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RIF-Giving
RIF-pocolypse
RIF-Day
Whatever you want to call it is not over.
For certain, all Retail Senior Managers are actively being stack-ranked and your fate will be determined in the near future. So for you lazy store managers, you've already made your bed, and they know.
Dear Team,
After years of paying you to do your jobs, we've discovered that the real problem holding Verizon back from "delighting customers" is.... you! Specifically, 13,000+ of you. Your salaries are apparently the only thing standing between us and becoming "faster, simpler, leaner, and scrappier". We are firing a fifth of our managers so the rest of you can live up to your potential. This isn't a layoff, it's an exciting "reset" and "reorientation" around our sacred mission of delighting customers. Think of it as a HOLIDAY GIFT. 'Tis the season to be overworked as we enter this new era of additional blackout days and longer store hours. If it doesn't ki-l you it will make you stronger which should help you during our next rounds of "promotions to customer". But don't worry, we're putting 20 million in a "reskilling and career transition fund" - that's roughly $1,500 per person which is totally enough to learn to code or become an influencer in this economy. We didn't even notice this was taking place during the holiday season and trust us, it was totally unintentional. Survivors, act grateful, work harder, and remember: the next "reset" is always one bad quarter away. Cheers!
The amount of panic and anxiety on this board was overwhelming for the last month. I hope that it served as a lesson (it did for me) to not wait to get our affairs in order. Start preparing and looking for jobs now, the RIF's are not done. If you get complacent again, you will go through the same panic in a few months.
Total Rewards with LTI gone. No longer available. Removed day before RIF. There goes Dan removing benefits of working here.
Managers, directors , vp , etc…. Are you guys even thinking this through ? How is this even remotely healthy working environment for the ones left behind to cover so many sites. I got peers with 200 + sites. We were so thin with the VSP and now this left us broken. I guess who cares about work life balance. I swear if there’s another RIF and you guys touch GNT I think you may cripple the network. I hope you main plan isn’t to replace everyone with contractors. Did you not learn from Hans and sprint ? You want to compete with T-Mobile and At&T but this is not the way. Loosing top talent just to go work for the competitor.
I have no experience in running a small company, let alone a big one. I can think of a strategy to fire employees to save money and show increased profits to raise share price.
The current ceo with so much experience is coming up with the same strategy to compete with T-Mobile and AT&T!!
I see no future for Verizon. If you get RIFed, think positive and look for a better company.. consider it x years wasted on a company run by people who have no vision.
If you don’t get RIFed, take this as a wake up call to jump ship because it’s sinking.
There is no VTeam feel anymore here. With so much uncertainty, unrealistic deadlines, there is no dignity nor recognition of the hard work done. Simply blackmail tactics.
He's gone
Only 9 Senior Leaders listed in the email sent out by VCG CEO…?
Is the “significant organizational change” in the room with us? There was more than 9 RIF’ed on my 50 person team.
What a scam this “new” leadership is
Feel sorry for people that were RIFed.
Speaking of VCG as well as others, for the people still around, do we know when the re-orgs will take place and what they will look like?
When some one gets RIF
do they lose all their unused Pto also?
Hope they get good severance package
What else they need to know
And with the double amount of work you'll be at risk for making your goals. If you don't you are under performing and the next to be cut and maybe with no severance........?
One more riff before he hands the keys to Sampath.
Oh, look at that. The stock price went down. Again. Color me surprised.
A company which RIFs its staff for non-personal performance reasons is a company which has failed. A company which RIFs its staff to increase the stock price is even worse - and they’ve even failed at that!
And a company which RIFs its staff for the personal enrichment of its upper levels is something beyond failure.
I am wondering if there any rumors about layoffs? It has been really quite and lower level management states that there will be no layoffs. Just curious. I see topics about a bunch of other topics, but not layoffs.
Question: not sure if it’s been answered before but what is the reason behind of a colleague receiving an email requesting feedback for you? Is this for evaluation purposes or future RIF?
I left VZ enterprise a few years ago and I will share this. One thing that was tiresome were the constant RIF's., I started with Verizon back in 2010...they had 164000 employees...just to put that into perspective, the company continues to shrink, continuess to be mismanaged, continues to flounder with no real direction or plan to build the company and make it strong. On the flip side, NTT employs 250K people globally and yes they have their fair share of problems, but they are not shrinking like Verizon is...
I was hired in December 2 years ago and in the RIF call I asked my manager if I will get severance based on the last day of work or notice day which will make a difference to get a 1 or 2 years based severance package.
He didn't know and said HR will contact you but no one did so I wonder what to expect as I didn't get any further communication yet after my manager's call
Can’t speak for all business units but I’m in GNT and our market had new email distros created for all groups of remaining employees (NA, Engineering, RF, SP). All of them were created on 11/12 and first used today after RIF notifications had been made.
For what it’s worth.
I'm RIFd, and I'm actually pretty happy about it. I've been here a long time and it was time. I'm grateful for the many years I've been employed. However, it isn't the same company it used to be. For those of you who are surprised and upset, my heart goes out to you. Thanks VZ for the years and the many connections I made.
What about HR? Did they escape again? How about IT? Anyone left to RIF there or all already outsourced?
Performance based reductions to take place in February! Bottom 8-10% will be cut after the holidays. This will not fall under the RIF numbers and will categorized differently to avoid Federal regulations and penalties. Its going to be Hunger Games Verizon style. Truely unfair to hold people hostage for the holidays and then discard. Makes me sick.
