#respect

I can't believe something like that is happening in freaking 2026. They don't even try to pretend they care anymore, they're just playing A RECORDED VIDEO with announcement basically saying "fu-k you all". Don't we at least deserve a stupid standard teams call with any possibility to speak up?????? #GSCPL

When I switched from Walmart to Sam's, I expected a busy workplace, not all this quiet drama between coworkers. There are people picking sides, leaving others out, and making small things bigger than they need to be. I am in my thirties and I have dealt with enough of that already. It would be nice if everyone just treated each other with basic respect.

They can take your time, your energy, and your sanity if you let them. But they can't take your dignity unless you hand it over. When you leave, whether it's your own choice or not, walk out with your head high. Don't give them the satisfaction of seeing you defeated. This place was an American icon once, and arrogance tore it down, but that doesn't mean you have to leave in pieces.

In a particular work group this morning, a detailed email was sent out instructing team members on how to handle complicated work inquiries. There were bullet points and seven different email points to use. This was done, allegedly to improve efficiency. That afternoon, with no notice at all, the name of the Teams Channel used for the entire group to communicate was changed without notice. Staff searched emails to find the notice. There was none. Finally, a team member posted the obvious question. Why? What happened? Had a notice been missed? A senior leader posted back, "No, there was no notice." Nowadays, it's easy to incite a mild panic. WTF? About an hour later, the senior leader posted again, the name change was to bring it into alliance with other name changes. And yet, no one showed the team the respect that a brief email would have provided. Employees remain an afterthought.

There’s a strange tendency online and in workplaces for people to build entire narratives about others from very little actual information.

Not everyone who’s quiet is antisocial. Not every awkward interaction means something sinister. And not every rumor deserves to grow into a story people repeat as fact.

At some point, common sense and basic fairness should matter more than assumptions.

I’ve had a difficult year personally and professionally, and one thing I’ve learned is how damaging speculation can become when people stop communicating directly and start projecting motives onto others.

I’m not interested in drama, conflict, or relitigating anything publicly. I just think people should be more careful about assigning labels to others they don’t actually know, have never come into contact with and never met or spoken. Freaking ridiculous and inhumane.

I think about all the talented people who have left this place not through layoffs but on their own. So many of them left because of ego clashes or small misunderstandings that could have been resolved if anyone had just acted like an adult. Treating people with respect works so much better than ruling through fear. EJ never figured that out.

Don't ki-l yourself for this place. It's truly not worth it. The people running things now don't respect us, so why should we respect them?

Most companies say they value their people. Yet fail to create cultures where people actually feel valued.

But here's what actually makes people stay:

✅ Paid Well – Compensation reflects their worth
✅ Heard – Their voice actually matters
✅ Respected – Not just for what they do, but who they are
✅ Challenged – Growth is encouraged, not stifled
✅ Trusted – Micromanagement doesn’t exist
✅ Supported – Through wins and setbacks
✅ Recognized – Effort is seen, not overlooked
✅ Included – A real part of the bigger picture
✅ Developed – Opportunities to learn and grow
✅ Appreciated – Beyond performance metrics
✅ Empowered – Given autonomy, not just tasks
✅ Promoted – Hard work leads somewhere

Retention isn't a strategy. It's an outcome of how you treat people every day.

Ask your team: “What’s one thing we could do better to show we value you?” Then listen.

What’s one thing you’ve done (or seen) that made people choose to stay longer?

In the past few months, I’ve noticed a significant increase of emails being sent by employees to other departments for “assistance”.

They make no effort to elaborate on the issue or explain why they cannot handle the request themselves. It’s the classic dump & run, the “please read the full email chain and figure it out for me, thanks” variety. To make matters worse, they copy others to email to make it look like they are aggressively handling the issue, then I have them blowing up my email box for follow-ups.

I’m tired of the complete lack of respect for my time. Management couldn’t give a sh--e about it.

How wide spread of an issue is this?

I’ve decided to start ignoring these emails and hopefully send the silent message to stop the insanity.

I’m not your secretary, DO IT YOURSELF!

Documents coming last minute is ridiculous. We've had the draft since November so any challenges should have already been made. Stretching out payment is disrespectful but I guess respect went out the window when they told us we were surplus. We just want to move on and they want to make it difficult.

You are all complaining about Wells India and the Engine taking all your work, but have you ever thought that maybe it's not really fun to take on so much work. We are paid pennies compared to you and are asked to do more and more. Have some respect when you complain on here that maybe your life isn't so bad

In my time with the firm, there’s been a real shift in leadership in my organization.

The current group of MDs doesn’t have the same tenure or approach, and the environment shows it. The previous group wasn’t perfect, but there was a baseline level of professionalism and respect.

With this leadership team, a lot is visible about how they operate, and it’s not what you’d expect from people in those roles. It’s hard to take them seriously or have much respect for them, whether they realize it or care.

The current team of MDs has no accountability for unacceptable behavior, yet they decide everyone else’s future while not being held to the same standard.

Everyone sees it, but posts like this may be the only form of accountability for those at the top

Remember when that was a thing? Now they scheduled a mandatory meeting for Friday at 4 PM. Then they cancelled it at 3:55. Then they rescheduled it for Monday at 8 AM. That's the new culture.

