My 4s has ' horrendous ' battery life since the iOS 7.1 upgrade

I've turned off everything in the background and dimmed the screen and yet, when it sits on my hip at work - while not taking in a call or ANYTHING else - the battery drains to 50%. And heaven forbid I should use it for anything. It actually went to 8% left on the battery, which I haven't seen in the 26 months I've had this phone. I've gone on-line to forums to look for other fixes I haven't thought of.
I have an offer from Verizon to go to the 5C for free, but am ready to throw Apple under the bus and move to the android platform. I have to make a decision by March 31 - so Apple, are you going to solve this?
I can't believe you all didn't test this update in the real world with real users before rolling it out.

Hello reddingmari,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
http://www.apple.com/batteries/iphone.html
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4047393
It's probably the battery indicator, not the battery itself. Run it down until it shuts down automatically. Ignore any low battery alerts that appear. Then, charge it overnight with the 10W charger.
Use iTunes to restore your iOS device to factory settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1414
iPhone and iPod touch: Charging the battery
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1476
Have a nice day,
Mario

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