#concern

Dishonesty and corporate greed?

My direct manager mentioned to me on Thursday that we would most likely be asked to work from home on the 20th and that we would get official confirmation on Friday (yesterday) or possibly Monday. No official confirmation came as of yesterday. Is it true that only teams that are heavily impacted will be asked to work from home? I am trying not to panic, but i have a very bad feeling about all of this.

It really could have been worse when you think about the numbers people were throwing around earlier, because there were plenty of conversations where folks talked about 20,000 cuts or even 29,000. I guess that makes 15,000 feel almost like the least awful version of the situation. Still bad, though.

It was not. Don't trust your managers, folks. They'll lie to keep you quiet and cooperative without a second thought.

Everyone leaving all of a sudden? What is happening? Is Intel gonna be sold off?

So apparently if you haven’t been asked to give a list there’s basically a 20-30% chance you’re on one already. Also found out one of our bold leaders is buying a lakefront property well deserved! Excellent job at VZ.

Praying for everyone and their families. v teamer family is bs but human to human I don’t want anyone to get chopped but I wish everyone the best

I know these layoffs are coming, Monday is D-day from everything I here lists should basically be out and everyone will know their fate to an extent, but why is VBG still getting normal emails and promos saying they are going through January 5th? And meetings are getting schedule for Late next week for blitz calls getting ready for Black Friday. Getting Black Friday appointments and everything is still running like usual?

Are they just pretending like they don’t know anything or are they just in the dark as everyone else? Or do they just not care and are making VBG workers think we are safe?

I apologize if this is a stupid question just wanting input from some of the fellow V-Team

Very vague/confusing meeting name said (Option 3 at the end), so I'm guessing it's not good news.

Who thinks assistant managers are on the chopping block?

Bad news for med surg this week. Does anyone know the full count of people let go? Other parts of the Company too?

Serious question from non union employee. If my department miraculously survives this is it possible to join the union? What is the process? I assume this late in the game they would end our group if we tried.

regarding the layoffs?

Still amazing that there are no all clear notes or organizational updates. Just here yesterday and poof.

I am so cooked

It's so over

Our team is fairly small, so jam expecting heavy impact. 🫡

I hate to see anyone lose their job but it looks like Dan is doing exactly what most people wanted. He is letting go of the leaders that are responsible for the currwnt state of the company

Just in case there’s some inside information that I’ve missed… I want to know if there’s any way to tell if my location’s going to be affected, and what patterns to look for. I haven’t been with the company very long. Not familiar with layoffs in general.

I've been seeing more people who leave the team chats recently. When I click their profile to see their orgs, I don't see any report chain, not even their manager. When I go see their LinkedIn profiles, their profiles state that they are still working at BP, and many are early-career professionals. Is this common recently?

We need someone to reach out to osha wage theft for salary employees

Calls are going out to leadership in certain teams today letting them go. These calls will continue all the way until next Friday as they sort through all the people affected. Be aware.

Heard an email went out recently announcing communication freeze for Nov 17-23rd...

Trying to hold back the bad press or leaks?

https://apnews.com/article/fannie-mae-freddie-mac-firing-pulte-data-a4f8c53df74fef83ec7fd07e3d524746

Seriously? Hiring his friends, paying them a LOT of $$$$ while thousands will lose their jobs.

“Transformation” = mass employee layoffs

I heard a rumor the layoffs have begun.
I hope it's not true. If it is true, I'm very sorry to those affected.
It's astounding they (Cenovus/Meg) were planning this in advanced, and couldn't at least have the decency to wait until after Christmas but I guess the C Suite want their bonuses.

It's not a merger, They have conquered TU and spoiling TU products and core teams who build these systems for so many years. There models failed from past 3 years and poor in managing their own Neustar systems. Inefficient to understand TU systems and how important these are for consumers. They are finally making sure all these systems sinks before they leave.

Leadership is saving Neustar team and kicking out TU core teams just believing their bullish overhyped products which are worthless when they try to implement it in past 3 years.

When are the leadership going to realize they are just a part of the overall machine…if they don’t take the employees with them this whole thing is going to fail…badly

And that we won't be ambushed by more cuts tomorrow or next week?

A simple google search would tell any prospective employee to stay away… not to mention threads were people are trying to piece together what’s going on because leadership is being super shady. It screams toxic in the worst possible way.

Has anyone from France been affected by the layoffs?

My heart goes out to all who’ve been affected so far. Synopsys employee here, and it seems like Ansys folks have been hit especially hard, at least based on what we’d heard before this round. That’s really unfair, since I know quite a few people from that side who were skilled, dedicated, and genuinely great at what they did. I can only assume performance and experience weren’t major factors. Remember, these are corporate cost-cutting decisions. They almost never reflect our true professional value or potential.

I wonder why he just reorged his group this week if he is retiring in 2.5 months.

What percentage of management is that? How many managers does Verizon have total? This is just an awful kick in the pants.

Am I the only one who only thought "okay" when reading the news? This has been dragged out for so long that I'm now numb and I don't even care anymore. If they want to get rid of me, so be it. It's not like those staying behind will be in a much better position with all the extra work coming their way.

She called me excitedly to share the news. I really didn’t have the heart to tell her how bad of an idea I thought it was, or how I don’t think he’ll last more than a few months in this toxic atmosphere. He’s too nice of a guy, and you need to have a much thicker skin and fewer scruples to survive here. I almost feel like an a--hole for not warning her, but what good would it do?

This is horrible news. I’m so sorry, guys, for all of us.

There goes the hope that we were just exaggerating, right out the window. I think my blood pressure just spiked.

Pay attention to how your manager is acting from now on. If he or she starts avoiding you or being excessively nice all of a sudden, you know what's coming.

This is going to be a fu--ing bloodbath. How is anybody supposed to focus on work with this hanging over our heads? 15k???

Job Architecture is an absolute joke. Thought you should know since it's probably not filtering up from AC or the rest of the ELT.

With all due respect, touch grass.

What a waste already. Still no concrete details because they are still trying to figure it all out.

Fiserv stock is now under 60. With the terrible customer service and outdated technology offerings they offer that’s still too high. The fall of Fiserv should studied.

Can you imagine any other workplace where an exec indulges in verbal thuggery?
Here the CTO uses abusive language at the drop of the hat.

What does the HR do?
Pretend like nothing ever happened.

Do we really need such utterly spineless HR guys?

P.S: I hope the HR folks get to read this.