Today on Up To Speed live, hosts Raquel and Jen covered Veteran’s Day, Formula 1 and all the ways Verizon is helping you save during the holiday season.
NYC & San Diego Veteran’s Day Parade
This past Veterans Day weekend, we showed our appreciation for the service and sacrifice of veterans, both at Verizon and around the country. Our support was on full display at the 104th New York City Veterans Day Parade.
Members of our veteran-focused employee resource group VALOR joined Verizon Business CEO, Kyle Malady, our Chief Human Resources Officer, Sam Hammock, and other Verizon executives in NYC for the largest Veterans Day parade in the nation. V Teamers marched proudly alongside THOR, Verizon’s Tactical Humanitarian Operations Response platform.
On the west coast, V Teamers also turned out to participate in San Diego’s Veterans Day Parade.
NFL Salutes their Service
The NFL Salute to Service Program is another great way to recognize our military personnel. This month alone, 45 members of VALOR attended eight NFL Salute to Service games. And, this past weekend, VALOR Employees joined the Buccaneers, Bears, and the Chargers on the field for their Flag Ceremony.
Remember: if you’re a Veteran and have not yet updated your career profile, make sure to get that updated on your V Team Central Profile.
Nov 14th LINKEDIN live event
Our VALOR Employee Resource Group hosted a Linkedin Live panel discussion to honor and recognize former military service members around the world.
The panel was moderated by retired United States Marine Corp veteran, and Verizon Executive Director of Communications, Lauren Schulz. The panel included Kyle Malady, Verizon Crisis Response Manager Tetoya Gibson and more.
The conversation touched topics important to veterans and Verizon, including the value of hiring veterans. To all veterans at Verizon and around the country, we thank you for your service.
Make a V Teamer’s holiday merry and bright
Throughout December, we’re going to be celebrating the holiday season by asking you to give a shout-out to the V Teamers in your life that make you want to sing their praises.
We’ll be sharing your special shout outs Up to Speed, so keep watching (and reading) for more details in the coming episodes.
Mobile security index
Earlier this week, Verizon Business issued its 2023 Mobile Security Index announcement.
Now in its sixth year, the index helps security professionals worldwide assess their organization’s mobile security environment and help them calibrate their defenses.
Download the MSI report to learn how organizations are developing mobile security programs and how you can apply these learnings to help protect yourself from mobile breaches.
The winning formula
We’ve been lighting up Las Vegas – from our blazing speeds at the Las Vegas Sphere, to the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. From the strip to the pit stop, our Test Force is there to make sure the customer experience is a smooth ride to the finish line!
Lake Mary, Ashburn, Cary welcome the V Teamers to the hub life
Three Work Forward Engagement Hubs recently held local town hall meetings to discuss current and future plans in the office.
Each location, including Lake Mary, FL; Ashburn, VA; and Cary, NC spent time participating in team-building events, career workshops, volunteerism and more. They also supported Green Wheels for Bright Futures, a bike-building event for young adults in need.
In Ashburn, our VALOR and PACE ERGs hosted on-site events to celebrate Veterans Day and Diwali, while in Lake Mary, folks completed a Veteran’s Day walk and held Workday and Smartsheet workshops.
Unlock 5k grant
November is the month of giving, and we encourage you to take time to give back. When you volunteer one hour in on the Citizen Verizon Volunteers Portal or any approved, pillar-aligned offline volunteer event, you’ll be entered to award a $5K grant to one of our Verizon non-profit partners.
The grant will be awarded to ten volunteers, and you have until November 30th. Get your hour in!
Save for the holidays!
We know every dollar counts. We have two great ways for U.S. employees to put valuable money back into their wallets.
- Shop with perks at work. perks at work is your one-stop shop for the best national and local savings across childcare, electronics, entertainment, food, health & well-being, home & auto, and vacations, as well as Verizon employee discounts. Plus, the 2023 Holiday Savings Fair tab features big deals you won’t want to miss.
- Save on 2024 benefits contributions. Employees enrolled in Verizon benefits coverage for 2024 can save hundreds of dollars by completing a wellbeing activity (between September 1 and December 31, 2023), as well as confirming their tobacco status, if you haven’t already this year. Access the rewards page in Virgin Pulse to get started.
Note: If you or a dependent use tobacco? You can still earn credit. Completion of three coaching sessions OR a tobacco learning journey by the tobacco user (you and/or your dependents) can earn you $600 toward 2024 benefits contributions. If you are not the user, please invite your spouse, partner or dependent to Virgin Pulse using the partner code. Then, mark complete in Virgin Pulse by December 31.
First-time user of perks at work or Virgin Pulse? Complete the one-time registration using your 10-digital Universal ID (see your profile on Inside Verizon or V Team Central).
