Can anybody who has been laid off today please confirm if this is true? Severance is: 2 weeks pay for every year service (capped at 35 weeks) STI paid at 67% of target Stock Together paid on normal date in Spring 2023 All unused... — read more
Please re-apply asap
For those of you impacted by the rif, be sure to re-apply for employment at Verizon if you want to stay on. You may not get the exact job you prefer but you can possibly remain on at VZ. Do this even if your last day is 12/31/2022. I had two good... — read more
Any ideas yet on how big the cuts are?
Are we talking dozens or hundreds here?
Oh Boy!!
Anyone from VZW on here?
Manon and Krista need to go.
10-15% cut in VCG last month and 10-15% in VBG/GNT/GTS this month. Meanwhile, Manon and Krista are so incompetent and useless, they're the main reason why our stock is tanking. Krista never should have been promoted and Manon can't even communicate... — read more
Wireline Thread
Any updates on the wireline side? It seems that things are as we were told.
Friday 11/3 Layoff Plans
Now I am hearing rumors they are not done and we (VBG) may have another wave on 11/3? Anyone has more details on this? It seems unlikely?
Is it just VBG?
Nothing else is affected?
Maybe next year = (
I was so excited about possibly getting riffed that I went to sleep feeling like it’s Christmas Eve and I’m hoping for Baby Alive (she was my favorite doll) Now the packages have all been opened and it looks like I didn't get one. Another lump of... — read more
VBG Layoffs
What teams in VBG are impacted?
Rift 2022
I was called at 7a this morning and let go, what a mind fu-k this is.
From WOW to RIF in 5 short months
It was a wild ride....there are great people here that deserve to work in a less toxic environment. Good luck to my fellow RIFers....there is light and opportunity outside of Verizon.
RIF Roll Call - VBG / Genia / Berg Org
My mgr slacked me at 8:05 and pulled the trigger. Last day is Dec 30. Thanks, Hans!
10 am Eastern
If we haven’t been notified are we safe?
I'm FREE!
I got a slack from my director and I am feeling WOOT WOOT! I grinned from ear to ear during the 7 minutes we chatted. I had been praying! I'm 56. FTMO. So if you care to find me, look to the western sky! As someone told me lately everyone deserves... — read more
VBG - PMO impact
Verizon Business Group - PMOs being impacted this morning. Find another job internally or Layoff date at the end of the year. Sr management says company wide impact.
VZ RIFs have started
VBG- wireline associate director was let go this morning. Said here until end of Dec & 2 weeks per year of service.
It is happening today (for the doubters)
Just had weekly 1 on 1 with my manager. He informed me, without me asking, that RIFs are happening today. 10% of my team affected (VBG Finance). Last day for those being let go is 12/31 but have the option to leave as soon as all work is... — read more
The Hans Impact
The Hans impact now has extended to Blackrock, which has been downgraded by UBS because of the incoherent and partisan nature of their investments. Sound familiar?
If the rumors are true...
...we will likely start hearing from 24hr organizations like Network Ops pretty shortly.
'Twas The Night Before RIFmas...
'Twas the night before RIFmas, when all through HQ Not a creature was stirring, not even Diego wannbe GQ; The severance packages were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that HR soon would be there; The unioners were nestled all snug in their... — read more
FedEx from BR
Just received a FedEx notice for an incoming delivery from Basking Ridge. Picked up on the 26th, expected delivery tomorrow.
Can you hear me now?
I want, no I demand,k three weeks severance pay for each year worked up to and including a maximum of one years pay. So sick and so tired of getting ripped off.
I would still prefer to leave voluntarily
I don't understand those who say they can't wait to grab the package and leave this place... I'm still worried, because considering the state of the job market, I'm not sure how if the severance pay will be enough until I manage to get a new... — read more
New hire..recruiter ghosted
Newly hired and backround etc are done but recruiter is not responding to calls or emails lol...I guess they freezing 🥶
Transparency? Where is the 10/21 Up To Speed post?
I guess blockchain must be broken.
Andrew McKechnie Steps Down as Verizon Chief Creative Officer
IS Diego next? https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/andrew-mckechnie-steps-down-as-verizon-chief-creative-officer/ McKechnie’s departure comes after Verizon CMO Diego Scotti has made a number of “strategic changes” on the creative front. Under... — read more
We should have known better - The official first day of Verizon 2.0 was April Fools Day 2019
Take a walk down memory lane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cLwWD4OhZA
Go Woke, Go Broke
It’s no wonder why Verizon is doing so poorly. Managements woke agenda is not resonating with its customers. All of the political pandering and meaningless dribble on executive conference calls was a giant red flag. Get out while you can!!!!
I worry more about surviving than getting cut
Given that I've been overworked and under enormous pressure for a long time, I'm trying to imagine how it would be if I survive these cuts. It sure wouldn't be nice. Although it is a big challenge to be jobless again and starting from scratch, not... — read more
Goal: 100,000
Verizon head count has gone from 220K in 2010 to 118K in 2021. The rumor is they want to get to https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/VZ/verizon/number-of-employees
Which of these will be in the severance package?
2 weeks of pay for each year of service All Stock Together awards fully vest and paid out unused vacation days paid out STI paid out at a set %
10/27 Layoffs - Percent :ikelihood
Provide % likelihood of layoffs on 10/27 (in your estimate) - provide your logic and support your number
Things to keep in mind
Vz earnings have been off more the past two quarters and leadership said the 4th quarter will also challenging. Reduction in headcount is the fastest way to offset the losses. I think wireline will see an impactful reduction to the 30,000... — read more
Layoff just happened in SMB VGB
Yep. I’ve been layoff due to realignment blah blah blah 24 yrs.
Layoffs are no longer a threat
You know Verizon is not doing well (or not treating its employees well, at least) when a rumor of layoffs is no longer seen by most of us as something to fear but as an opportunity. Instead of fearing layoffs, so many of us are welcoming them. Tell... — read more
Vz inside trades
Craig has been consistently selling 1558 shares since January. Hans actually picked up 90,000 over the summer. No way he paid $52. His strike price had to be lower. https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NYSE/VZ/insider-trades/