Dan is there to be the hatchet before the Frontier merger is complete. This way John Stratton doesn’t have to do the dirty work and ruin his image.
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Well either that Leader is DEI or blind.
Vz is overloaded at Director/AVP level… sounds like Dan has at least one leader to start the cuts with.
Agree with your statement! He’s not “coming back” — he never fully left. He’s maneuvering as a behind-the-curtain strategist, possibly preparing the ground for a Verizon–Frontier network alignment or regional asset trade. But the face of that transition won’t be him; it’ll be whoever’s installed as the post-clean-up CEO.
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Let’s be real — Dan’s not there to swing the hatchet for Stratton, he’s there to make the balance sheet look clean before the next chapter. The optics matter. Stratton’s name carries weight with Wall Street, but he won’t re-enter the picture until the cuts, divestitures, and asset write-downs are done.
This isn’t about “dirty work,” it’s about timing — Schulman handles the reset; Stratton, if he returns in any capacity, would be the stabilizer afterward. Classic playbook: one cleans, the other rebuilds.
And let’s be honest — neither Dan nor John will tolerate the likes of Sampath once the dust settles. Schulman has zero patience for vanity metrics or PowerPoint strategists who don’t deliver operational results, and Stratton never had time for abstract “platform” talk detached from execution. Sampath’s style might have thrived under Hans, but it won’t survive under this duo. The board wants credibility and accountability, not another round of buzzwords.
Funny part is, the stock’s finally drifting down to its real price — not the one propped up by slogans and earnings spin. Markets are simply catching up to reality.
John Stratton is a high school grad.. over achieved and no doubt a nice guy.
Zero chance he us Vz CEO in waiting.
Vz has overloaded Director/DEI hirings so plenty of roommto cut and have zero negative impact on Customers. In fact reducing 10,000 over a 6-12 month periid will lower costs so Vz can compete since Network no
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I've heard from senior leadership that the feeling is that weve already cut too deep. The new cuts need to come from lowering expenses. We also need to increase revenue and focus on our core product.
There won't be significant cuts until after the merger. Need to see where the two organizations intersect and pick the best employees from both.
it's not that big of a merger. we have been cleaning for 8 years. it's time to lower those prices and grow our base
do you really think big cuts are coming,i know theres always riffs here and there.
Not a fan of John Stratton!
There is so much low hanging fruit to cut.