#anxiety

I lost a job I didn’t even like, and I definitely won’t miss my manager, or a few people on my team, for that matter. But I’m still terrified of what’s out there. I’ve saved enough to bridge myself over for a bit, which helps ease the anxiety. I’m giving myself some time to decompress, and then I know I’ll flip straight into panic mode the moment I start dealing with the job market. I have this feeling things will get worse before they get better. It’s really hard to feel even remotely optimistic these days.

Enterprise tech, Wealth, WI, Brokerage have been tightening the belt it seems.

They already know who's on chopping block with Boston office relocating to sea port, NC already at capacity.

So why not let associates know who's impacted?

There are people in the team who barely do anything, never show their face on cam, always working from home.

These guys have been coasting for a better part of 3 years now,
While the actual high performers have been living in stress, anxiety, and uncertainty.

Looks like there are major cuts on the horizon with the mood somber prior to holiday party, no one seems excited as they used to 4 years back,
Certainly not as excited as they were last year.

Will anybody remember me?

are we crash landing or what, make your predictions below!

I mean, the FUD on this damn site strikes me as entirely fake. Everyone talking sh-t about risk layoffs (yet to see any big ones), now this week "more layoffs" (again, yet to see any..)

Sigh

Hi folks. If there are upcoming layoff(s), can you please share the details? As for the "First - Ask your supervisor" individual, your response is not needed and please skip this post.

Lets see who gets it right:

I keep hearing mid February. Sales team will be effected big time.

Who agrees?

I need at least one night of decent sleep, or I will fall apart.

I hate having to look for a job at 55. I have a huge problem with interviews because I can completely tank them every single time, no matter how much I prepare. The thought of having to face another one makes my stomach twist and my anxiety spike, and I dread every second leading up to it because I know there’s a very real chance I’ll blow it again. I hate this.

I'm just waiting for the news to drop. It's my default state of mind nowadays. How sad is that?

It's Monday, and I'm still depressed and nonproductive. The weekend was no better. I hope other's are having a better day.

..depression is setting in. Thoughts are going to worst case scenerios. Can't help to think everything that I have worked for all these years is in danger.

The amount of panic and anxiety on this board was overwhelming for the last month. I hope that it served as a lesson (it did for me) to not wait to get our affairs in order. Start preparing and looking for jobs now, the RIF's are not done. If you get complacent again, you will go through the same panic in a few months.

They’ve been a never-ending affair for a long time.
I wish for an alternate reality where none of us had to live in permanent existential dread.

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.

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??

Mark Twain once wrote that worrying is like paying interest on a debt you don’t owe and I couldn’t agree with Mark Twain more. Moana and stay off this site.

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

It was the silence and uncertainty that was ki-ling me. Waiting for the hatchet to fall. Created so much intense anxiety. Especially since EVERYONE and their mother knew that the layoffs were coming.

Yes, I’m out of a job. It’s not what I wanted, but at least I know. I’m going to take a few days to digest this unexpected turn of events. Then I’m moving forward in putting this dumpster fire of a company in the rearview mirror.

I am safe, and I dont feel great. I feel destroyed. So many people around me are gone, and my heart is broken. I can't even understand how we move forward without some of the groups we have lost today

Did anybody realize last week's layoffs were coming? For me, it completely came out of the blue. Now I'm even more nervous that it can happen any day without warning, and it's not helping my mental health at all.

Anyone else having the same feeling? I have not heard anything from my Manager or Director…No invites or schedules on their calendar…all team members are just on the edge of their seats even if a new email pops up. But no word if we are all safe or any impact on our team!

Just getting too anxious at this point! I hope at least they let us know if we are safe or not!

Anyone get this when the logged in this morning. Of course makes me ultra paranoid to have seen a security patch reboot prompt as soon as I unlocked my computer

My heart has been so heavy the last few days not because I'm worried just for myself, but because I've become somewhat addicted to checking this page and reading your posts and sensing your fear and frustration. I've joked for the past few years about wanting to get a VSP opportunity. But as I examine my life savings and number of years until I can officially retire i realize that those numbers dont add up. So I guess there is a bit of worry about that.

But I've been a person of faith all of my adult life. An old hymn we used to sing is called "My Anchor Holds" It speaks to times of uncertainty when storms rage, if our life is properly anchored, we will make it through the storm. Today I choose to cling onto that thought. When life knocks you down it gives you a chance to look up and find or renew your hope and faith in God. My sincere thoughts and prayers are with you all today.

I’m sick

I can already tell I will not sleep at all tonight, and with so many of us WFH tomorrow, the idea of getting through the day with a buzz sounds way more appealing than doing it stone sober. I know this is me trying to joke my way through the stress, but right now I feel like anything that takes the edge off is worth considering.

We have families and kids that depend on us. Everyone’s all worried and it’s impossible to find a decent job in this economy.

Damn it. They have no empathy. And all the available jobs su-k and are pay cuts.

A lot of unstable employees out there.
The fear and anxiety has really affected people in such a negative way.
Keep an eye on your peers… be a friend!

Anyone from Basking Ridge location scared? I keep seeing Lake Mary and multiple other offices in this thread that may or may not be closed eventually or teams that are told to be WFH but haven’t seen much or any posts on NJ location. Any teams in NJ scared of what’s coming? Are we people in tax going to be affected?

If so, how many pills and/or co-ktails are you taking to sleep? Lol

If we get laid off?

Need to set the alarm, don't want to miss the call and pi-s my boss or HR off, they may fire me.

Anyone here heard of a RIF tomorrow or have any last minute meetings added to their calendar?? TIA

so who is being cut? is it reps, online channels, managers, assistant managers? under performing stores/reps? it’s all confusing

I try to keep up with the stocks and stuff and it seems like we did so bad this year then i saw the other day that we lost another contract in Fla and then the tax credits for our market place plans are going away. And then the medicaid cuts are gonna lose us more members. does it feel like maybe this company won't be around very long?

Hard to believe it’s this tight lipped. It’s like we’re a boat heading to sea. On the horizon we see the big storm bubbling and everyone on the boat is just paddling straight in. Get ready for the waves I guess. Hopefully we actually learn something tomorrow. I find it difficult to believe there’s not one member of leadership that knows what’s going on.

Here’s another worthless perspective from a former VZW sales leader.

Large and substantial layoffs like this take several months to plan and put together. There’s absolutely no way that these layoffs were Dan’s sole creation from 4 weeks ago. I’m positive Dan voted for the move, along with the other board members, back when this was originally conceived and decided. This isn’t something you just cook up over a 3-day weekend.
Dan is doing what he should do in this situation and that’s simply taking accountability for the direction that VZ is heading for. That’s what good leaders do. It also won’t hurt that Dan will be much more effective in selling these changes to the street.
This really su-ks for everyone; I know because it happened to me in 2019. I’m praying for everyone that has or will be impacted. I have friends and family that are patiently waiting (not sleeping) for tomorrow’s meetings.
Good luck and peace.

Hey guys I report to Dean Brauer from what I understand it’s going to hit hard your immediate teams will be cut in half. So everyone your with today only half will be there next week good luck v teamers