consumer and an experienced sales rep in the wireless industry, I would NEVER choose sprint as an employer or a phone carrier. Their reception is piss-poor, almost as bad as their customer service and they underpay their reps. Plus, you shouldn't make a mockery of the people who are losing their jobs in this economy.
37. phoneguy posted on 11 Feb 2009, 08:40 0 0
First, before you make any snide comments I have to say that VZW has a horse shit culture. I was a top performing rep for them and the fact that I didn't kiss ass kept me from making even a lateral move to a Higher producing store. I worked in a top ten volume kiosk in the country and was advanced data certified for 4 consecutive quarters. I know the ball game. All I was saying is that of all people to be cut, it is horses hit that they are cutting their sales professionals. I want to meet you face to face and see how well you really sell..... or should I say take people to the cleaner. If you new anything you would know that although Sprint has had a rocky past they are climbing out of a whole that past management left them with, similar to the hole the enitre country is in due to the last guy...... Get informed oh and btw spend the next six years pining away for that next promotion that you will never get no matter how good you are godfather, because unless you kiss some big red a** you aren't going anywhere. I have never in my life seen people in management that have no business in management, like I have seen at Big Red.
