I'm terrified of losing my job, yet here I am, being reassured daily that being replaced by AI or cheap offshore labor is the best thing that could happen to me.

So I was officially RIF ( in EMEA) about 2 weeks ago. My direct manager; who I used to speak to maybe Three times a week has not even called or messaged. I did speak to him the day before I was RIF, he talked about plans and work related travel 3... — read more 

Hey…US Management…hopefully some of you will read this and realize that you’ve so misunderstood and mismanaged the international business that 80% of the workforce couldn’t care less anymore and are begging to be laid off…I’m sure you can get AI to... — read more 

OPW & New England Management consolidation is coming. Things are going to get interesting.

Now leaner and meaner VZ is ready to soar. It has been many years now but the board finally is addressing their failures. Why they waited so long is puzzling.

The majority of people whining about this contract extension are the ones retiring in the next 4 years. They’ve taken everything away from you. Your pensions, your retiree healthcare, and your job security, Now they want to take away what little... — read more 

So there is a lawsuit over BYOD+ which is probably going to be class action. Basically illegal bait and switching. So if you’re a rep doing this instead of upgrading their phone traditionally you are illegally bait and switching. 0 usage reports are... — read more 

We need net Adds for Q1

Is anyone able to clarify what to expect on the 26th. Is this just Europe, Middle East, Asia (EMEA) or is this also in the states? Is it an offer of a VSP or a RIF? The posts have been vague.

Real leaders don’t smile while destroying lives. Real leaders don’t look their employees in the eye and lie about the EMEA strategy for six months. You’ve spent half a year dodging responsibility and expecting us to work "business as usual" while you... — read more 

This is a sinking ship…..#Sprint 101 Lookup your 24 months sales revenue for your branch…local domestic or international..

Please, Union, stop with the condescending emails that indicates you take your benefactor, dues-paying, members for mo--ns. No matter how much lipstick you attempt to put on this pig of an "agreement", it's not improving. Get out of your ivory... — read more 

So I believe firmly the unions contract will be ratified.I believe not too long after there will be some sort of Eisp offered to the associates.Not too long after I see there being quite a few more Management Layoffs with plenty of reorganization... — read more 

McKinsey suit aka Big Al is going to run roughshod on Verizon pretty soon. This firm is going to be so different to what it was 6 months ago. Dismantling the layer upon layers of upper Management fat and bringing in a consulting rigor that might help... — read more 

The cuts have created major disruptions that no one seems interested in fixing. Entire teams are crippled, many managers can't get up to speed (unsurprisingly), and critical gaps in roles and workload go completely unaddressed. Was there ever a real... — read more 

Source from HR 7K+ … March 26th

Another round of layoffs at Verizon is again being presented as part of the company’s transformation. Employees have heard this language before. Each cycle promises a reset and a stronger future for the business. At the same time former CEO Hans... — read more 

Based on everything I'm hearing, reading, and even in Google's AI certification programs, we are at least decades away from this, and some suspect it's not even possible to have a machine that solve problems, learn like a child, build on experience... — read more 

Even before this week's annoucement, I could tell this organization was one of the most poorly structured "too many chefs" places I will ever worked at. Now we're in a position where Security Sales doesn't know what to sell or if there will be anyone... — read more 

Watching the replay … Based on what I gathered from Alfonso, It is up to me which model I follow - Hybrid, In Office, WFH. “ think as adults, its a personal choice”

Alfonso just done an All hands. What a confusing All hands and a load of cr-p.

2025 was entertaining, get the popcorn out for 2026. It should be a doozy.

I was not surprised by this statement on yesterday’s call. This begs the question, then WHY are those people sitting up there collecting checks? Alfonso also said there were too many people involved in the process. Too many people running reports and... — read more 

After 20+ years at Verizon, I’ve never seen morale this low or trust in leadership this broken. Yesterday’s EMEA call was a brutal reminder of where things really stand. Yet today we’re all expected to log in, smile on calls, and carry on as if... — read more 

Thumbs up if your Team is in worse shape now after last year's Reorg.....the talk is there might be a new one to fix it.....

On November 20, I was devastated. 100+ days later, I am far better. You can be too. I just started a new, great job in a whole new-to-me industry but where my talents are magnified. Hindsight is truly 20/20 - there were plenty of good things about... — read more 

Why is every other post on who said what on some all hands and ask us anything slack… Can we keep this layoff?? Here is side hustle biz idea… just start an add site; related to VZ…

Guys, look there is a plan.. plan is signed off (hence all hands today) The plan is to close, exist or sell most Of EMEA

I didn’t catch the date, though he said it. Did anyone else notice that part? He said something like “we’ll have a better idea of the next stages”

She gave word salad on what they want to do without a plan how to achieve it. Just BS without any weightage.. Really liked D. Gold answer that he wants to focus on “how”.. everyone always talk about what.

Bro, if you’re going to make this an ‘ask me anything’ type of event. Grow a pair and answer the top question, don’t have your staff delete it and pretend it didn’t happen.

@@@This isn't Ivan or Lowell, Dan will hire 3rd party before u @$$ hits the door on 8/1. Smarten up!!!

The 19th is just next week. Good Luck everyone!

Sanjiv just hosted an EMEA Town Hall and announced significant reduction in EMEA workforce. Looks like GNT and Security will be hit hard, possibly including divestiture & partnering with other companies, but no doubt all functions and countries... — read more 

Guys… those rumors everyone’s been whispering about? They’re actually happening. Tomorrow there’s an emergency all-hands at 10 UK time where they’re dropping the news on how the reorg is smashing EMEA. Brace yourselves.

I believe the vote NO is growing. As some locals have come out against this extension. Do you really think this agreement will get voted down? I see both sides arguments. Either way, make your voice heard.

Can't seem to get questions answered. Leadership doing the information trickle method, like the government does with bad news. Will quotas be dropping since retail partnership is severing? Right now quotas in SMB are near equal (sometimes more)... — read more