I don’t care about executive drama or corporate talking points anymore. All I want to know is when the next round hits, because planning for survival is the only priority left.
Happy Holidays
I wish we could all spend at least a little relaxed time with family, but anxiety seems to overshadow everything these days. I’m trying hard to switch off for a couple of days. Try to do the same, for the sake of your mental well-being.
CONTRACT
Quit your whining! Late 1st, 2nd quarter 2026 VZ will be hiring back employees layed off through the various contract firms. CEO clearing the books…..not the network! Mark my words! They know good employees will come back running for higher paid... — read more
Can Verizon be saved?
The fusion of all positive energy were gone. It’s already in the mid downfall. Game over is nearing or is it just spawning? One thing I see, no diamond in Verizon. I ‘ll sit back and watch.
Will the company get bought out? Saw this posted on LinkedIn by a financial advisor
This has all of the signs of getting primed to find a buyer. Shed thousands upon thousands of highly compensated employees with 20+ years of tenure. No rhyme or reason to the ones chosen other than they are too costly to the bottom line. Not looking... — read more
It doesn’t feel like Christmas
I should be excited about the holiday, but I can't stop worrying. Knowing more layoffs are coming, knowing they could announce them any day now… It's hard to feel any festive spirit when you're waiting for that kind of news. This whole situation just... — read more
FYSA: Mr. Schulman, H-1B visa price hike deemed lawful by federal judge.
FYSA: Mr. Schulman, H-1B visa price hike deemed lawful by federal judge. A federal judge has rejected a challenge to the White House's proposed $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas. The court ruled the price increase is lawful, citing the... — read more
Vacation time
Didn’t get to submit it before the deadline. Can I just contact HR to get it paid out? I know it may come later but still want to be sure I get all what is owed to me.
Last pay check - Severance Payout ???
Are we suppose to get a final pay check for the last month we worked for Nov 20- Dec 20 and then our severance 3 weeks later (End of January) ?
I was cut, and yet they still expect me to work hard
It boggles the mind that anyone would expect me to do anything other than twiddle my thumbs until my last day in the office. What are they going to do? Lay me off? LOL.
Dans PayPal-Honey Conspiracy?
Don’t know if anyone has seen the videos but there’s a big potential criminal case forming against PayPal and their subsidiary honey for multiple charges in more than 20+ class action lawsuits. Honey was acquired by PayPal in 2019/2020 for $4 billion... — read more
Union negotiations so now it begins it’s all been planned
As I said months ago they already have a contract extension in place .Both sides just needed to make it look like there was so much between them.As though so much hard work had to be done .Now they sell us the bag that’s filled with you know... — read more
Glad to see changes
Glad to see changes . About time we made an extreme pivot. 56 percent DEI Failed macro strategy of increasing price plans when post covid people has lesser disposable income. 3.Blanket outsourcing without thinking Open checkbook on failed... — read more
"H-1B visa applicants" face more disruptions amid social media checks and wage protection rules
A.) The U.S. has started conducting online presence reviews of all H-1B and H-4 visa applicants in a bid to curb what it refers to as the “abuse” of the program. B.) The wage protection law proposed by the Department of Labor last week could... — read more
Schulman, Happy New Year 2026!!! What keeps you up at night???
Schulman, Happy New Year 2026!!! What keeps you up at night??? Keeping Talent No Clear AI Plan Overload of Priorities Tired Team No Time to Think Less Customers due to a lack of Trust Reputation at Risk Struggling Middle Managers Culture... — read more
Schulman, re., WFH and upward mobility (i.e., promotability)?
Schulman, what is the policy for the enterprise to work-from-home and to promotability when working from any of the Verizon locations?
They did NOT need my role no lore but…
Am one of those who will leave on 2/20 - and the team us now wanting to get all the knowledge. I know is not my manager/directors fault - but they had no shame telling my role was not needed = eliminated I played nice till now. But 1/1 - dont... — read more
Such a failure of leadership and vision
Someone posted this and is worth the reading: Verizon has a long history of failed execution: go90 ( folks from Finance told Lowell NOT to buy INtel TV but, during a golf game - Lowelly wanted to play “big honcho” and sealed the deal over that... — read more
Return to office, does HR check the log or badge swap?
My manager believes to follow the company direction (3 times per a week) and my team is forced to go while all other people I work with still work from home 100 percent. Office is always empty and there are just a few teams I know comply with... — read more
Your plan for your payout? 💰💰💰
We should receive our severance payout in a few weeks. I’ll pay off a few bills and horde the rest. You?
Contract talks back on
Verizon and the unions to start up talks again after the new year .
Doubling down on the job search
That’s pretty much my plan for next year. This round of layoffs was highly motivating.
Schulman should forfeit the entirety of the awarded compensation package and only be based on incentives.
Schulman should forfeit the entirety of the awarded compensation package and only be based on incentives. And cutoff Hans and Shankar show them both the door because why are these chaps continue to get paid and to receive benefits. Bottom line as... — read more
No help. No loyalty. No appreciation.
That’s Verizon in a nutshell. After everything that happened this year, I don’t know a single person who’s not desperately looking for a new job.
2026 Energizes Us!
While Verizon has a long history of failed execution from go90, aol, yahoo, hum, finance transformation, VGS, blue jeans, plus play, and even something as simple as RTO - Verizon does succeed at empty catch phrases. Better matters! Change energizes... — read more
Same strategy, different year
Nothing’s changed. Offshore more work, thin out US teams, stack roles, and squeeze productivity. The direction of the new leadership is obvious - same ol' same ol'.
In uncertain environments, self-development isn’t selfish—it’s strategic
More than ever, continuously updating skills is critical in today’s environment. Organizations can survive leadership missteps and even recover from strategic errors, but when trust erodes at scale across the workforce, the damage runs much deeper... — read more
Sc--w turning and box mounting
As a union represented tech my job entails turning sc--ws and mounting various sized/ colored boxes on customers houses and buildings. I’ve been doing it for several decades. When I’m unhappy or getting the shaft ( which is more frequent recently)... — read more
Verizon Layoffs 2026
Make a prediction and tell us what you think about Verizon layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
WARN for you future hybrid RIFs
I asked HR some detailed questions about how WARN was applied for hybrid employees. They said remote locations didn’t meet the threshold, so they only provided 30 vs 60 days. I didn’t agree with how they explained it, but that was their final... — read more
I’m free
I feel relieved. Last night I had a lot of beverages, been years since I could drink as I was the only one on call for over a year. Wife and I laughed a lot. I have a traeger I’ve never used that I’m breaking in today. Thank you Dan. I don’t... — read more
I truly hope no one sincerely believes that AI is what it’s hyped up to be
If leadership does, well, they’ll have to learn the hard way. And we’ll be the ones paying the price.
Ideas Portal
Does anyone know where submissions of the ideas form actually go? Do they go to your supervisor, AD, Director, VP, SVP, EVP? Straight to dans email (not slack)? Just wondering if anyone’s in the know on this and knows if it will actually be taken... — read more
VSP?
Can anyone confirm the 2Q VSP rumor?
I have a plan not like Dan
After working for this company for over 30 years. I plan to have a lot of FAMILY time during this period. I sacrificed valuable time just like many others and in return what did we get? Dancing Dan, what a joke he is. You'll soon find out.
Revenge quiting anyone ?
Stop the BS like Vz did great for me , so sad to leave , bla bla sh-t ..... Vz doesnt care about you and most of your boss or old colleagues will turn their back on you even if you helped them make thousands of dollars. be smart, leave a mess... — read more