Thread regarding Verizon Communications Inc. layoffs

in some groups a year ago, selections by Senior Directors were 'personal' regardless of remote or in office. Some were told high salaried employees were targeted, some others were told their roles were eliminated due to 'organizational restructuring'. roles that were eliminated, were posted within 45 days indicating must be in office three days a week. Though the associate directors only had to go to the office once a month, of the same group, very few actually go to the office. Initiative-wise, not much progress made if any or at all. Technology investments are waning. AI transition is still in its 'strategy' phases. At least travel has been restricted.

You BETCHA, now go get your shinebox!!!

Another one - If one is on H1B - might still stay, if you're US citizen - out.

I hope my manager hates me because I despise my manager. I need a severance package to escape from the misery of doing more work while others slack off.

@af lighten up Francis

@at This will be #1 on the list. I was the only non-indian in the group and was riffed.

In the groups I've seen affected the cuts have been performance and HR type issues almost entirely. I've expressed surprise about this name or that to people in the management tree of the org and always hear something like " well lets put it this way- there are things you don't know about that person."
I've also seen situations where two people have conflicts where HR is involved and they both got cut.

in my exeprience remote has not been a factor at all

As Verizon is self insured on medical, one thing (which will never be acknowledged) is medical costs: medical cost to the company / employee, e.g. cancer treatment, had a baby recently, chronic conditions, etc.
I have seen this in the last layoff in november in our group. Every single one laid off, had a medical condition, some hospital days, and one had a baby just 3 months before november 19. Age: yes, but it does not matter high salary or not. They just want to shed that group... badly.

@OP Sounds like me 😨

My Sr Dir said they never saw remote as a trigger on the lists

@OP

bootlickers like you look to be safe?

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