which teams do we hope are impacted

Seeing posts mentioning cuts in management next month. Does anyone have any information on this, and will it be senior manager cuts or assistant managers?

The new VZ commercial starring Kevin. Awesome!

Verizon is stupid because instead of offering a VSP package to those that are ready to go and have already mentally checked out and won't leave until they get a "RIF package". They lay people off that care about the company and those that are... — read more 

Is rebadged going to de delayed, until iPhone devices prep-order is completed?

Verizon and Corning to deploy 80 million miles of fiber for broadband and AI The Wall Street Journal by Connor Hart, September 8, 2026 Verizon and Corning reached a multibillion-dollar agreement to deploy more than 80 million miles of high-density... — read more 

I walked away from Verizon two years ago. The internal dynamics were exhausting, and I couldn't see a path to grow there. From what I read today, those same patterns are still around. My own career took off in a much better direction after I left, so... — read more 

So for the first time in nearly 20 years Verizon did not announce an increase in the dividend payout in September, something the company has done since 2007. And with treasury yields increasing, there's less of a risk/reward advantage to invest in... — read more 

Has anyone received a LevelUp notification yet? I saw they were rolling out over the next few days, just checking to see if emails have started going out.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-quits-ai-safety.html KEY POINTS Anthropic safety researcher Evan Hubinger said there is a greater than 10% chance AI could ki-l all humans within the next decade. Another Anthropic researcher said... — read more 

Hearing that there are plans to handover the entire IT or Network Systems IT or Wael’s team to Deloitte. September 2026 or Jan 2027???

comment below. does your boss talk about department succession planning and their desire to be 2 levels above their current role? do they also talk about how much political capital they have above them and that they manipulate people? are they petty... — read more 

I was laid off in June and I’m on my third billing cycle for my family plan post-layoff and I’m still getting half off. Does anyone know when the employee discount ends? I was told two cycles but surprised it’s still there..

I'm sure some of us are thinking that VGS is coming back soon, and it would be a validation of sort. Maybe some newer folks can chime in that think otherwise. I'm not looking forward to big changes with the holiday coming soon.

Coming soon to a garage near you for 35 happy v teamers!

I am pretty sure there is something in the rebadging contract which is making to get delayed . Is the vendor not okay to rebadge all or want everyone as individual contributor or what is the expectation? We are making a guess of Deloitte vs HCL vs... — read more 

Given that Deutsche Telekom is a majority owner of T-Mobile US and that it will reduce the satellite spectrum that US competition may want to purchase. Does the BT Group partnership keep Verizon at the table or are they trying to out maneuver... — read more 

I remember asking if there was a chance they’d reduce a day as gas prices climbed and was told no. Never mind how other people are abusing that but with prices going up I am pretty close to living paycheck to paycheck. I don’t want to bring it up... — read more 

Anymore on whats happening in Intl ? (RIFs, BT merger etc)

Can anyone explain what is so important in Cary that they have to post hybrid NOC roles requiring employees to be in Cary three days a week? Everyone knows NOC work can be done from home, or remotely from another office. So why are they only hiring... — read more 

Brace yourselves...multiple news sources carrying the same headline... https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/verizon-plans-new-round-of-layoffs/cZZREorR7q8

T-Mobile ranked best overall in the US and best in the majority of states. No bueno! https://www.pcmag.com/articles/the-best-mobile-networks-usa-2026

Db2, COBOL, CICS were offering stability but modernization to Cassandra and Order rewire is a complete flop show . Cassandra is the biggest headache I would say. Look at the companies like JP Morgan , Bank of America and big banks where they are... — read more 

In case you were hoping we were done.

IT vendor partners(I dont want to mention name but every one knows) are providing very low quality resources and putting more pressure on VZ resources. Look at the quality of the people please do not look at the quantity. Raised concerns in multiple... — read more 

Why haven't we heard a anything about it since they said we weren't getting it with our BPI and year end reviews

A couple of the leaders that “retired” have been near the top of the wireless organization pyramid for a long time. Does anyone know whether this is the just the usual game of leadership musical chairs or whether effective change is coming?

reposting this question because the last one got hijacked with absolute nonsense replies. We're down to three and a half months left in this year. Dan promised Wall St five billion dollars in savings this year. I don't think the 13k people laid off... — read more 

Frontier = fiber-optic internet, TV/streaming, and phone service, mainly for residential/small business, historically stronger in certain regional/rural fiber buildouts. • Verizon = wireless service (phones, tablets) plus its own home internet (Fios... — read more 

Frontier is a Verizon company .. now all Frontier and Verizon employee together.

We're down to three and a half months left in this year. Dan promised Wall St five billion dollars in savings this year. I don't think the 13k people laid off last year even counts toward number. Anybody here smart enough to figure where we are... — read more 

One thing for sure: askin AI beautifying PPT deck >> socializing with their BEST FRIENDS

my finance avp told us she doesnt care when we log on or log off to work. she said it just matters that we get our work done. she doesnt do work and her directors don’t either. you can be we arent working

My wife, who worked remotely for another telecom, woke up a few months ago to find all her access revoked before she even saw the termination email. She got no warning, and they certainly didn't bother with a conversation. Just an early morning cold... — read more 

Crummy colleges like Strayer University or 3rd world college mills. DEI candidates majoring in "organizational leadership" (wtf kind of degree is that). Leaders not qualified to do entry level work in their organizations because they lack... — read more 

🔗 Read more: https://on.wsj.com/3UvDBja The most-endangered species in corporate America today might be the manager overseeing a tiny team. The latest broadside against small-team bosses comes from Uber. The ride-sharing giant said it would reduce... — read more 

I wonder how much more the company has had to pay compared with the price last year at this time just to keep adding fuel to the cell site and MTSO/CO generators from the numerous power outages. With them 'cutting' expenses, how many markets have... — read more 

Earlier today Joe Russo (EVP & Pres- Global Network &Tech) announced 3 SVPs will be taking retirement. Effective Sept 14th, 2026 new leadership stepping in. More change coming ….

Vivek is out and new guy coming in..so we can expect a lot changes