Knew it was coming. Another day, another layoff. Reorg. Nonsense. It's Tuesday morning and I'm not going in today. I'm still awake. I've had it. There's no trust. No respect. No reward. Wednesday is the day another employee quiet quits. If I go in.

I’ve worked in tough places before, but nothing this openly dismissive of basic respect.

Turned all the way off when I see our ceo dripping in designer labels, meanwhile half of us don’t get a raise… the two piece Chanel suit for 15k, the Gucci sweater on Instagram. Does she think we are stupid or does she just not care? Either way I can’t respect someone who displays such a lack of care and respect for the worker bees just trying to make ends meet.

I know my success at Verizon or any job was attitude and adaptation. It was also how quickly I could get good at the next challenge and make the changes I needed that would help me win. Sounds easy, but it requires a full buy-in and positive mindset. So far, what has changed? Are we sold on the direction and does leadership value our buy-in? I think transparency is a key to moving forward and calming fears. I don't think this leadership team has shown anything of the sort. It's easy to tell a future failed leader by both actions and inaction. If the entire team isn't on board then "you ain't winning". We are lost and a plan hasn't even been clearly laid out for our success. Again, the company is trying to do this without us. Only when we are a team and valued will we succeed. Hate to break the news... we are still not valued. They count on us to do the lifting but don't give us reason, respect or credit. When the employees are here for more than a paycheck you win. When we are here for the team and to help Verizon win then we will become a different company. When leadership fights FOR us and makes US first then and only then will Verizon change and become a leader. This leader failed in his first message and it's been downhill from there.

I can always get behind a culture that pushes you hard to grow. I can’t deal with one that disrespects everyone and belittles anyone based on rank. It’s stupid. A job here isn’t worth any dollar amount. Bill is a creepy dude. Why work here? What does that say about you? I’m out of here.

When employees join a company, they are welcomed warmly and encouraged to believe in its mission and values. That same dignity should exist when employees leave. Instead, being escorted out through the very workplace where we contributed, in front of colleagues we worked alongside every day, is humiliating, traumatic, and deeply dehumanizing—especially when no ethical or professional wrongdoing has occurred.

If employees are trusted to work with integrity, they should not be treated like a risk or a spectacle at exit. Publicly escorting people out sends a clear message: respect ends the moment employment does. If an organization cannot offer a humane and respectful goodbye, it should reconsider how it defines “values” and “culture.”

This experience makes it difficult to believe that employees are truly respected as people. Perhaps the mission needs reflection—because how employees are treated in their most vulnerable moments reveals the real values of a company.

They could completely change the vibe around here if they just handled layoffs differently. What if they actually treated people leaving with some respect, offered a good severance package, and even asked for volunteers first? It wouldn't fix everything, but it would stop morale from cratering every single time.

I keep waiting for a sign that someone here actually cares about employees, but it never comes. Perks keep vanishing, people are being held back for no good reason, and good suggestions disappear into a black hole. If there was ever a time to ask for basic respect, now’d be it.

It's become a standard practice here for leadership to schedule last-minute "urgent" meetings, often to discuss issues that have been pending for weeks. This blatant disregard for personal time and planning has created a constant state of exhaustion for so many of us. In the last six months, I've watched three of the most capable people on my team resign. EJ is systematically losing its best talent because of a culture that refuses to acknowledge our time has any value.

One person called Verizon their dream job. Another few people were 'thanking' Verizon. Another few were claiming that these people 'deserved it'.

Stop breaking your backs for this company, man. Have some respect. You don't need to have all of the answers, but people don't need to be su-king up to the incompetence in this company.

No more ambiguity. I don't have to sit in this he-l hole of a position, worrying about the ax man chasing me anymore. I'm at peace. A chicken with its head cut off.

No but in all honesty, I moved out to Texas from Chicago for the position I worked. This place, no offense to the native Texas folk out here (you guys are generally pretty great), is a fu--ing shithole. I won't dig into the specifics of why, other than I genuinely can't wait to go back up north where you have a better quality of life. I will not miss this place.

I want to acknowledge that I'm aware of the inherent sensitivity to this subject. Not everyone is in an as fortunate of a situation and that's okay. I feel for you too. I grieved this whole ordeal way before it went down because of this site. I can acknowledge not everyone is there and for that, I want to give you nothing but the utmost respect and wish you nothing but the best.

Hang in there, life after VZ has been a breath of fresh air.

Wanted, valued, respected, empowered, heard……

all things missing until I started on this new path.

Good luck and take care of yourselves.

🤗🫂😗

Reflecting back on the past 25+ years....wow we really had great leaders who built Verizon the right way in Seidenberg and Denny Strigl. They literally started from the bottom and moved up to CEO. It's been downhill in leadership ever since .....

From Ivan:

“Leadership is all about standards . . . those people who watch you . . . they watch how you do your work. Do you cut corners?”

“Leadership is also about respect – how you treat other people. Do you treat others as equal?”

