Ever hear of a corporation whose CEO gets axed but not followed by executive management? Verizon is saddled with far too many layers of SVP's, EVP's, VP's, AVP's, Sr Directors, Directors & AD’s. It's absurd – and the board of directors needs a slap for allowing it to happen. Bertolini is well overdone. Perhaps a trip to the Verizon annual meeting and presentation by employees is warranted. And any middle manager threatening a report with the "get on the bandwagon or leave'' language needs to be reminded – excuse me – “You’re actually the target.” Also, dear Verizon, severances are much cheaper than settlements.
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This is on BOD. To think Hans was allowed to fire Tami, Ellis, Diego and Consumer Women Flop and comenup BS he'll run group... then get fired later for infractions was all avoidable.
The associate marketing directors "work" from home but are they. Many of them are not technically savy so if you are even 5 years younger you have to help them learn how to use some tech. But they are there because they play politics and talk behind their bosses back. It is such a shame becuase some have only been here for only 5 years and our sales su-k because they don't want to learn new ways. Maybe a good cleaning out of the old guard would be a good thing and help motivate the younger generation.
Managers in most tech orgs will be gone in <3-4 yrs. Not kidding.
The BOD is without a doubt an incompetent bunch of lazy mofos.