This is literally the description on the Layoff.com portal Let’s that sink in!!!!!!! We are now 85k barely. We have lost close to 100k employees. This is a effing TITANIC I say. Jump while you can. Indian future CEO is already interviewing. Trust... — read more 

Management just took our lunch table and barricaded the printer access with it. Apparently they are going to sit their all shift and we cannot present a quote without their approval. Half expecting the bathroom access next and cant gain access until... — read more 

I am not saying this to speak poorly of the wireline business. I come from the wireless side, and the culture at Verizon Wireless was a good one. After the "merge" everything got worse. The culture changed. The things Dan mentioned about doing the... — read more 

Is Dan playing the same character, only I doubt Verizon will have the same happy company ending the movie did.

I’m one of the corporate engineers who was going to fill in for the strike and was part of the lay offs. Hope you guys still do the strike. They laid off lots of competent engineers that usually fill in for strikes. Make them feel the pain! 🫡

This "leadership" keeps cutting people and stacking the leftovers on whoever stays. They already started again, and I am determined not to take on another unwanted task. We all kept absorbing the hit and pretending it was normal, but that ends for me... — read more 

Im considering getting my CCNP, it looks like tuition assistance doesn’t apply. Does anyone know if the company will pay for it?

What if we had Olympic Games for Managers and above? Categories would include: 1- Reporting your dubious achievements through rose tinted glasses 2- Schmoozing your peers and superiors while neglecting your own department 3- Running your team... — read more 

Let’s be real the whole “V Team” notion is a joke. The new CEO walks around sipping his coffee talking about at least when Verizon lays off people before Thanksgiving, they don’t do it by text message they do it by a phone call. Yay, thank you Dan... — read more 

GN&T did their usual shuffle of ADs and SDs after the RIF. For those that are unfamiliar, once a year or once every few years, they shuffle ADs and SDs from one department that they’re unqualified to lead to another where they’re typically even less... — read more 

Reminder: Check with your bank regarding the type of account you have. If you were laid-off, and won't have any direct deposit coming into that bank account, your bank may start charging you monthly fees. Ask your bank for options of savings accounts... — read more 

The grift that keeps on grifting. He will consult through the transition. Plus private jet perks and more for leading the company from 1st to 3rd place. Will he still have a security detail? Employee shareholders pay the price.

Anyone know if my last few checks after I’m off payroll the 19th will still come via direct deposit? Also for Stock Together, is that paid out after you leave payroll or you wait until March for that ?

Dan mentioned that we can't rely on our network superiority anymore. No need to worry about that Verizon is the new Sprint. Major impacts to engineering teams. There won’t be a good network to rely on anyway. I am already setting the degradation... — read more 

I survived this round, but also doubled down on looking for another job. The whole thing has been a harrowing experience. And why on earth do companies post so many fake openings? From where I’m standing, it feels like they’re trying to make our... — read more 

Computers solved some problems but created a whole host of new ones The internet solved some problems but created a whole host of new ones Cloud computing solved some problems but created a whole host of new ones Why will AI be any different???

I refuse to work another weekend. Most days since the RIF notice have been 16 hours. My eyes are blurry. For what? Now, now it’s a priority to create documentation and do migrations. Before all this, just give to so and so. If they withhold my... — read more 

Verizon Lays Off 2000 Employees In Hyderabad Read more at: https://www.m9.news/social-media-viral/verizon-layoffs-india-2000-employees/#

Thinking about Dan’s fireside chat on Friday I’ve come to the conclusion it boils down to whether people will trust him or not and if they believe him or not. Let’s be honest he’s not big on details…so it feels like a leap of faith right now and... — read more 

Right after the layoffs wrapped up, my LinkedIn turned into a wall of inspirational posts, most from managers who said nothing to their own teams. To say the timing is tone-deaf is an understatement. How can you post cr-p like that when so many... — read more 

Over 100 applications sent out, literally 0 responses. Is this normal these days and I just have to stick with it or am I doing something really wrong?

After 25 years I was terminated on 11/20. And now a local Engineering firm has just reached out to me to see if I would come to work for them on the projects I was working at the time of my dismissal. So VZ will now pay much much more to get... — read more 

They watched the company being burned to the ground and really didn't care. They watched the arrogance about a superior network permeate almost the entire company, to the detriment of sales. They really could give a sh$$ about the employees. They... — read more 

Very often I kept warning of competition eating our cake - and leadership was deaf, or they laughed, or they were very arrogant. Friday - Hatchet man said we cannot relay on network - “no kidding, Sherlock” It tool the board to kick 13k+ folks to... — read more 

Anyone know when vacation will get calculated for severance.

Verizon’s Mass Layoffs Were ‘Inevitable,’ CEO Says. What the Telecom Wants to Do in 2026. By Karishma Vanjani - Dec 05, 2025, 4:49 pm EST Verizon announced its largest-ever round of layoffs, cutting thousands of jobs last month. Now the telecom’s... — read more 

Being one minute late to a meeting is “disrespectful,” apparently. But him slurping coffee into the mic like he’s doing a Folgers ASMR? That’s “leadership excellence,” I guess. He swears email is a letter because, his words, not mine - he’s “old.”... — read more 

Anything other than the ability to blindly cut from one Q to the next?

I’ve accepted that I may never get my old role back — that’s part of how corporate reorganizations work. But what hurts isn’t losing the job. It’s how it happened. I was RIF’d despite strong performance and ongoing contributions, while some... — read more 

It felt good. Really good. I know of three friends doing the same from the layoffs. Total lines are 26 leaving. The bill becomes untenable. Twice the price for the same customer service. Same overseas reps too. DPAs are paid too. No commitment. Just... — read more 

https://ai-ceo.org/ bye bye, Slurp. Dan, sent the letter

I am beginning to hear rumblings of some of the front line sales reps who were laid off being backfilled as early Q1. Primarily the VBG client execs, public sector and sled CEs, SAMs, and the SMB reps who were just laid off. It’s sounding like they... — read more 

“Back at the All-In Summit, David Friedberg asked Musk: "Could you buy some carriers to acquire more spectrum? Maybe buy Verizon?" Musk replied: "Not out of the question. I suppose that may... — read more 

Be honest.