This is not directly related to Verizon Layoffs, and some things mentioned are no-brainers, but I found it to be a good article.
http://www.businessinsider.com/signs-layoffs-are-coming-2017-6/#the-most-obvious-sign-executives-confirm-layoffs-are-coming-1
Yes good article. I especially liked this part:
"A sign that layoffs are coming might be that the company's flagship product, the one product that has always defined them, starts to struggle and they want to save it," says Cork Gaines, a sports reporter at Business Insider who has covered layoffs at ESPN."
Totally relevant to Verizon's flagship wireless product coming under increased pressure from competition and reporting a net loss of subscribers in Q1. More layoffs are imminent in my opinion.