Thread regarding Verizon Communications Inc. layoffs

Post ID: @gp+1jvmqzyrm

You nailed it—this place is supposed to be a release valve, a space for people to speak freely about what’s really going on. Instead, it’s swarmed with people who act like their job is to patrol thought crimes.

Express doubt? “Shut up.”
Share intel? “You’re bitter.”
State facts? “You’re making it up.”

It mirrors exactly what’s happening inside Verizon—truth isn’t just ignored, it’s actively rejected. When open dialogue becomes a threat, it says more about the system than the speaker. Your post is one of the few that cuts through the noise. Stay loud.

They’re practicing the art of the “quick backfill but at levels junior to the one vacated”. If I leave a Senior Engineer role, it will be backfilled with an Engineer II. That’s how management has been handling things since COVID.

Why are there people on these boards - are they even real people - so adamant that no one say anything negative about Verizon, however factual and impartially presented? Firstly, posters are downright attacked for expressing personal misgivings - "I hate my job, don't see a future here, and I'm wondering when is the right time to jump ship - has anyone heard anything?" - seems appropriate content for an anonymous layoff site. Those people get crushed. But then if someone gives a straightforward assessment that resonates with frontline experience, it faces dismissive pushback from people seemingly unwilling to engage. That resistance to face the facts can be a personal choice, but it manifests as active obstruction of broader dialogue, tantamount to "Shut up." Or "No one listen. Nothing to see here. Nothing could be better than our terrible situation, so don't even think about that possibility." WTF? Why the responses that seem designed to end the conversation? They don't even present facts that can be debated. You can't argue with "Shut up." To those of us that see things as they really are, let's not let our conversations get derailed anymore. It's an insidious trend.

Post ID: @c7+1jvmqzyrm

Fair point — no one’s claiming there’s a utopia out there. But that doesn’t excuse sugarcoated messaging that ignores how legacy employees are being pushed aside under the banner of “agility.” It’s not about expecting pots of gold — it’s about calling out the widening gap between corporate storytelling and ground truth. If we don’t push back, the spin becomes the standard.

The erasure of institutional knowledge in the name of agility is spot on. The constant reorgs create the one thing that has become stable which is zero experts. Everything is always new with unclear expectations and complete lack of accountability. If something does fail, they just reorganize again. Strategic plan is a complete joke in that shape shifting company. It can’t sit still for even 1 year to hold itself accountable to the same budget.

Does anyone really believe it is any different/better in any other PLC? If you ever find it, try to leave a map to this land of Unicorns and pots of gold so the rest may join you someday!

Post ID: @bt+1jvmqzyrm

Appreciate the reminder. Just wanted to get a quick read before finalizing—thanks for your input.

So, OP, concentrate on polishing it yourself, like usual.

Verizon has been spinning for 30 years +

Well said. These glossy success stories might work for LinkedIn PR, but they don’t reflect what’s really happening inside Verizon. Quiet layoffs, vague “talent recalibration” language, and the systematic erasure of experienced workers are not transformation—they’re cost-cutting with a press release.

The disconnect between internal morale and external messaging is growing. Real agility doesn’t come from shedding institutional knowledge. It comes from valuing it and integrating it with innovation. Right now, Verizon seems more interested in curating perception than leading with substance.