Does Dan realize that the real problem in verizon is the over paid huge management hierarchy.I mean come on the amount of money and red tape spent on Managers is unbelievable.Every manager has a higher paid manager above them that does even less.That... — read more 

Necessary follow-up emails are even being halted. Critical meetings - on hold. I've talked to several friends across the company, various departments and the sentiment is the same - uncertainty and "waiting to hear if we have jobs." It's not... — read more 

How gullible is everyone. AI is not yet close to replacing all the job layoffs that everyone is talking about. AI is being used as a great propaganda line for companies to get rid of workers and lean down their work force. We are in a recession and... — read more 

Remember when Verizon’s leadership thought they were smarter than Elon by hiring a marketing executive from Twitter? Elon had fired her — and guess what? Verizon lost millions of dollars on a failed rebranding and logo.

Verizon reported $33.8 billion in total operating revenue for the third quarter of 2025, not $34 billion in profit. Its consolidated net income (profit) for the quarter was $5.1 billion. Verizon is currently in the process of reducing its workforce... — read more 

Confirmed conversation of AD asking remote employees if given the choice, would they relocate or voluntarily leave the business. Sounds like a list is being compiled.

I’m sick and tired of all the RTO complainers on here. If you don’t like it then you should leave. You complain and complain and yet you stay. No one is forcing you to be here. It’s time to buck up and go into the office like everyone else and like... — read more 

New Verizon CEO flags reasons why customers are leaving Amid its customer struggles, on Oct. 6, Verizon named Dan Schulman as the new CEO of the company, replacing Hans Vestberg. During an earnings call on Oct. 29, Schulman said that Verizon is... — read more 

For those that believe that remote workers are running errands and doing laundry on "company time", most remote employees are salary. That means they are paid to do a job, regardless of the # of hours they work. Some might get all of their work done... — read more 

I’ve been here for almost a year and a half. Top performer in my store, we’re a small store not super high volume. I was wanting to move up to Assistant Manager and eventually Sr Manager Retail. But I don’t see that happening. There’s no new stores... — read more 

Start by listening, because -- "newsflash" -- you probably know less than the team you just inherited, so ask questions, find the real blockers, and do your actual job. Also, stop hogging credit when things go right and then unloading blame when... — read more 

When a wire line first liner is out for a week his counterparts cover two gangs nothing ever happens ...and the work gets covered.. when a second liner is out for a week and they have somebody covering both areas nothing ever happens and the work... — read more 

Seems they sold their souls a while back

If you were smart you would all use your sick time before November 20th. You wont get paid out sick time if your laid off.. might as well use it. I suspect this is what one of my trainers did. They said he's taking some time away from the business... — read more 

Anyone have any insight on potential impacts to Retail Ops? In my mind retail ops and CS ops should merge so that the processes are aligned. I know it didn’t work with OPOO, but that was because of a terrible rollout and execution. It was... — read more 

This leader really nailed it and I think this will help everyone who is anxious about the layoffs coming in 17 days. https://fortune.com/2023/09/25/verizon-ceo-hans-vestberg-rank-mood-leadership-advice/

You all do realize most work from home people actually would go to an office if Verizon brought back our offices. I would but Verizon go rid of our building along with 20-30 other buildings over the last 10 years. My team is all over the country and... — read more 

If there’s one thing we do best, it’s working ourselves into a frenzy before we even know what’s really happening. That’s just human nature. But I honestly think this time it won’t be nearly as bad as we’re imagining. Dan doesn’t strike me as the... — read more 

When large companies start cutting jobs to protect profits, it doesn’t just affect their workforce, it impacts consumer spending, confidence, and entire communities. Moves like this from major players like Verizon only push us closer to a... — read more 

Seems to me that if you : Work in Wireline you should be worried Live nowhere near any of the hubs you should be worried Are a band 6 with no staff you should be worried Work in Connect you should be worried Work in International you should be... — read more 

During Dan’s speech he told us that it was his 22nd day as CEO. He then stated that by his 44th day as CEO most of his transformative plan would be revealed and much of it would already be set in motion. This is the start of the 1st week of Dan’s 3... — read more 

There seem to be plenty of openings, though I have heard that a lot of them are just placeholders. I plan to keep doing this every weekend until something finally lands, however long it takes.

Sorry, I don’t belong to a union at Verizon so I don’t understand the protections that it gives you. Are you not able to be laid off without a special package? Or are you able to be laid off but the union will do a strike if or when Verizon does?

I asked Perplexity how do I explain to my children they are not going to college because I was laid off from Verizon? Thanks for the suggestion Dan!! "Remind your child the situation is not their fault and that you are proud of them, regardless of... — read more 

No agreement on Union Contract, New CEO with the mission to cut cost, go lean, blah blah.. Do we need to prepare for EWA?

Doesn’t matter if your numbers are solid if you’re not in a hub, you’re a line item that’s easier to justify cutting. The company wants “collaboration” and “presence,” which really means they’re shrinking the map and forcing people back into... — read more 

With the CEO coming in, will the union get a package or incentive to leave? I heard might be some movement or layoffs for some union members.

Asked perplexity likelihood of my position at verizon being gone. I'm in sales, and it is around 8%. If you are on the business side, you have a much higher chance of being laid off. Also, if you work in accounting or finance, you have one of the... — read more 

All the performance managers, to marketsource.

This is going to be similar to what Elon did to Twitter when he bought it. "To the long-suffering men and women in the trenches of the Verizon workforce, this may sound like a new commander's call for another big push days after the last fruitless... — read more 

We all know the answer, it's the lazy and d-mb people at top with no idea about the work we do. Funny thing is, they are in control of the list again.

There was a lot of noise and fanfare about this but there still seem to be thousands of managers in Finance and a lot of spreadsheets…has anything really changed?

Is it true the that Verizon wants to RIF most employees in non-directional locations in late 2026 and 2027 as part of the broader strategy to go lean? Now that we have three main directional locations, Dan wants to accelerate the plan to shutdown... — read more 

Yes, it's true that RIF is due later this month. However, I heard that since Dan wants to make the org extremely lean, they are also planning for a VSP in 2Q'2026. Anyone heard about that? Wouldn't that be interesting? Trim the fat once and then... — read more 

Hans was fired in 10/6 and documents to scandal were unsealed 10/30. He was fired over Verizons compliance to the subpoena while ATT REFUSED! The board didn’t fire him for abismal leadership (the board was complicit in destroying a great American... — read more 

Wireline safe for November 20th? I talked to a leader and they said they think it’ll be more WLS focused.

At Verizon, we are always listening to what our customers are saying as we focus on giving them the best experience at incredible value.

Would be a great cost saving and I don’t think they add much when there are already managers,senior managers,ADs and Directors Get rid of some of the fat and Verizon might have a chance

It is crazy hearing about RIFs when we have so many executives and most people have no idea what they even do. CEO has a meeting, then the SVP has a meeting, then the VP, then the Sr director, etc. All just say the same things and ask what did you... — read more 

I'm a develop joining right before the new CEO. I assume i will be the first one if layoff happens in my team. All my long term plan has to be reconsidered at this point. Relocation, housing etc. Real advises please guys. How long this thing... — read more