I got cut and I’m super upset. I was recognized numerous times and was a top performer… and truth be told, I REALLY loved my job and what I did. Loved my market team. Just truly su-ks.. I know cuts are still being made… the way they did this RIF was so unprofessional and unhealthy. I’ve been sick since last week stressing about everything! Hopefully the future holds something better! Good luck everyone!
Today is not the day to post BS. Please try to keep comments professional and factual.
I’ve heard people are being told to take the rest of the day today if they’re given notice, but what about Friday? I can’t imagine coming in tomorrow and pretending everything is BAU after getting laid off today.
Say you get told in a few hours that you're being rif'd. What are you going to say in response to your boss? I know there's no options, just wondering how I'll take it if it happens and what to say in return, other than just sitting there d-mbfounded after giving them 18 years of my life.
Twas the night before RIF-mas, and all through the store, not a salesman was selling, not one through the door. The severance was printed by HR with care, in hopes that the shareholders soon would be there.
The "V-Team" was nestled all stressed in their beds, while visions of metrics danced in their heads; And supervisors anxious, and I in my cap, had just settled down for a restless, short nap,
When out on the network, there rose such a clatter, I sprang from my laptop to see what was the matter. Away to my Outlook I flew like a flash, to see who was cut to save corporate cash.
The glow of the monitor on the newly fallen snow gave a lustre of panic to objects below. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a mass email sent at the end of the year,
With a little old driver, so lively and grand, I knew in a moment 'twas the boss of the Brand. More rapid than 5G his notices came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:
"Now, Retail! Now, Network! Now, Admin and Billing! On, Tech Ops! on, Support! The numbers are chilling! To the end of the quarter! To the side of the wall! Now slash away! Slash away! Slash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with a budget, they mount to the sky; So up to the C-Suite the profits they flew, With a sleigh full of bonuses, and dividends too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the call the prancing and pawing of the Town Hall. As I drew in my head and was turning around, the reduction in force came down with a bound.
He was dressed all in suits, from his head to his foot, and his reputation was covered with ashes and soot; A bundle of pink slips he had flung on his back, and he looked like a reaper just opening his pack.
His eyes—how they shifted! His dimples, how scary! His outlook was bullish, his logic was airy! He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, and fired the veterans; then turned with a je-k,
And laying a finger aside of his nose, And hitting "Reply All," up the stock market rose; He sprang to his limo, to his board gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight— "Happy RIF-mas to all, and to all a good night!"
They RIFed 70 people in corporate a couple of weeks ago. Any word of any more? New VP said he couldn’t promise there wouldn’t be another one.
Meeting Invites being sent out today. From what im hearing there is going to be a trimming of the fat. RIF's for Christmas!
I have lived through many VZ RIF's now and normaly you get some clues. This has been so tight lipped that we have no idea what is real or Memorex. And yes, I did just show my age...
Was notified today that I had to submit 4 of my bottom guys. I was shocked because I thought they were protected. Turns out only the senior guys have a security or non layoff agreement. The union has been notified and have been given the list.
So just asking for a friend, if after tomorrow you're sticking around for a little bit and wanna give someone a major discount afterward know where I could find that person?
Anyone here heard of a RIF tomorrow or have any last minute meetings added to their calendar?? TIA
With all these layoffs happening tomorrow and early next year. Do we still expect for a strike to happen out in the east coast or will the new CEO settle ?
Haven't seen any posts around that. Are managers going to call? Any one can confirm if they got documents to share? Usually that happens at least a day before?
Paystubs (last 6–12)
Benefits summary (health, dental, vision)
401k + pension info
ESPP / RSU info
Performance reviews
Any key project notes or achievements (non-confidential only)
Résumé – add current responsibilities + measurable wins
LinkedIn – match job titles, add recent projects
List of references – 3–5 colleagues who respect your work
List of ex-Verizon contacts who left and landed well
Months of cash runway you have right now
Credit available (just knowledge, not use)
Monthly bare-bones expenses
Rough idea of what a severance package could extend (ballpark)
Make sure personal email and personal phone are the recovery contacts on everything.
Ensure two-factor logins for personal accounts do NOT rely solely on your work phone or work laptop.
Save anything personal stored on your work device (photos, notes).
Expect tomorrow to be chaotic — stay neutral, say little, sign nothing.
If hit: take the packet home, don’t make decisions in the room.
If not hit: assume more waves and start quietly building an exit plan.
Paystubs (last 6–12)
Benefits summary (health, dental, vision)
401k + pension info
ESPP / RSU info
Performance reviews
Any key project notes or achievements (non-confidential only)
Résumé – add current responsibilities + measurable wins
LinkedIn – match job titles, add recent projects
List of references – 3–5 colleagues who respect your work
List of ex-Verizon contacts who left and landed well
Months of cash runway you have right now
Credit available (just knowledge, not use)
Monthly bare-bones expenses
Rough idea of what a severance package could extend (ballpark)
Make sure personal email and personal phone are the recovery contacts on everything.
Ensure two-factor logins for personal accounts do NOT rely solely on your work phone or work laptop.
Save anything personal stored on your work device (photos, notes).
Expect tomorrow to be chaotic — stay neutral, say little, sign nothing.
If hit: take the packet home, don’t make decisions in the room.
If not hit: assume more waves and start quietly building an exit plan.
Just think, this time tomorrow, most of this will be done.
1) Another RIF in March
2) Bonuses being revamped downward
3) Severance package to include one week per year of service
4) Another RIF in August