I watched both the earnings call and the CEO's all hands and the message from both was pretty positive. Nothing like the message he conveyed right before the big layoff back in November. I'm thinking things look good until at least November.

Just got world from my Sr Director. Work from home next week. Layoff announcement goes next Thurs. I’m in Lake Mary, FL

I called the Vz pension department a couple of months ago to inquire about who is custodian of the pension if I was to retire and take the annuity pension instead of the lump sum. I was put on a 5 minute hold. The rep told me pension obligation was... — read more 

No Dan, we do not believe.

Elevate Kevin Z and get rid of Alfonso he’s another Manon waiting to happen.

Guess who did not make the list? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-companies-2026-50-best-large-employers-grow-zupfe/

Are these all hands just for him to ramble? He hasn't said anything important

Sad.

I noticed a lot of irrational decisions when I first joined GN&T. We had directors and managers of engineering who had no engineering background whatsoever (no engineering degree and no hands-on experience). They, in turn, would promote people who... — read more 

6.38% Last Month. Wall Street Not Impressed. Debt and revenue are bad.

Be homest how many of us really want to get RIF we this point? I mean 100% seriously, not just joking around saying it. I do! haven’t yet told my AD, as I’ve seen it make no difference because AD will always pick the low performers over a strong... — read more 

Where did that thread go ? Someone in Band 5 posted and confirmed that they got the early heads up.. and official announcement on May 7th. Why would layoff site delete layoffs related threads ?

Whatever happened to this? Is it still a thing? What the heck is/was it anyway?

Can former VSP recipient be eligible for rehire after 12 months?

A lot of chatter around layoffs, but it seems that they are going to just starve out and fire folks in the B2B Mid Market space. Unattainable quotas, 30 day PIP process, calls for 75% of our time which limits finding real deals within our base. Over... — read more 

Look around at who’s left. It’s hard not to feel like we’re all temporary at this point. Layoffs keep coming, and eventually they will reach everyone they have to pay more than pocket change. Anyone still standing in the US is on borrowed time. It’s... — read more 

55k Phone net adds. Increasing guidance on EPS and noting we will be at top end of phone net adds range of 750-1M. All major metrics at VZ w YOY increases. Stock temporarily up.

I haven't seen anything pointing to that specific date.

with the current state of the cost of medical coverage. Not just at Verizon, but nationwide. Could it be that when these multi millionaire Fox News hosts call us SoCialiSts for wanting universal healthcare here in the US, they might not not really... — read more 

Every week I use Gemini to create my weekly report for my boss. They use Gemini to read it. They then use Gemini to extract the highlights of my Gemini generated report along with the highlights of my peers to send another Gemini generated report to... — read more 

Dan's December 2025 layoff impacted 90% of young talented individuals in india. Who used to support across the time working with US folks. While senior went untouched in the layoffs. Doing nothing just pretending they are only key pillars.

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Amid budget constraints, Verizon stopped issuing new tokens.. sooner and later, most companies will catch up to the fact that how fast cost of AI will stack up compared to Human salary.

Makes no sense.

I'm so burnt out that I'm ready to ask for a spot on the next list. The strategy of slashing headcount to boost profits and never looking back is not sustainable.

I used to read about people separating from the company and they talked of how better their health was after leaving. I never believed them. I've been gone 1.5 years and just had my blood work done. My numbers were the best they've been in 5 years... — read more 

He better beat the expectations on Monday morning, otherwise stock is going back to under 40.

I’m finally done, and I need to put this out there for anyone still grinding in the Greater Boston market. The culture here has become a total train wreck, and it is absolutely tanking people’s mental health. The upper management on the landline... — read more 

Does anyone recall the details of the VSP offer from a few yrs back? Just curious how that stacks up against the current severance. Also interesting to see Microsoft's August approach making VSP available if Ur age + YOE > 70. So long, old timers... — read more 

https://www.fierce-network.com/wireless/verizon-eerily-quiet-whats

Zero investment in work. Zero care. Lay me off. Fire me. I honestly don't give a damn anymore. Living under the constant threat of being cut was never sustainable.

Confirmed by a senior leader. It’s frustrating that they do not see how it’s impacting productivity of the entire workforce. Reduce the workforce by 50% and let the other 50% do their job in peace. Right now , no one is doing their full potential... — read more 

It begins. More big layoffs due to AI. https://www.dailymail.com/yourmoney/article-15760081/meta-zuckerberg-axes-jobs-ai.html

It’s getting quiet .Beside all the Scarborough retirement meetings .No one is talking about any offer of a package .I Think there are a lot of people in all divisions of the field ops tha want to leave .Whats the big secret just spill the beans when... — read more 

Just got out of a meeting with team members where one of the seniors alluded to a secret program that only seniors have access to. Even after trying to go into details of what they were referring to, the conversation quickly moved on from it. Why... — read more 

It seems to me the leadership is trying to have its cake and eat it. Stretch the remaining workforce as much as you can whilst expecting them to adopt AI, close multiple offices, remove any hope of career advancement unless you want to move 1000... — read more 

Lake Mary will close the 2nd and 3rd floors. Probably be told to work from home and then rifs after that. Between Ai and Ai and TMI we it’s coming to a close. Thanks for your candor.

I’m excited to provide my kids visibility to the wonderful life of being a Vteamer today! They are also honored and humbled to attend. We have been going through post it notes as a family to train them for today with key critical learnings. These... — read more