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
Yay WFH..
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
AI Heaven versus Human He-l
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
Rifs and office closures
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.
Take your kid to toxic work day!
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
advice
Windstream/Kinetic employee here looking for advice or feedback on all your former leaders coming over here. They are not making friends and ripping the company that we spent nearly a decade building apart. They have come in like a wrecking ball and... — read more
Top performers jumping off the ship
Heard 4th resignation in last 2 weeks. These people were top performers who found better opportunities outside ... guess with so much uncertainty here and with zero growth opportunities, people are going to leave and these are not slackers If you... — read more
Bone tree no longer penetrating market
Update from Dan notes that the bone tree office is no longer penetrating the market, so this office is confirmed to be closing. All employees moving to previous WFH model, and then RIFs determined at an “unannounced” date. Sounds like there will be... — read more
Verizon is following AT&T’s 2020 VISION, announced 7 years later.
AT&T employees were informed 2016-2017 about the 2020 Vision cutting 1/3 of the workforce by 2020, and no manager having less than 10 direct reports. Verizon is cutting 25% of the workforce by 2027 (does that mean there’s another 10% left to cut?)... — read more
VZ Credo? What a joke. It's really Greedo at the top....
and among those upper/middle managers trying to claw their way up the ranks and leaving a trail of bodies. Too many a$$holes agreeing to whatever they think their higher ups want to hear. Of course, pointing to whatever is convenient to blame when... — read more
Richardson Closing
Email went out 29th is the day....Everyone is headed to Irving. Close colleague told me Irvine is shutting down as well.
Richardson Closing
May 29 is the date, got an email that everyone is headed to Irving. Close colleague was told yesterday about Irvine.
Can we please be done with the AI fear-mongering?
AI isn't replacing us, not at this stage, anyway. I just read about a legal firm that filed a court case full of AI hallucinations. This is just a cover for offshoring and old-fashioned cuts while funneling money upward. Look, I'm not saying ignore... — read more
So its May 7th or 21st ??? What offices closed???
Just looking for some clarity: What offices are closing and which date is the actually real for a rif. Either way I know we will have a big one prior to October due to the Stock Award being given that month. So obviously VZ will need people not here... — read more
BREAKING: Verizon CEO Dan Schulman says US unemployment will hit up to 30% in the next two to five years due to AI.
#POLYMARKET: 📰 🔗 ( LinkedIn ). 🚨 BREAKING: #Verizon CEO Dan Schulman says US unemployment will hit up to 30% in the next two to five years due to AI. Here's why: Dan Schulman, who took over as #Verizon CEO last October, told the Wall Street... — read more
Great talent leaving
& it begins. Top talent, all stars, super studs, leaving the company for better opportunities. GLTA that stay - I pray things get better for you. My advice, take the first step to see what else is out there. Resume, add the world on linkedin, don't... — read more
RIF Trends To Expect
1) Rumors site starts getting more and more input/traction. 2) Big news media start noting potential layoffs possibly leaked by Dan and or his communications team. This lessens the blow when they actually happen internally and also starts painting a... — read more
Verizon is doomed
Look at what this company is dealing with. Debt that keeps growing. Competition that keeps getting stronger. Lawsuits that never seem to end. Any one of those would be bad, but all three together? I don't see a way out.
URGENT
Just spoke with my SD and it’s not looking good at all. That’s all I am going to say. Expect layoffs and many office closures. When I say many, I really mean it. Verizon is going 90% digital. Get ready
All about the customer
I keep hearing this CEO and management saying it’s all about the customer . Focus is on the customer and their experience. Yet I deal with a lot of customers daily for years and not one of them ever says they enjoy dealing with Ai when calling in... — read more
Verizon 10G vs Google, Amazon 10G Turn Up
How long does it take VZ to turn up a. 10G circuit end to end? Compare it with how long it takes Google/Amazon to turn up a 10G…..Verizon is done!
Article about Verizon's earnings and its lack of investment in its future.
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4891802-verizon-path-back-down-to-40
Bad week for the highest paid 10%
Word on the street from a credible source is that tomorrow they will announce the location cuts and on Thursday is when the top 10% highest base pay employees will receive their severance email. Never understood why they make their cuts based on... — read more
AI could replace most, if not all supervisors in the CSSC.
LET’S GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Finally landed something else!
Took forever, over a year. I almost threw in the towel. So glad I didn't. It's a much smaller company, pay is comparable, and they actually seem stable. Fingers crossed they don't go under or slash headcount the week I show up. Either way, best of... — read more
WARN 2026
Layoffs in 2026 hit six states hardest - Newsweek https://share.google/TPjOjG8LAS7TCqxOP #2 is NJ stating 9K employees apart of WARN specifically mentioning VZ and doesn't seem like it's just spill over from last Nov. 🤔
Tom Brady
Remember when vz paid Tom Brady hundreds of thousands of dollars to go to HQ and say we were winners immediately after a VSP and a year before the biggest layoff ever? And during a period of losing big time to T-Mobile? Hilarious. Smoke and mirrors... — read more
CEO Resigns
Tim Cook resigns... 5 months notice Apple announces new CEO Hans Vestberg fired ... 6 hour notice Verizon hires Temp CEO Hmmm?
Locations closing/moving
Ivine, Tulsa, Lone Tree, Chandler, West Henrietta, Bellevue, Indianapolis, Kenner all closing. Employees going to be told to wfh. Bedminster moving to Basking Ridge, Richardson moving to Irving, Rolling Meadows down to 2 floors. Employees will... — read more
#WSJ: The CEO Preaching Straight Talk About AI and Job Losses
Wall Street Journal: 4/19/2026 #WSJ 📰 Verizon’s Dan Schulman is all in on AI, but he warns that it is time for business leaders to acknowledge its disruptive potential. For a big-company CEO with big AI ambitions, Verizon's [vz0.24% v Dan... — read more
Fascinating
As an Ex-Frontier person I was warned about the culture in Verizon. Boy were they right - it is deeply, deeply toxic. Battle hardened silos, everyone covering their as--s, no one accountable for decisions, leadership that doesn’t have a clue about... — read more
Aft office closing, will next step be cutting us?
It sounds multiple offices will be closed. Will they cut ppl in these office in the next step?
Cary, NC Updates??
Anyone have any updates on the possibility of full site closure at the Cary office? I'm exhausted of the unknown outcome of this site for the past year.
May 7th RIF
Is May 7th the next RIF?
I don't care anymore
I think I've been so stressed for so long that I've finally crossed a hill and now I simply don't give a damn anymore. If they're going to lay me off, fine. It's not as if anything I do will change that decision, so why worry over it? I just do my... — read more
Bridging former Verizon time
Hey, If you worked at Verizon for 15 years in PA, moved to FL, then all the sudden VZ sells off to frontier, but then you quit after a few years on a Friday, start Verizon on a Monday, do you think Verizon will finally bridge the Verizon time again?... — read more
Office Closing Updates?
Anyone expect an update tomorrow on the locations being closed? Really ready to get this over with and have the company just be honest with us.
Artic Front Part 2
This week Washington House hearings on Artic Frost... get ready... Vz will be back in news and the puzzle on CEO immediate termination further exposes incompetence at Vz BOD!
Is Monday ever going to feel normal again?
Not something you fear or overthink, just a regular workday like it used to be?
Productivity tracker
I have not seen a post about the new productivity tracker going on. The first meet had most all principle engineers up and worried as they were told last year to start using AI, create tickets and push releases. After 4 months, they are most... — read more