#respect

It's become a standard practice here for leadership to schedule last-minute "urgent" meetings, often to discuss issues that have been pending for weeks. This blatant disregard for personal time and planning has created a constant state of exhaustion for so many of us. In the last six months, I've watched three of the most capable people on my team resign. EJ is systematically losing its best talent because of a culture that refuses to acknowledge our time has any value.

One person called Verizon their dream job. Another few people were 'thanking' Verizon. Another few were claiming that these people 'deserved it'.

Stop breaking your backs for this company, man. Have some respect. You don't need to have all of the answers, but people don't need to be su-king up to the incompetence in this company.

No more ambiguity. I don't have to sit in this he-l hole of a position, worrying about the ax man chasing me anymore. I'm at peace. A chicken with its head cut off.

No but in all honesty, I moved out to Texas from Chicago for the position I worked. This place, no offense to the native Texas folk out here (you guys are generally pretty great), is a fu--ing shithole. I won't dig into the specifics of why, other than I genuinely can't wait to go back up north where you have a better quality of life. I will not miss this place.

I want to acknowledge that I'm aware of the inherent sensitivity to this subject. Not everyone is in an as fortunate of a situation and that's okay. I feel for you too. I grieved this whole ordeal way before it went down because of this site. I can acknowledge not everyone is there and for that, I want to give you nothing but the utmost respect and wish you nothing but the best.

Hang in there, life after VZ has been a breath of fresh air.

Wanted, valued, respected, empowered, heard……

all things missing until I started on this new path.

Good luck and take care of yourselves.

🤗🫂😗

Reflecting back on the past 25+ years....wow we really had great leaders who built Verizon the right way in Seidenberg and Denny Strigl. They literally started from the bottom and moved up to CEO. It's been downhill in leadership ever since .....

From Ivan:

“Leadership is all about standards . . . those people who watch you . . . they watch how you do your work. Do you cut corners?”

“Leadership is also about respect – how you treat other people. Do you treat others as equal?”

"...when you're in a position of power, what you think is right and correct doesn’t always mean it’s right and correct. To earn respect and trust, a good leader performs the job according to the needs of the people around them, rather than their own ideas. “It wasn’t what I thought was a good job, it was what the people around me thought was a good job.”

Leading by serving the needs of others may sound counter-intuitive, but it’s an effective technique.

It was a rough 8 years watching Hans post his daily morning runs, weekly sporting events and late night concerts. We wasted 8 years with him. He was a Trojan horse.

COP has very poor respect for the workforce if they don't offer a VSP. The older people deserve to be treated with respect and the VSP is a nice way to do that.

Start by listening, because -- "newsflash" -- you probably know less than the team you just inherited, so ask questions, find the real blockers, and do your actual job.

Also, stop hogging credit when things go right and then unloading blame when they do not. Happens all the time. Stop now... that routine is stale.

Keep micromanaging and you get 0 loyalty on day one, act professional if you want professional output... treat me lke a child and you will get the bare minimum.. your choice.

If you are a corporate climber (probably are) using us as a rung, expect minimum effort from me in return... no tip, no extra mile.

Respect is not a free perk of your title, the bigger the title the harder you have to work to earn it, and since I cycle through a new manager every 12 mo, you are on probation until you prove otherwise.

stop the pointless mtgs that could be an email and stop spamming me on chat, that noise is not productivity.

Say AI like it is magic fairy dust and you owe the swear jar, pay up unless you bring budget and real use cases.

And cut the passive aggressive nonsense where everything is fine all year and then at review time I am suddenly the worst employee in history, give straight feedback when it matters or save the performance theater for someone who buys tickets.

Great to see Queen Kate Publish for her great job she’s done turning Lumen around…. How fitting it was posted on Lay off day. That’s your Marketing at work.

I wonder how many Layoff’s happen at Apple per year and Yet Tim Cook isn’t gloating about the good job he does.

Too many good people are struggling right now — burned out, anxious, even dealing with health impacts. It’s easy to feel invisible, like just another name on a list. But we’re not, and we shouldn’t be to each other.

Everyone deserves respect and safety. When that’s missing, it doesn’t just hurt morale — it hurts people. If you see someone slipping, check in. “Hey — you okay?” can mean more than you think.

If someone’s afraid to report what happened, do it for them. Accountability starts with us. Big changes don’t excuse breaking rules, laws, or people.

Need help?
• Report issues anonymously: https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/57844/index.html
• Know your rights: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state

We may not fix everything now, but we can protect each other.

Before you downvote, think: if someone was wrecking your health or threatening your family’s income for no reason, wouldn’t you want someone to speak up? We’re a $6 billion company, not a failing startup. This isn’t survival — it’s people going rogue, and it needs to stop.

architects are the most talented people in fidelity..offlate we are being targeted for no reason.. please respect us

I’m earning a little less now but I'm working under people who actually treat others with respect. No one’s nitpicking my expression or power-tripping for attention. If you’re being mistreated like that, don’t wait it out. Just leave. It’s amazing how much lighter life feels once you do.

