Thread regarding Verizon Communications Inc. layoffs

Not sure why any member of IT with legitimate skills would stay at VZ.

I’d love to see the Gallup survey issued to all of the IT contractors.

Shank is the Shakespearean “Mad king” from game of thrones or king Lear , when the chalice gets full with corruption and incompetence , they resort to their worst instincts, nepotism , back stabbing , lying and general insanity. Unfortunately people and the company suffer. How Verizon stock is 50% undervalued in this day of 2% interest rate. Because every year we go backwards technologically. Only ONE person to blame.

RTE = Release Train Engineer
The Release Train Engineer (RTE) is a servant leader and coach for the Agile Release Train (ART). The RTE’s major responsibilities are to facilitate the ART events and processes and assist the teams in delivering value. RTEs communicate with stakeholders, escalate impediments, help manage risk, and drive relentless improvement.

The INFY, VZ rebadged, model is not very successful either. INFY mass reductions of rebadged folks. By the end of this calendar year the remaining resultant will be 10% of the rebadgers. INFY reduces bench stays (from 90 work days to 45 workdays) for rebadgers displaced.

GDM = global delivery model aka vdsi

OP: you need to be clearer in your written description..... I do want to read and get a better sense of understanding.

Original poster: What is RTEa and GDM???

IT leaders, just shameful to know how much better things could be in the IT workplace, if there was accountability and transparency.

IT hierarchy, executives, again need to be reorganized and flattened. This needs to go up from ITs' Senior Managers to the top of IT – and specifically the management that is polarized to not empower their IT professionals thus collecting a paycheck.

When will the c-suite get it and take action. Clearly, the c-suite does not read this board as all posters are tarnished disenfranchised.

pMKq I must have hit a nerve. I spent 28 year in that place. The first 22 years were great....the last 6 s—ed. You must be watching this board because you know VZ IT would throw you out with the trash without blinking an eye. You don’t want to give up what...vacation, STI. Trust me pal there is plenty of great places to work at instead of waiting for the hammer to drop at a company that doesn’t give a sh– about you. Next time they don’t meet their numbers they will go to the managers and ask for names. You feel like you will be OK because you have been busting your but for this company for many years, but the truth is your salary can pay for 3 offshore resources. You will get a sick feeling in your stomach because you know something is up. You get called to a meeting on a Thursday and be told ‘this was tough but we have to let you go’ . You will start looking then but It might be tough to find a job. Why not look while you have a job instead of waiting to have a heart attack when you are 55 because of the stress your under.

@1zki+16zdpMKq

Ouch he got a Smack down 😂
Get back to Xbox as told by your superior 😆

@1zki+16zdpMKq

Silly person
The call and question with shankar was about race and discrimination in IT . Did you even listen

Hello it’s news worthy. Get out if bed , stop playing xbox , look out the window or turn on the news

"I think people will take this it the press as nothing changed" - @1ahw
Walk it back my friend. You're delusional and full of yourself fella. I don't think that what you whine about meets any "stop the presses" newsworthy-ness bar.
If it did, that's a paper I would unsubscribe from.
Peace!

Let’s face it you stay in IT as you can’t go anywhere else

I work in finance . They celebrate 1 ERP. We made the most progress five years back and got to 3 . Since then 100s of millions invested and nothing . One erp is a joke and we celebrate. We still have 3

That sums up GTS

Just PR not IT not results

The last call with Shanks was horrible
He did not deal the racism and discrimination questions

Vivid k–ls his people

Kyle does nothing

People are tired of the whole mess

I think people will take this it the press as nothing changed

@1pmt, gloat much?
Why do you remain stuck here, on this site, mentally stunted, trolling here, if you're being honest with yourself when you claim:
"...landed in a great place."
"I never realized how toxic that environment was until I experienced something so different. In my new company we are agile with a lot of resources all over the world."
"I work on an amazing team from offshore and onshore."
"The... manager I work for is amazing and empowers his people and stays out of the way unless you need his help.
"There is definitely better pastures with the same benefits or better out there."
It would seem a man as happy as you, who makes the best decisions, would be able to move on.
Yet, here you are, still stalking? Hmmm?

I am so sorry to hear how bad it is gotten. I feel for my friends that stayed behind. I left with the VSP and landed in a great place. I never realized how toxic that environment was until I experienced something so different. In my new company we are agile with a lot of resources all over the world. I work on an amazing team from offshore and onshore. The ‘Indian’ manager I work for is amazing and empowers his people and stays out of the way unless you need his help. I HATED the Indian execs at VZ. They didn’t give a sh$t about anyone. Just loved to bark orders and view you as a worthless resource. If you hate it...start looking. There is definitely better pastures with the same benefits or better out there.

Why bother complaining to leadership? You think they care? Have you ever noticed that even though tons of questions like yours are posted for All Hands meetings, they hand pick the non-controversial ones and ignore all the rest.

Don't worry. Your pain will soon be over. What has not already been outsourced, will be soon. And IT is no more stressful than any other department.