Feel sorry for people that were RIFed. Speaking of VCG as well as others, for the people still around, do we know when the re-orgs will take place and what they will look like?

The first sentence on the above doc says: You are advised to consult with your attorney before signing your Severance Agreement and Release ("Release") ...... etc. Is that really necessary? And, anyone done that in the past and if so why? If you... — read more 

Anybody in the Roanoke VA area or Minneapolis market GNT get hit ?

Just because you were just let go, or know of others being let go, doesn’t mean the laid off 13,000 in a single day. They got the higher paid, and the lowest performers off the books before the new year. More waves are coming. ETA 12/20 and... — read more 

A good read that relates to us right now https://onemileatatime.com/news/united-ceo-scott-kirby-confidently-declares-american-cooked/ Replace with Verizon and we can all relate "The current narrative among [Verizon]American executives is that... — read more 

What work groups were impacted by the layoffs?

Funny how Dan S couldn’t wait to send his email to lay 13k people off. Sent it at 7 am. Well it’s 8 am the next day and we still don’t know which execs, vps, sds and ads got laid off. He laid off all the people that do the actual work but kept all... — read more 

Looking forward(not) to all the brown nosing and but kissing the will commence into overdrive in the coming days for those that are left. People jockeying for attention so that they may not be named in the next round.

Who will get affected this next wave? Non-union again? Or Union? Any sources out there?

Does anyone know if our severance will be paid out in what format?

Developing a checklist of what to do pretty quick. Remember if you have Electronic Distribution set for W2 and 1095-C, you need to go to payroll site and select TAX FORMS and then opt (radio button at bottom of page) to Revoke Electronic... — read more 

There is no offer for vacation time?

My whole office is being taken over by Indirect and our positions are being eliminated. The agent was in our store recruiting within the first hour of opening the doors. The effective date is 1/1. I don't know how it will feel to work the holidays... — read more 

Did anyone get a package higher than $197,500 all in (vacation payout included)?

What a puppet guy come in just threw people out. Not even understanding of any sentiments who needs to removed . He’s not only a joker but he’s entire circus

I survived. Most of my team made it. And here I am, still unable to relax and sleep. I think this messed me up more than I thought.

You can't help but wonder why a once great company would purposely hire a corrupt and incompetent CEO knowing that he completely destroyed the previous company from which he came. What's worse, is that thanks to his gross ineptitude, well over 30,000... — read more 

Have any teams begun laying off contractors this week?

In October the U.S. saw more layoffs in one month than any month in the last 20 years. Now another 13k, there are no companies hiring we are out of a job and right before the holidays and a massive Great Depression hits. This is so much worse than... — read more 

The new CEO literally came in and said there would be layoffs. He literally said around 15,000 would be laid off. If you thought it wouldn’t have been you, you are living under a rock.

Read the comments. So many posts about how it’s heartless to do a mass layoff right before the holidays … and how this isn’t the right strategy... — read more 

I thought the report of a “leader” sacking a whole team on Webex was the most disturbing. Then the worst came in later, when I heard someone fainted after being told and had to have an ambulance called for them… this should have been handled much... — read more 

I survived but I don’t feel comfortable now. How long until I’m next? Executive don’t give a cr*p about us. I’m in network assurance and we were already thing with the VSP and bo-m! Hit us 15 more people in our market. What now??

I didn’t get let go but a lot of my peers in GNT got hit hard. Network assurance is already thin and they hit us hard. I’m just wondering what to expect. One thing I learned today is upper management doesn’t care about us or work load. 15 people got... — read more 

There seems no clear answer to how people or groups were selected. Any inputs?

Most of the account managers in the territory kept their jobs. We lost around 20% though. ADs got canned & we lost a couple of sr. managers. We had a bunch of account managers who lost stores to indirect, how ever their job was safe & were told to... — read more 

Not sure what’s going on anymore. All the people that officially got impacted were only part timers and a couple of our stores in our market got shutdown/turned to indirect. By any chance, may they resume calls tomorrow or are we safe. I kept hearing... — read more 

Did most employees in Boston get laid off?

I'll start by saying I have always been fond of Sampath - super smart, great communicator, really understands the business and the industry, and by all accounts a genuinely nice and kind and thoughtful person. But that said, I also think that he set... — read more 

The last payroll date is Feb 19 in New Jersey For California it should be 2 months isn't it ? I got it as just 1 month! Dec 19th

How can we pay bills when the entire top level executives are settled for life. Verizon had a bad culture. Fix it in tech work. No calls after 5 . I see people are crying and I knew they worked really really hard. Just give a like so it’ll be... — read more 

Please dont turn this into a political thread. Both parties are disgusting and colluding to fu-k the worker.

since hans is on as special advisor for another year, will he still run ?

One more riff before he hands the keys to Sampath.

To the Board and shareholders who championed outsourcing: How's that cost-cutting strategy working out? You couldn't wait to offshore customer service and chase those savings, letting outside contractors hollow out what made this company great. Now... — read more 

Been with the company almost 20 years and this is like hitting the lottery. My 401k is already enough to fund an early retirement, but the severance package was amazing! I'm not complaining! Plus we are getting full payout of vacation and STI. I... — read more 

What stores were closed in so cal? If a director called you does that mean your dm was let go ? Friend of mine was let go after they had come in to their shift

VZ used to be a proud company... with a clear identity has turned into a hollow shell that's just bleeding subscribers while charging premium prices for sh---y service. We're basically watching the Sprint playbook all over again - gradual decline... — read more