New job, drink coffee when I want....work from home, when I want.. Big salary bump.
Big benefits bump. Big 401k contribution bump. No dysfunctional coworkers or management to deal with. I actually like my job. Treated with respect and dignity, a professional, not a factory worker....... there is a new life out there.......go get yours. Its waiting for you!....

As an early career professional, this layoff showed me something new. Where I normally get treated like dirt by my seniors and most M’s, I’m noticing alot of ego deaths. M’s who thought they were on top or top ICs, tenured employees - they are all coming down off of their high horses because of fear that they are next.

What has this taught me? No matter how high I climb in my career, I will ALWAYS treat people with respect. Care. Appreciation for what they do. I will not act my title or my degree, but like a decent human being.

I wish this same reality check on those who need to internalize it.

Long gone are the days when people dreamed of working at Intel. Now we can’t even attract mediocre employees, and the top talent is avoiding us in wide berths. I fear this kind of loss of reputation is irreparable and we’ll be feeling it for a long time to come.

I’ve never actually respected anyone I worked with. If you want a decade of stagnation and headaches, sure, stay. Otherwise just run now while you can.

I am quite surprised by the attitude many young have towards older workers.

1. They know a lot. Maybe different things than you know.
2. Ypu won’t be young forever. How do you want to be treated as you age?
   Old and young should learn from each other.

It used to deserve your full effort, but the current leadership treats employees with zero respect, and that’s exactly how much they deserve back.

I work at U.S. Bank for 33 years and was forced to retire. Credit card fraud area is a sham they have new management and the new management has taken the department into the ground. They have lost good employees that have either left the bank or retired. All they worry about now is production. They don’t worry about the quality of work since they opened an office in India in Poland. After 33 years of dedicated service to this bank, all I got was a small face of flowers not even a retirement card congratulations or anything. It’s very sad when you’re a dedicated employee and you leave and this is how you’re treated.

they are useless. they WFH and put their status' as "busy" while they are at the hair salon and grabbing iced coffees, posting about it on social media. or they are in another country cause it's so convenient to travel around in europe with teams installed on your phone.

no wonder all managers hate analysts and interns. they inflate our HC and do nothing impactful.

no matter it was 1 year, 10 years, 20 years, or lifelong.
leave now.

Used until I’m worn down, then easily discarded. I no longer feel like a human being or a professional with over 30 years of specialized experience. It’s as if none of it ever mattered. As someone who once took real pride in my work, it’s been disheartening to watch what companies like ours have gradually become. The shift has been subtle but steady - eroding purpose, value, and basic respect for employees. The way people are treated now feels like near-complete disregard. At this stage, it’s probably too late for me to change careers, or even companies, because of my age. But I hope younger colleagues start to look at their careers with a different lens. Unless something gives, the culture will only continue to decline.

Leadership at all levels are responsible for making employees feel like cr-p.
If you were honest with yourself you would look around and see most of the people around you have been treated like shi_.

There is no way to win employees back unless the new leadership proves they value the employees.

I don’t work there, but I’ve watched what this place has done to my sister. She’s given them everything—early mornings, late nights, weekends, endless events. And she’s not the only one. So many of you have sacrificed your time, your health, even your families, because you believed in being loyal and dedicated.

But what does this company give back? Not gratitude, not respect, not recognition. Instead, after draining people dry, they toss you out like you were nothing. It’s not a “thank you” for years of service—it’s a cold shove out the door.

We used to joke it was like a cult. Turns out we were right. A cult takes your energy, your devotion, your soul—and when you’re no longer useful, it discards you. That’s exactly what’s happening here.

To everyone getting laid off: you deserved better than this. And no matter what they try to make you believe, the failure is theirs—not yours.

I find it shocking that after months of uncertainty and fear, leadership can't be bothered to (1) guarantee a phone call to discuss your fate or (2) loop in lower level managers to have that conversation.

After my manager finished reading the HR script, he said to me, “Good luck", and I replied, “Good luck to you too". I truly meant it. I know many of you, like me, have wanted to leave this toxic place but haven’t, for various reasons. I sincerely wish the very best for all of you who are still at Cisco.

You can spot an L3/L4 leader from 100 yards away. They stick out like a Weird Al ringtone at a funeral. No stress on their face, they’re weightless despite the gravity of their decisions. Be better. It doesn’t take much.

It’s the new right of passage for our Indian friends: the ubiquitous post on LinkedIn “Just can’t believe that it’s already been five years!”. This is how we signal that we are now ready and willing to jump into the job market to cash in on ExxonMobil’s training investment. Well done Exxon.

I read posts on LinkedIn from people who were with the company for 12, 18 and even 25 years who were laid off in this Aug 2025 RIF. Imagine working for a company for 25 years and then being cast aside like nothing with a sh---y pre-recorded 5 min call. The small severance amount is also insulting. I’m shocked by how all these loyal employees were treated.

"At Cargill, everyone matters and everyone counts. Cargill is committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect"

There was NO dignity and certainly ZERO respect when I was laid off. I was ghosted by my manager and treated by the company, colleagues like I'd been fired for cause.