"...when you're in a position of power, what you think is right and correct doesn’t always mean it’s right and correct. To earn respect and trust, a good leader performs the job according to the needs of the people around them, rather than their own ideas. “It wasn’t what I thought was a good job, it was what the people around me thought was a good job.”

Leading by serving the needs of others may sound counter-intuitive, but it’s an effective technique.

It was a rough 8 years watching Hans post his daily morning runs, weekly sporting events and late night concerts. We wasted 8 years with him. He was a Trojan horse.

COP has very poor respect for the workforce if they don't offer a VSP. The older people deserve to be treated with respect and the VSP is a nice way to do that.

Start by listening, because -- "newsflash" -- you probably know less than the team you just inherited, so ask questions, find the real blockers, and do your actual job.

Also, stop hogging credit when things go right and then unloading blame when they do not. Happens all the time. Stop now... that routine is stale.

Keep micromanaging and you get 0 loyalty on day one, act professional if you want professional output... treat me lke a child and you will get the bare minimum.. your choice.

If you are a corporate climber (probably are) using us as a rung, expect minimum effort from me in return... no tip, no extra mile.

Respect is not a free perk of your title, the bigger the title the harder you have to work to earn it, and since I cycle through a new manager every 12 mo, you are on probation until you prove otherwise.

stop the pointless mtgs that could be an email and stop spamming me on chat, that noise is not productivity.

Say AI like it is magic fairy dust and you owe the swear jar, pay up unless you bring budget and real use cases.

And cut the passive aggressive nonsense where everything is fine all year and then at review time I am suddenly the worst employee in history, give straight feedback when it matters or save the performance theater for someone who buys tickets.

Great to see Queen Kate Publish for her great job she’s done turning Lumen around…. How fitting it was posted on Lay off day. That’s your Marketing at work.

I wonder how many Layoff’s happen at Apple per year and Yet Tim Cook isn’t gloating about the good job he does.

Too many good people are struggling right now — burned out, anxious, even dealing with health impacts. It’s easy to feel invisible, like just another name on a list. But we’re not, and we shouldn’t be to each other.

Everyone deserves respect and safety. When that’s missing, it doesn’t just hurt morale — it hurts people. If you see someone slipping, check in. “Hey — you okay?” can mean more than you think.

If someone’s afraid to report what happened, do it for them. Accountability starts with us. Big changes don’t excuse breaking rules, laws, or people.

Need help?
• Report issues anonymously: https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/57844/index.html
• Know your rights: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state

We may not fix everything now, but we can protect each other.

Before you downvote, think: if someone was wrecking your health or threatening your family’s income for no reason, wouldn’t you want someone to speak up? We’re a $6 billion company, not a failing startup. This isn’t survival — it’s people going rogue, and it needs to stop.

architects are the most talented people in fidelity..offlate we are being targeted for no reason.. please respect us

I’m earning a little less now but I'm working under people who actually treat others with respect. No one’s nitpicking my expression or power-tripping for attention. If you’re being mistreated like that, don’t wait it out. Just leave. It’s amazing how much lighter life feels once you do.

New job, drink coffee when I want....work from home, when I want.. Big salary bump.
Big benefits bump. Big 401k contribution bump. No dysfunctional coworkers or management to deal with. I actually like my job. Treated with respect and dignity, a professional, not a factory worker....... there is a new life out there.......go get yours. Its waiting for you!....

As an early career professional, this layoff showed me something new. Where I normally get treated like dirt by my seniors and most M’s, I’m noticing alot of ego deaths. M’s who thought they were on top or top ICs, tenured employees - they are all coming down off of their high horses because of fear that they are next.

What has this taught me? No matter how high I climb in my career, I will ALWAYS treat people with respect. Care. Appreciation for what they do. I will not act my title or my degree, but like a decent human being.

I wish this same reality check on those who need to internalize it.

Long gone are the days when people dreamed of working at Intel. Now we can’t even attract mediocre employees, and the top talent is avoiding us in wide berths. I fear this kind of loss of reputation is irreparable and we’ll be feeling it for a long time to come.

I’ve never actually respected anyone I worked with. If you want a decade of stagnation and headaches, sure, stay. Otherwise just run now while you can.

I am quite surprised by the attitude many young have towards older workers.

1. They know a lot. Maybe different things than you know.
2. Ypu won’t be young forever. How do you want to be treated as you age?
   Old and young should learn from each other.

It used to deserve your full effort, but the current leadership treats employees with zero respect, and that’s exactly how much they deserve back.

I work at U.S. Bank for 33 years and was forced to retire. Credit card fraud area is a sham they have new management and the new management has taken the department into the ground. They have lost good employees that have either left the bank or retired. All they worry about now is production. They don’t worry about the quality of work since they opened an office in India in Poland. After 33 years of dedicated service to this bank, all I got was a small face of flowers not even a retirement card congratulations or anything. It’s very sad when you’re a dedicated employee and you leave and this is how you’re treated.

they are useless. they WFH and put their status' as "busy" while they are at the hair salon and grabbing iced coffees, posting about it on social media. or they are in another country cause it's so convenient to travel around in europe with teams installed on your phone.

no wonder all managers hate analysts and interns. they inflate our HC and do nothing impactful.