Can anyone share/confirm what total management headcount are we sitting at after Nov impact and frontier acquisition?
Vz Stock
Back to Reality.... Trump economy, War heading to " Over". Gas prices coming down. Stocks back in favor...Vz no execution.... honeymoon over, New External Execs sitting in group therapy saying how are we winning with DEI and no clue how to execute... — read more
EMEA layoffs and impacts
Today VZ UK got an update. The impact is expected to be well over 100 people, but consultations will go well into May and maybe summer.. FR is beating around the bush, restructuring reasoning seems to be mixed up. might work against them (the firm... — read more
Layoffs to continue to ram-up in 2026 - 2027.
Layoffs to continue to ramp-up in 2026 - 2027. Oracle just laid off 25,000 employees on T, 3/31/2026 due to AI spending constraints. Total Technology layoffs 33,302 year-to-date.
Building Closures
When will building closure announcements be made? Or was that just a rumor?
Next Large Round of Layoffs
Announcing in april & gone in 60 days. Worry if your not in a hub. Doesnt matter how much you sacrifice to the co. mostly has to do with your geography.
Oracle
Axes 30k with a cold am email? VZ is warm and fuzzy in comparison.
Blitz
Just received an email for a sales blitz for Alpharetta, Irving and Temple Terrace. I'm not sure about Alpharetta, but I know for a fact Temple Terrace is being decommissioned within the next two weeks. Items are already being auctioned on ASI 3... — read more
VSP
Can Dan or Sam offer a VSP already! Heard people were let go last Thursday. Nothing was communicated to our group. We were surprised to hear of anything. On top of that what happened to leadership communicating additional layoffs around the business?... — read more
Lack of info
There is nothing that can be done now. The one thing that bothers me to no end at all these extensions recently. We, as the people who will be represented by the contract, never see what the union(s) even asked for to start negotiations. Was there... — read more
Ratification number are sad for ibew wonder what the cwa break down is no one voted so they now can say it passed overwhelmingly
Sad look at the ibew number some areas barely half of the eligible voters voted .If the not voting was supposed to send a message how d-mb .If they wanted to send a message it should have been a vote no.The only votes that were cast were the cronies... — read more
FWA and Frontier will save us !!!
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Verizon reported 319,000 total Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) net additions. This performance brought their total FWA subscriber base to over 5.7 million Frontier reported Q4 2025 results with $997 million in revenue... — read more
I voted no and here is what happens next.
It took 8 years for the union to get ba--s after the terrible 2008 contract. 2016 we went on strike and made modest gains. We lost those ba--s. 8 years from now, Dan or whoever, will invoke the spirit of Lowell and come after us again. We... — read more
CEO PERKS
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC director and officer Daniel H. Schulman reported a compensation-related award of phantom stock linked to the company’s common shares. On this Form 4, he acquired 183.933 units of phantom stock at an indicated value of... — read more
So now that the contract is ratified here is what’s next and yes it’s not a great contract BUt
So let’s all just admit the extension is nothing great . our union leadership took what ever was offered after the company 2 times prior shut them down .So let me say I voted yes ,but I really am tired of the leadership in all locals patting... — read more
Tulsa
Do we know anything about Tulsa and whether it’s being chopped? Huge cavernous and dated building with a couple hundred people huddling on 2/4 floors in 1/5 wings. I guess we own the big tu-d but been trying to get rid of it for years. Odd that it... — read more
Situation outside our bubble is dire
I would otherwise be out without a second thought. I don't know what your experience is, but there are barely any jobs out there. I reached my peak burnout just as there are no options left. Well, I'll just tread water here until better times, trying... — read more
Another Monday approaching
Another week with almost no communication from leadership, just nonstop guessing and speculation about what’s coming next. I’m so tired of this. I’d honestly pay good money for leadership that respects its people enough to just tell the truth, even... — read more
Help
If you are wondering if your office will be closing soon let me help you figure that out. Go to workday. Go to your organizations Find organization that list all of the employees who report to your building or office. Write that number... — read more
Chances for EISP
Now that the contract is settled what are the odds of Dan wanting to cut more l Jobs and offer an EISP to the craft employees?
Hidden Rdg remains - 400 International closing
I heard hidden ridge/Irving will remain open and 400 International/Richardson will close. People can decide to move to hidden ridge or WFH
VBG Public Sector
What happened last week?
Hard truth Verizon needs to hear
Verizon isn’t a tech company. It’s a vendor-management company. Strip away the marketing and the glossy 5G ads and what do you actually own? • Spectrum licenses • Some real estate (towers, buildings, fiber easements) Everything else—core network... — read more
Notice to Quit
Is there an official process to submit a 2 week notice? F this place y'all ✌️
Verizon Contract Extensions Ratified
FROM: Dennis G. Trainor, Vice President DATE: March 27, 2026 SUBJECT: Verizon Contract Extensions Ratified Dear Local Presidents: I am writing to announce that the majority of members in CWA District 1 have voted to ratify the contract extensions at... — read more
Offices closing
Is there any verified information about specific offices closing, or is it all just rumor?
Contract
Yesterday was supposed to be the last day to vote. Does anyone know if it was ratified or not? I don’t need to know your opinion of the contract, just any news on if the results.
When will gramps sit on his knee again?
Dan’s story time is great for the stock price. I can’t wait to tell us more about AI and the future. Hopefully he gives out lolly pops.
Management "Leadership"
Weekly calls are always the same, managers focused on whatever bullsh-t "metric" has been identified as needing improvement. When "Improvement" is made, it isn't based on any actual changes in the way buisness is done, only how the field is... — read more
Is Pulse dead and buried?
Feels like forever since we had to fill out that useless piece of tripe. If Dan ki-led it, then he’s accomplished one win, at least
Leadership Accountability
Many big, successful companies take feedback from employees regarding their leaders. Verizon has only a one-way survey—from manager to employee—and never from employees to managers or leadership. Like Amazon runs frequent surveys to get: • Team... — read more
Leaders making sure Dan’s AI week is a flop
There is a fundamental disconnect between Dan’s stated ambition around AI-led transformation and the behavior being driven by current leadership. Leaders are not just failing to prioritize upskilling—they are actively deprioritizing and, in many... — read more
Buildings closing- updates?
I heard yesterday afternoon that among the closures was Ashburn and Cary. Has anyone else heard that ? It's hard to believe
Lake mary
Are they closing lake Mary or nah???
I think about quitting every day now
No offense intended to any recent layoffs or anyone that might be affected in the future. I am a long term high performer. As a result of a recent reorg, bringing our team into IT that shouldn't be in IT, they put me in a brand new role I'm horrible... — read more
15k layoffs wasn't enough...
Dan signed up for multi billion dollar transformation. 15k layoffs wasn't enough. More cuts def coming and it seems like execs are getting real with their teams and just flat out scrutinizing everything. The Sr Directors are also lacking one of... — read more