I can barely manage the stress. I’ve tried everything and gone through every emotion on the spectrum, from outright fear to total indifference. This is taking a real toll on my health. And of course it’s happening at a point in my life when I’m already juggling so many things that dropping even one could cause a disaster. I can’t imagine I’m the only one feeling this way.
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@OP Yoga & breathing practices help me sleep better. I can’t control how day goes but at least right before sleeping I watch/listen motivating and uplifting videos. I also do ‘alternate nostril breathing’ 20-30 min before sleeping.
Healthy sleep decides how next day goes and how next day goes decides how sleep will be. It’s a cycle and I try to control that cycle 30-40 min before sleeping.
I refuse to let some corporate person take over my head. I control my head.
@b9 congratulations on the baby. Enjoy the time.
100% This layoff su-ks
@ba I totally agree. I cannot even imagine being responsible for causing job loss and hardship to 15 THOUSAND people (with more layoffs on the way!) while personally pocketing millions. It just feels inherently, immoral and unethical.
NO COMPANY should be allowed to up-end the lives of 15-20K people....Fine you need to run the business, but something is fundamentally wrong with those people bearing the brunt of overstaffing or whatever....Run your business with the consideration of the familes and impact that mis-manage experts who are paid millions then walk out the door with no accountability whatsoever.
I’m literally on STD after having a baby 6 weeks ago… stressed is an understatement. Not how I wanted to spend my leave.
Im not letting it bother me. Stressing wont change anything. No matter what, there is life after Verizon
It's just a job!....
@OP no one will be able to help you through this mentally, you must carry on and move forward, never give up
Listen to some soft music and take a walk.
It's not the ending of the world. Love below your means. You'll be just fine.
Quit obsessing and worrying about it. There's nothing you can do. What you can do is start looking for a new job for a company that isn't this miserable to work for. If you get laid off, you're that much further ahead in the search. If you don't get laid off, you'll have a decision to make.
Read the original post few times. You are not the only one. I dealt with similar situation more than once, while possibly going through worse at the time. You may not get hit in the first place; very good chance. If it does happen, take couple days off, and then go look for next role. Easier said than done, but do not stress this much. Good luck.
@ae he’s nothing but an arrogant a— hole. Period. Go away Hans go f up another company. You’re 2 for 2 bro👍🤔
@ad If I had millions in the bank/elsewhere I wouldn't g.a.s. about what's going on, but most of us don't have that luxury. So we wait, see what happens, and deal with it.
In the meantime, drinking heavily makes it go away for a very short time.
@ad Didn’t the Swedish Meatball pocket $20 million? If I were him, I wouldn’t have a care in the world
Hans is is posting on Instagram and running still. We need his attitude
How am “i” handling it?
Great. I’ve been with the company over a decade.
My wife has good healthcare and job.
We haven’t had a first kid yet.
The only debt I have is my mortgage.
I have the skill set and network to get a vehicle if not better paying job somewhere once the market gets better.
And until then? Severance is gonna be able to pay for everything I need along with picking up a part-time job. I can go 2 1/2 years or I NEED to worry about GETTING A JOB AS SOON AS THE ONE
We are more than just Verizon!
We are in this world for many reasons and one of them is not Verizon. We are amazing creatures that when faced with challenges, we always find a way to keep going and continue to give the best of us.
Thank you all for sharing and i am wishing everyone a great next chapter!
I can't tell you how to feel - that rarely works - but I can tell you that you are definitely not alone. Making a list of all the good things you have going for yourself should help, but if it doesn't, find someone to talk to. Luckily I have someone who can take the emotions out of it - and the facts don't look so bad. Good luck
Smoke some herb to take the edge off
We suffer more often in imagination than in reality. Pray. Not that your job is safe, but that God’s Will be done. Because, although we can’t always see that the time, Romans 8:28. Now, take a deep breath and step outside for awhile.
I'm with you. I have been with the company for 15 years. This might sound stupid but I feel like I give everything I have to my job. I really do like making a difference in the work I do day today. I am in IT engineering and I could honestly say that I'm scared. But as everyone pointed out, it is what it is. We really have no say in our destiny with this company. We can only take what we have learned here and put it into something else if we are the ones that are let go. And by the end of this week hopefully all that fear that you and I have carried these last couple of weeks, we'll all feel like a huge relief. And it will be something that we look back on and hopefully laugh. I hope to see you on the other side.
OP you are not alone. Two things I've tried focusing on this weekend: 1. we are statistically more likely to be safe than impacted, and 2. everything is going to be okay regardless. Get out of the house, get some air, do whatever you need to get out of your own head. Anxiety is a b**
It’s gonna sound like a typical philosophical response. But it is what it is, don’t stress about those things that you have no control, your name is already been selected, if it is to happen. Put your mental capacity into contingency mode, so at least if it happens, you have a head start.
Don’t get me wrong, I try to buy into the fortune cookie stuff that I write. I’m just as nervous, anxious, spending way too much time on these boards. So maybe I should take my own advice. Whatever happens, everything is gonna be OK.
@OP I feel you … you are not alone. In a few days, we will know our fate (one way or another). And it will be a relief just to know.
The situation completely SU-KS but please keep the faith that it will be OK and somehow things will work out. Remember that you are so much more than your job.
Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst.