#employeerelations

So they are just assuming everyone will take the job at the indirects ? Regardless if anyone does Verizon still needs to own up to the thousands not 500. BTW how many fraud transactions are going to get pushed through if the rep is leaving ? I can’t believe how Verizon handles layoffs when so many will be there for another month. What a shrinkage nightmare !

Thank you for laying me off. No, I do not want to learn about your earnings while I struggle to find a new job. WTH?

I don't think it's possible. I've never seen a company treat its employees so poorly in my career. Dell is a despicable company.

Does he have any responsibility as a special advisor? Specially it was hard day yesterday

So assuming the Union Eisp will be announced soon .The summer manager riff Is over .So hopefully it’s an enhanced buyout to everyone who wants out .This is possible it could be after September riff scheduled.I just don’t understand how the management continues to operate as if the whole company is not just smoke & mirrors !!!As if the CEO actually cares about the direct reports doing the dirty work like a band of executioners!!Pretty sure the associates that are mostly union have been taking more abuse from the same managers who fear for their Jobs for years .Lets face it from gps tracking to time questioning .When most associates actually have done nothing wrong along with have given no abuse to the management.Pretty sure if I was management I would just track on thru my day as if I saw nothing .Crazy how some managers still go after associates inside and outside for no reason as if the corporation cares about them till the next riff.

Commonwealth has recently implemented layoffs affecting its home office staff. These workforce reductions are occurring in anticipation of the company's conversion to LPL. Affected employees are expected to remain in their positions through the end of 2026. The article does not specify the exact number of employees impacted by these layoffs. Further details regarding the conversion process are also not provided.

https://citywire.com/pro-buyer/news/exclusive-commonwealth-lays-off-home-office-staffers-ahead-of-lpl-conversion/a2494349

I stand here on ashes and ember. Many colleagues impacted, particularly those I rely on to support and drive execution. I suppose someone will figure out how I can push any projects through without them? I will quietly and simply sit on my hands until then.

Verizon employees are on the ropes. How many more body blows can they take before they get knocked out for good. The company is an utter mess at the moment. Employees are shell shocked and trying to keep their heads down whilst wondering if it’ll be them that are laid off next. Running a company based on fear and uncertainty only results in one thing : failure

Overheard leaders discussing lack of meeting business needs is hurting SDS & heads will roll. Anyone else hear this?

After all these layoffs I might make a president's cabinet next year....

I wanted out for a while, so this is doing me a favor. I feel bad for my teammates who'll have more work now, but it is what it is. I leave happy.

https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/verizon-shed-274-stores-lay-off-another-500-corporate-employees-2026-07-16/

Questions are posted and the admin marks them "ANSWERED" yet they are never answered and are ultimately removed from the queue. This is why we have trust issues.

Multiple people let go yesterday, as part of a \company-wide restructure; total count unknown at this time, effecting all branches of the company aside from SECOPS.

I see some „open to work” status from (already former) Oracle’s employees posted yesterday on Lkdn. How many were laid off?
Any update about Poland?

I've noticed a lot of USB colleagues noticing that Americans aren't being hired anymore & are upset about that. I see entire floors full of one ethnitity not previously known to our continent. I thought that's what diversity was & we were cool with that! I thought hiring cousins & castemates & taking kickbacks was what DIE (sp?) was all about? Why must people resist letting some others in the global community come-up, my American family has it all already why should yours who may not be as stable yet take-up a spot & income for our unfortunate friends an ocean away?

(Satire about the anti-Indian sentiment post. I swear to God the liberal mind rot sui-idal empathy will end this country.)

https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/verizon-shed-274-stores-lay-off-another-500-corporate-employees-2026-07-16/

Fellow MBA’s what shifts do you normally work each week?

I now normally get stuck with 2 Closing Shifts , 3 opening shifts

I used to get 1 close and 4 opening shifts when I first moved out of being a CXM

Less closing Was supposed to be a perk of being
MBA vs CXM

And now having AYS , Jewelry and CXC’s added to my list of responsibilities is pushing my buttons

Have all the notifications been sent out by now?

You are only a number… don’t assume anything makes you safe. The current leadership has 1 priority… Slash and cut.. no master plan, no vision. the AI talk is all a cover to layoff and do stock buybacks.. Best of luck to all impacted today and the ones to come…

Please tell me I'm not the only one who finds this phrasing offensive? They're plastering this phrase on every corporate email like a proud child showing off their finger painting. I think it smacks of condescension from the higher ups. Like we're not taking our jobs seriously enough or working hard enough. Also, we don't "own" anything here as evidenced by the fact that they're cutting us loose at every available opportunity. You want buy-in from the employees? Give us job security and fair compensation and benefits, not patronizing emails.

Anyone in Value let go today?

I am wondering if we will have yet another year of zero raises.

I don't want to get too hopeful, but it seems these layoffs are above my paygrade, to put it like that.

Total spam communications that always makes me mad.

The email about record profits, all the while NOT paying for performance angered me.

This chick has this pre-recorded call at 8am with an email to get on this call at 745. Pre-recorded and just sounding so heartless and then click, call over in 5 minutes. 2 decades I've given to this company and it's all gone. No, thank you for everything you've done over the years, personalized by anyone. Just a default message like it's a voicemail. This fu--ing company has become so heartless.

This waiting game has caused so much anxiety. I just want to get that email response so I can get some sort of something so I can see how soon I can be out. And no I am not just going to leave! Just here for support.

