Is that just the date for US? Have the UK/Europe Cuts processed yet, or still waiting for government approval? Have you all found it interesting that Avaya has more employees than Twitter when this all began?

When acting as an "agent" of Avaya (ON PAYROLL) you have an obligation to treat employees and clients/partners with basic respect, and transparent honesty. (SEE CORPORATE CODE OF CONDUCT). When you DON"T follow such professional standards, and step... — read more 

I really love my job and have always tried to do it to the best of my ability. What is problematic is that Avaya does not know when enough is enough. The more I work, the more work I get and it has reached the point where working has become... — read more 

Hello All, Seeking some advice in my career transition. Long time premise based telecom professional with several years’ experience, but zero experience with Cloud Technology. Was hoping to learn this at Avaya, but not in the cards. In job... — read more 

I have just received my 4 week severance and the gross wage is short $500+. Has anyone else noticed this or have a thought? Note into HR waiting on response. Thank you.

CMO SM "left " Avaya shortly after the Leadership Team Visit to Galway. KH, it was announced, has "chosen" to "leave" (Head of Product). Was previous a Dir of PM at Genesys prior to the unlikely ascension into senior leadership... — read more 

As someone rightly said, people care less and less about this company. They are more dedicated to seeking better opportunities. After all, why would any of us care about the future of this company when even the leadership does not care about... — read more 

This movement of honest, raw and real Employee contributions is very inspiring during a very non inspired time. We have all been abused in the dysfunctional environment the past 5 years. The smartest people just recoiled and hid. The bravest spoke... — read more 

Another colleague left. He was invisible here, and I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes one of those that make huge progress and does great things for competitors. Is it really possible that the management does not understand how much damage this... — read more 

GITEX should be called LIETEX for the empty press release partnership announcements that imply false engagement and integrations and mislead the market (Avaya's Specialty)! Honeywell -- ONLY MIDDLE EAST Meta -- SPECIFIC to ONE CLIENT in... — read more 

Avaya is another Nokia, who also failed to adapt/innovate and live on past glories and legacy cash cows, struggling to stay relevant without any relevant products! Nokia' s CEO stated the oil rig on fire analogy '...a man standing on an oil platform... — read more 

It's quiet because the majority of folks have given up because nothing has or is changing ! Masarek boasted that he'd been talking to Avaya since May 22 so you'd think he'd have an actionable plan ready to go for when he joined but no... — read more 

I wish I could trade places with my manager just for one day, just so he can see how unreasonable his expectations are. I'm guaranteeing you he'd walk out halfway through. I'm not sure if this is just my problem or if it's company-wide, but it's... — read more 

I was reading the article https://www.uctoday.com/unified-communications/avaya-showcases-latest-innovations-at-gitex-2022/ and this paragraph particularly caught my attention: *The company has stated that it is focusing on "innovation without... — read more 

I have a client who wants a hybrid cloud plan. They have been asking for 18 mos. Avaya and partner have tried to force on Prem. I came in as a consultant. I asked them to ask again. **OCT 14, 2022 Avaya Response** ***Avaya can't even b egin to... — read more 

Given that Avaya is, in my opinion, in a downward spiral, I'm rapidly losing hope that anyone talented has any future here, but in general, I don't believe this company has a bright future either.

This paragraph deserves it's own post RIGHT SIZING CUSTOMER BASE & METRIC FOR DEFINING LOGOS & CLIENTS – 90,000 Customers? What is the break down of Products/Solutions/Contract Length/Subscription/Cloud. How much revenue does each type... — read more 

I am sick to death seeing our wonderful management team sunning themselves in Dubai pretending to be working. How can this be done while we are waiting for the axe to fall (we all know its coming). Everything our new CEO said in Bulls41t with what we... — read more 

Dear Mr. Masarek, Most of us are very pleased that you were not only willing, but enthusiastic about taking on the significant responsibility to lead Avaya during this very challenging time. Now that we are one week into the new FY, we feel... — read more 

I'm not sure why anybody would consider quitting when the economy is going down the drain. How hard can it be to go through the motions at work and wait for the next round of layoffs? You either stay and still have a job or you walk away with... — read more 

I know the majority of us are looking for a new job, but I'm curious about where most are applying. Is it other big companies in our industry or are you looking at small companies as well for a change of pace? Or are you looking to leave the industry... — read more 

You can tell attrition combined with layoffs based on pay instead of performance is starting to create problems when I'm asked to do work I've never done before and was never trained to do. This was in addition to my regular work, of course. I said... — read more 

Some of my colleagues are still here because they cannot find a better option, and some just because they are waiting for a package. I think that waiting for severance pay is a terrible excuse for why some are still here, because - how sure are you... — read more 

There is a call booked in with management labeled Delivering Bad News..... Here we go EMEA

Going the extra mile, working extra hours and/or weekends, picking up extra work without being prompted, stuff like that?

Today is the last day on payroll for myself and 12 others.. I thought I would feel alot worse about being surpluses. Guess I was wrong!

BTO starts on Monday, right?

Sooooo happy I got 'kicked to the curb'. I found another position in 7 working days and that interview started with them expressing concern and regret for how the notifications went down. (They didn't know that my manager never acknowledged my... — read more 

I can't be the only one, right? This makes me think that this is the point of RTO cr-p. Instead of laying people off and paying them severance in the process, make them leave on their own by taking away one positive thing that's left. The more of us... — read more 

Well that's interesting, he will be gone as of Oct. 3rd...thoughts?

I see that Alan wants all back to the office 5 days a week by December. No sympathy on what this is going cost employees on commuting, especially with the rise of petrol. Its not as if wages have increased to match inflation.

Honestly this place is dead. It was becoming such a hard sell to our partners and customers prior to the layoff announcements. Much better companies out there where you can be VALAUABLE and not a number on a spreadsheet. The channel is doomed... — read more 

I have heard very few layoffs so far, is it still going on? I see they hiring per our website! Strange.

How dare you all disrespect our glorious UK VP. His dedication to the cause is unquestionable and he has single handedly saved the UK: How can we ignore his incredible motivational mails about Elton John, Ricky Gervais, Lewis Hamilton to name a few... — read more 

Can't believe the UK leadership team is still in place with all the news coming from our new CEO. The channel is walking away from us due to the UK VP and his minions. This needs sorting. The international region rules by bullying and lies and this... — read more 

In fact, I don't even know why I still care about this company. It seems that employees care more about Avaya than the leadership does. Does anyone else have hope that this place can be fixed? I don't see how it would be possible.

***The upper/middle level people 'managers' are all 'Yes' folks and subscribe to Groupthink for fear of losing their own jobs. It's notable many of these mid/late career folks are ex-Nortel... Long-term, they should know what to expect. The... — read more 

I sympathize and feel for everyone who was cut. I wish you all luck in finding a new job as soon as possible. I lost my job once and I know how stressful it is. Now I hope that I will be able to find a new job before they tell me that I am not... — read more