My official last day in the office was bloody Thursday. I left with my head held high after a decades worth of service. On a positive note, I have received (and accepted), another offer of employment starting January 4th. I hope this offers some encouragement to those who may have been impacted by the latest round, or by any future rounds of layoffs. External companies know about the talent being released. What may be Verizon's loss will inevitably be someone else's gain.
Just a side note... for those that can, you may want to log into "About You", and retrieve copies of your performance agreements, W2's etc... just a thought.