Are we really going to silently accept a drop in our real salaries? At the first townhall this year we were told we'd get an update on merit increase by June.
It's mid-July. No update. No explanation. Nothing. Leadership had no problem making the promise publicly, apparently following through with even a basic communication is a different story.

I'll say somewhere between 50 and 60.

I was REALLY hoping to see an email from dan the hatchet man... looks like PACT is safe.

Somebody tell Netflix, I’m ready to tell my story. I want customers, and providers to know how Cigna really feels about them and how this company ACTUALLY treat their employees. This is absurd and the world needs to hear what’s happening.

I’m an AM and on my day off this morning got a text and email from Verizon to join a Webex and my dm and sm both asked us all to join it. Even if off. Anxiety is high

I slept for a total of 2 hours, all in 15-minute increments. It's sad we have to go through something like this over and over again these days. I guess when they said layoffs are the new normal, they weren't kidding.

Global media measurement giant Nielsen today announced it is changing its name to Nambiar Media Insights Pvt. Ltd. and relocating its headquarters to a new campus in Kochi, Kerala.

“At our core,” said Karthik Rao, “Nielsen was always Indian. The ‘N’ stood for Nambiar all along. The rest was just colonial branding. We’re finally decolonizing our letterhead.”

The rebrand comes shortly after Nielsen completed its “Strategic Talent Optimization Initiative” — HR-speak for firing roughly 4,200 American employees and replacing them with bright young graduates who can pronounce “TRP” without giggling. Sources say the transition was seamless, except for the part where the U.S. office Wi-Fi stopped working because no one was left who knew the password.

New Branding Elements

Logo: The old “Nielsen” wordmark has been replaced by a majestic elephant holding a TRP meter in its trunk, with the tagline: “Same Data. Better Karma.”

Mission Statement: “Delivering hyper-local, culturally nuanced insights from the land where your grandparents’ cousin’s neighbor’s son already works.”

Office Perks in Kochi: Free unlimited filter coffee, 47 varieties of banana chips in the pantry, and a mandatory 4 p.m. power nap policy. American severance packages included a one-way ticket to “find yourself” and a coupon for 15% off at Big Bazaar.

New Rating System: Instead of households, they now measure “aunties who watch TV while yelling at the maid.” Early data shows Kumkum Bhagya is crushing The Bachelor in the 22-35 demographic.

During the virtual all-hands (now called “Family WhatsApp Group Meeting”), the CEO — speaking from an undisclosed golf course in Scottsdale — wiped away a single tear and said, “This isn’t about cost-cutting. This is about authenticity. For too long we’ve been pretending to be an American company when our true soul has always been in God’s Own Country. Also, the fully loaded cost of an American analyst was roughly equivalent to the GDP of a small Kerala village.”

Marketing head Priya Nambiar explained the deeper reasoning: “Americans were asking too many questions. ‘Why is the sample size 87 people in Ohio?’ ‘Can we get data after 2019?’ Very negative energy. Our new Nambiar team just nods, says ‘yes sir, will do the needful,’ and delivers the numbers by yesterday.”

As of press time, Nambiar Media Insights is accepting applications for “Chief American Nostalgia Officer” — a purely ceremonial role involving wearing a cowboy hat in Zoom calls and saying “y’all” occasionally for brand authenticity.Jai Hind. Jai Ratings.

George Kurian's legacy won't be maybe hitting $10B in revenue at some point. His legacy, along with Beth O'Callahans, will be constant layoffs and total decimation of the NetApp culture that had been built over the years. Beth's legacy will be the same since she is a big driver behind the new forced distribution performance rewards and the in-office mandates. Sadly, the direct reports to them just blindly follow along.

Does management genuinely believe the recent PADP/MLPR changes are the best way for EM to meet its goals? If the real aim is headcount reduction, there are far less damaging approaches that don’t undermine morale. Does EM HR, the MC or board truly see these changes as strengthening the company, given the risks they introduce?

My son had a minor asthma attack tonight. In Minneapolis, we've been advised to shut windows, turn off air conditioners so that we can breathe inside our own homes and avoid going outside. The heat index is expected to be in the upper 90's tomorrow. The current air quality index is 520 (hazardous). Downtown parking is limited and taking public transportation requires standing outside, waiting for the bus/lightrail and the walking several blocks to get to the office.

It's incredible to me that we have had to normalize and navigate new infectious pathogens, violent government occupations of our cities and global warming events such as this and yet the MC requires us to strictly adhere to 1990's style work requirements.

I've been following the rules. I dress business casual, take the bus downtown or pay $20 a day for parking, walk a few blocks and then I sit alone and interact with no one except the clerk at the nearby coffee shop for the entire time I'm there. I don't work with a single person at my hub. And I work in STEM, so there's no reason whatsoever for me to be there if none of my coworkers are there. The time, effort and money it costs me to go sit by myself, under florescent lights in a mostly empty office space feels at the very least absurd and at most, intentionally cruel.

I already know the MC won't address this or show that they care in any way. This might be the last straw for me. I can't take one more obstacle in the way of simply doing the job I was hired to do. I'm a single parent, the air outside is hazardous and I'm currently stressing about meeting my RTO metrics for July. This is beyond stupid. It's malicious.

Just curious, any departments getting word of additional duties? If so, list your dept. and if comfortable, your additional duties.