Did anyone else hear this rumor? It seems he is a rising star and on Dan and Alfonso's good side...

This was mentioned obliquely in other posts, but I wanted to get it into the title of this post. The NJ WARN Act requires that certain employers (including Verizon) provide 90 days' notice of layoffs. If you are a New Jersey employee laid off on... — read more 

As a 40 year Vz employee who was fortunate to enjoy a friendship making career at Verizon I can't help but think HBS is writing a business case for MBA students to examine. I believe the foundational thesis will be "When meitocracy and execution... — read more 

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R3 - 9/18/26 = 35 R2 - 8/7/26 = 156 R1 - May = 121 Source - WARN NJ

Look around. We see the same story repeated daily: broken lives, shattered families, and a machine fueled by corporate greed that crushes anyone in its way. And yet—people still believe a heartfelt post will fix it. "Dan, look into this." "Board... — read more 

Some employees are trying to learn AI on the job to future-proof their careers, but in practice, it isn’t being used effectively to resolve real bugs or drive actual development. There’s a gap between the push to adopt AI and its real, practical... — read more 

Why use AI .. apply human mind that is better to development more efficient than AI… human is always win ai just help on that nothing else

If everyone gets laid off, who’s left to develop the product and fix bugs? It’s already tough. Also, AI tools like Claude don’t reliably do what you ask.

Could an employee that was impacted come back to VZ in another role or are there blockers? Please no smart answer's.

I am so tired of this AI cr-p. Customers hate the customer service reps that are outside of the US and they make that clear every day! But now AI is covering up their voices. Their pitch changes every few moments and their voice goes fast then... — read more 

The Verizon Home app needs a full redesign rather than incremental fixes — it isn’t performing well as-is. Features like parental controls are overly complex; simplifying these and prioritizing customer-friendly usability should be a core focus of... — read more 

https://www.nj.gov/labor/assets/PDFs/WARN/2026_WARN_Notice_Archive.pdf Round 3 - June 9/18/26 = 35 Round 2 - June 8/7/26 = 156 Round 1 - May 8/7/26 = 121

I don’t want Dan and Alfonso to get on stage next time and complain about the terrible customer experience on the app or mobile site. They chose to retain the underperforming team while laying off smart people. How did they decide to keep Adam C... — read more 

A little more detail on impact in Seattle,WA market; 54 employees https://www.seattletimes.com/business/verizon-to-lay-off-54-wa-employees/

I didn’t get laid off this last round. I’m in VCG but not in retail. I was really hoping for a package. Has any one ever attempted to contact HR to see if that was an option? I would rather get some severance instead of just leaving with only a PTO... — read more 

Everyone's exhausted hearing the word AI. It's in every memo, every excuse for why headcount keeps shrinking. Fine. Let's actually use it, then. Not to write emails faster. To see the picture clearly. We used it to pull profit numbers back to the... — read more 

How would you compare us to the rest of competition? I am interested in opinions of folks that worked for other companies. Also, I'd love to see what people think about our position a few years from now

Was anyone in engineering impacted? It seems like this was mostly a retail layoff.

With such major org changes of VCG, will VCG safe for some months?

Any news on how many stores closed in the Pacific? How is the Irvine office holding up

Does he have any responsibility as a special advisor? Specially it was hard day yesterday

So assuming the Union Eisp will be announced soon .The summer manager riff Is over .So hopefully it’s an enhanced buyout to everyone who wants out .This is possible it could be after September riff scheduled.I just don’t understand how the management... — read more 

I stand here on ashes and ember. Many colleagues impacted, particularly those I rely on to support and drive execution. I suppose someone will figure out how I can push any projects through without them? I will quietly and simply sit on my hands... — read more 

Verizon employees are on the ropes. How many more body blows can they take before they get knocked out for good. The company is an utter mess at the moment. Employees are shell shocked and trying to keep their heads down whilst wondering if it’ll be... — read more 

Please stop conducting layoffs in the name of AI and organizational restructuring, both offshore and onshore. Employees and their families are mentally exhausted. We have families to support, children whose education depends on us, and parents who... — read more 

So we get a whooping month and a half of reprieve before this continues?

We have fiber and FWA. Why don’t we leverage AI coding tools and OSS Home automation aggregation products to build our own free single pane of glass product to control virtually any home IoT device??? That’s value. We likely all have home IoT... — read more 

Dear Dan. I was impacted in this round, and I don’t believe it was the right call. The people doing the hard, honest work — on the ground and in the offices — are getting cut, while others who don’t reflect the Verizon credo and haven’t put in the... — read more 

An earlier thread had a long discussion about “CXO bloodbath”. Said almost all the SDs got laid off and only a few remaining. I still have a lot of friends in CXO, although a ton of them already left in previous rounds. I could reach out directly... — read more 

How do Dan and Alfonso expect any transformation when VCG is led by these three women who have never worked a day outside of Verizon or Frontier? Who’s going to bring a fresh perspective? It’s going to be the same old story. A slow and steady... — read more 

Which took the heavier impact ?

How is everyone feeling about severance packages?

If you are in a role where you are not direct to consumer your position in jeopardy, or something with building AI or enhancing AI technology your position will soon be obsolete. Those jobs where you can hide and coast those days are over! I... — read more 

Any layoff in 600

Does anyone really believe they are stopping at 1k for stores? Why would they when the agents can do all the heavy lifting. New York and the northeast got sla-ghtered today. Definitely more to come, the only question is when?

Not left vs right. This is up vs down. The “manager” title with no direct reports. Federal labor law excludes supervisors from union eligibility, so titling people into that bucket without giving them real authority shrinks who’s even allowed to... — read more 

Does anyone else feel that Leadership thinks we are a bunch of AI illiterates? AI is in its infancy right now, yes in a few years it will capable of replacing employees. But lets be honest, right now it has a lot of limitations.

Workin on that copper dial tone, old phones, with no spares to go.

anyone else just feel constantly discouraged and unmotivated from these layoffs? been here for a year and have survived 3 layoffs. it is definitely not making me feel great as an employee