#morale

And you can tell. Not exactly the best setup heading into the holiday season. Some Belk stores look amazing, and I know that only happens because people behind the scenes are ki-ling themselves to keep things together. But there’s only so much you can pull off when you’re short-staffed and the manager seems more checked out than actually concerned about performance.

With all the corporate talk about “psychological safety,” I keep wondering: is that even possible when layoffs never stop?
Real psychological safety requires predictability and trust.
Rolling layoffs destroy both.
Here’s what ki-ls it:
Zero transparency. Everything is “realignment,” “strategy,” or “location optimization.” Translation: no one knows what’s really happening.

Random performance hits. One day you’re “exceeds expectations,” the next day you’re suddenly “needs improvement” right before a cut.

No beginning, no end. Instead of one clear RIF, you get drip-drip layoffs tied to RTO, org shuffles, or quiet offshoring.

And everyone knows. Employees aren’t stupid — when people quietly disappear, the anxiety spikes.
Axios recently called this the era of the “forever layoff.” as noted in the previous post.
Micro-layoffs (fewer than 50 people) went from 38% in 2015 to 51% now. Companies do small cuts all year, stay under the radar, and pretend nothing is happening. But workers absolutely feel it — morale, trust, and well-being are tanking across the board.

And honestly, Wells Fargo is the poster child for this — just look at the ongoing discussion in that thread. Rolling layoffs, opaque messaging, shifting “location strategy,” and the slow offshoring creep. It’s exactly the anxiety-inducing pattern Axios described.
So here’s the question:
Can any company claim “psychological safety” when people spend every week wondering if they’re next?

Because psychological safety + perpetual layoffs = corporate fiction.

That seems to be the message the leadership is sending us.

I was dead set on staying here a few months ago, but I've changed my mind. Enough is enough. I want out, and I hope I can get out with severance as a nice safety net. What are the odds we'll be given a chance to volunteer before they start cutting folks left and right?

What happened to the talent at this firm? Was I hallucinating or was life at the firm better before?

I’m starting to think I was gaslighting myself to think my coworkers were competent professionals. They’re neither competent, nor professionals anymore.

This site has been great therapy for me. It’s so hard not to be bitter about the situation, our leaders, and all of the uncertainty. Verizon & all the great people here have given me so much over the last 15 yrs. I’ve had the time of my life, hoped it would last, but nothing is forever. I hope it ends well for all of us, but I will tell you that many of the best outcomes in my career came from situations I never planned and never had a say in. Best of luck to all of you!

The useless and id--ts are still stuck around look very suspicious and nervous at this place while the talents are still pushed out secretly.

At least on my team. Tells you all you need to know about this company and what are its priorities.

That once we shed 15k people, things will suddenly turn around, we'll become more profitable, the stock's going to skyrocket, and all that jazz? Because we've had layoffs before, and all they ever did was leave the people who stayed with even more work. That's it. Oh, and the people at the top got fat bonuses. Which explains a lot.

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

Seriously, the guy just cuts heads- couldn’t literally anyone do that? So what exactly makes someone a great leader? Apparently here it’s leading us to lots of debt, pi----g off most employees, forcing overcrowded buildings, having the arrogance to say this is best even though employee surveys says differently, constantly refer to other companies like Amazon that we are following- so really we lead in nothing, and of course the complicit board-made of of other people that knew best and pi---d off their own employees.

Not that I have much of a choice. But this is exhausting and completely demoralizing.

Judging by how my team’s been feeling, I’m definitely not alone. It makes waiting for next week even harder. There’s nothing to look forward to, just hoping to hang on to a job you can’t stand because there are no real options out there. It’s doing wonders for everyone’s mental health.

Today's a sad day as more VSPd or ISPd associates walked out the door.

Some exhaled, took a deep breath and said "good riddance". Others started to cry as they're leaving a place they've called home and family for numerous years.

I'm sad to see the associates go as I know a few really wanted to stay. Also they put in a lot of hard work and dedication into their career.

Until next time, thank you for the training on the work, the ability to be open and communicate with your peers in the every day work.

You'll be truly missed.

IT is a mess. Never seen it this bad. Its even worse than when Eder was here. What are you seeing in your team? We can't get any decisions made. Nothing is getting done. The only thing we see are jobs heading offshore. Getting out as soon as I can.

Corporate America, including Wells Fargo has been nothing but a source of wealth for the CEOs and executives. They don’t give a cr-p about any of the worker bees who make their salaries and bonuses possible go rake go rough a house go build something do something meaningful with your life because the corporate life will do nothing but drag you down and lower your morale

No pay rises,
Have to use holiday at Xmas,
WFR being bandied about,
Incoming staff earning way more than you,
Takeover rumours,
No job satisfactoon whatsoever, its just a job !!
Me, depressed, pi$$ed off, fed up and hate Mondays knowing I've got another 5 days of same old sh1te !

So serious question.As an associate I never understood the hate management had for especially union folks.When these huge layoffs continue to happen year after year wouldn’t some of the management employees understand why we need a voice.I mean honestly this is all about moving out the old and moving in the new paypal CEO own buddies to high level positions .I mean just can’t even understand the complete dedication some of the management has to being completely terrible to associates.All for what a company that has sunk itself wasted more money then most and really could careless about you kicking you to the curb during Holidays.If I was a management person I would not give to damns about anything other then getting a check till they gave me the boot like they plan to do to so Many!!Ra Ra V Teamers or soon to be ex V Teamers

Lack of motivation: Peter states that there is no motivation to work harder because he "don't see another dime" if the company produces more units.

