I work in a small IT team. There is 8 of us. 2 folks quit this month, we'll see where this takes us - people feel fairly unsafe and unstable here at VZ, that's why they are bailing. I hope it gets better.
Have a great weekend.
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Do yourselves all a favor. Get out. I was laid off in December from 21 years in VZ IT and it was the best thing that could have happened.. EVER! I ended up with a job making more money, working for a team of people who are actually a TEAM and not a bunch of cut-throats with a manager that actually appreciates what the team does rather than bashing you continually for what you "didn't" get done rather than what you did. The company I work for now treats the employees GREAT!! I didn't realize how mistreated and beat down and stressful working at VZ IT was until I had a position at a company that cares about their employees. Suggestion... next RIF that comes around (and it will) - volunteer for it so you get a nice severance package to put away. Start looking now... contact some recruiters.. When the RIF shows up.. take it and tell your recruiter you're ready to roll. You'll have a new job before unemployment even kicks in, and you'll have a big severance check to go along with it. There are a TON of IT jobs out there.. don't be mislead that there isn't..
New rumors abound of outsourcing all of IT- EUS into contracting. It’s why the push for National Remote Queue. We’ll be bastard red-headed step-children before we know it.
Thanks for the layoff update.
Amen! Hope for the best, but preparing for the worst...