I'm bewildered by all these people who feel betrayed or lost or emotionally harmed because the company has repaid their perfect attendance or stellar reviews or all-around perceived value with an unceremonious layoff after 20, 30, 35 years of dedicated service. How could they do that to me!!
People, Verizon is a company. And companies exist to make money. If the executives feel they need to offload people, then they do it. At the end of the day, loyalty is one-sided. They do their best to s--- you into loyalty to them and often succeed, but understand that is just a marketing ploy like any other they use to get people to believe in them. We wish it were different, but the employees exist to add value, and when there is a way to add the same or more value without particular people, then you know what the company will do.
I know we as humans like to feel wanted. We have an inner desire to be loyal to someone or something. But always remember that a company is not a person. There is very limited return loyalty. Once we understand that, then we do what we need to do as employees and go on with life. The people who over-sacrifice for the company will eventually realize they paid too high a price. No one ever said they wished they spent more time at the office or in the shop.