Meaningless work: The film criticizes a workplace where employees are unfulfilled and their work seems meaningless.

Corporate frustration: Peter's frustration is a direct result of a top-down structure with incompetent bosses and a system that punishes mistakes without offering rewards for success.

"I just don't care": This famous line is the core of his argument, explaining that his inaction isn't due to laziness but a complete disconnect from his job's purpose and his company's goals.

The reality is what Verizon is doing is pretty messed up they are laying people off because they realized hiking pricing and relying on networks doesn’t work, so they layoff 15k people to make up for the losses. Well who do you think made those decisions it was the people at the top. Employees needed to speak out and walk out. People are scared and don’t say nothing but look at the end result!! So if people act out and be disruptive I fully understand. They fire people before the holidays speaks to fu-k the employees

on 11/23/26 TransUnion just laid off hundreds of amazing people in their CTO technology org. People around the world were laid off. They cut way to deep this time and I expect a huge performance ripple effect in Q1. 100% their CTO Venkat is about to sink the ship with these cuts in order to hit unrealistic cost savings targets tied to his bonus. Moral is horrible.

Does anyone truly know what this company‘s plan is as a long-term employee? I question this myself. There seems to be no career path no talk about company status. Very slow at releasing new equipment very poor at supporting direct operations. It just seems like nobody cares about anything anymore internally. I would think with the right people in the right places in upper management things would change drastically, but have been stagnant and a shame for a while.

Personally just don’t think I can do another year at this company

Belk is the cr-ppiest company to work for. They want so much done. Like markdowns, markups, 5000 times the freight, customer service, credit, apps, sale sets, fullfillement, etc... all under minimum hours. Stores look like cr-p, can't recover, always on the register or having to do other things because God forbid they don't meet the numbers for them. Not to mention the dock, corporate watches the camera to see if your dock is cleared (he-l no it isn't, we have no hours and no time), they don't support there associates!!
But corporate has time to throw lavish parties in Charlotte and open new stores 🙄 that they won't staff correctly with a abundance amount of work to do. How about stop having stores hire if you won't give the stores hours to give them, common sence there. Do not work for Belk. They take all there associates and salary managers for granted. Less pay, less help, but more workload!!!!

Anyone else see the #Do Better Chevron post it notes on the broken glass in the Houston Sky Ring? Classic.

We have a culture of fear now at WF that has destroyed innovation with all of us walking on eggshells

How about everyone just shows up to work and do nothing, just sit down and play with our phones and send a message to the big wigs

keep working hard v-teamers

I have been having nightmares since the news broke out, Not able to focus, moral is low, zero motivation to do anything. Not willing to put in any effort until I know my fate next week. I mean whatever happens happens but next couple of days are going brutal!

Verizon is in this situation because of poor leadership, which was replaced with poor leadership, which is now being replaced by more poor leadership.

Just once, has any of these feckless leaders held themselves responsible? I mean they blame the economy, they blame COVID, they blame the employees. But they never take responsibility.

Isn't that literally in the credo?

But, it is the employees who will suffer. Hans will never have to worry about buying groceries, or losing thier home or paying medical expenses. Neither will Dan. They care about nothing and no one else.

The are typically sociopaths (and yes, there are peers reviewed scientific studies that show this).

Just once...

... just not Legacy Xerox folks. That's fu--ing delightful.

I hate what this is doing to me. I am here looking at my coworkers and praying its one of them and not me. I don't want anyone to lose their job, but of course I prefer that I don't lose mine. So here I am looking at my VZ "family" and hoping its them. This su-ks.

In the Ashburn office today, compared to normal Thursdays it felt dead. Morale is at an all time low

Campus a graveyard.

Well folks, it’s been a wild week out here on the range. Rumors gallopin’ faster than a spooked jackrabbit, whispers in every cubicle corral, and folks hidin’ under their desks like coyotes in a hailstorm. But today, I bring word straight from the top bunkhouse—The Ranch Boss himself has spoken.

That’s right: a ceasefire has been declared.

All units, stand down. Pack up your spreadsheets, holster your resume blasters, and step away from the LinkedIn feed. The L48 front has gone quiet—no more surprise ambushes, no more “urgent invites” from HR at high noon. The dust is settlin’, and the Ranch Boss says, “That’s enough shootin’ for one season.”

Now, I ain’t sayin’ the fence line’s fixed or the water trough’s full—there’s still a few loose boards out there, and some of y’all are lookin’ at each other like, “You sure this ain’t a trick?” But as of now, the official word is:
👉 It’s over.
👉 Everyone can holster their nerves.
👉 The L48 herd’s intact… for now.

So take a deep breath, pour yourself a strong cup of office coffee (the kind that tastes like it’s been sittin’ on the burner since the Eagle Ford days), and give thanks that your badge still scans.

This ol’ cowdog’s off to patrol the breakroom—heard there’s a fresh box of donuts, and if anyone thinks they can outmaneuver me for the maple bar, well, they’ve got another thing comin’.

Stay vigilant, stay humble, and above all, stay employed.
— Hank, Head of Ranch Security (L48 Division)

I heard that Chubak got well over $4MM for a sign-on bonus here- I can’t even imagine earning that in my whole career. It’s just another example of how far removed he is from the rest of us.

With layoffs looming and articles all over the news. Employee morale at its lowest but our VP , Jarrett - wants a plan to fix a metric. No one is addressing the stress and fear that our people are feeling. What a low person

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.