You ain’t nothing without us! You don’t need no raises no 401k or anything. You need to worry about us cuz we Dont care bout you at all. Company fire you for putting up a fight. We good. Thanks Moe for explaingrhat juniors hires ain’t worth nothin
Glad I’m still here, ring side view
The next round is upper management. As craft I have witnessed a lot of very incompetent, lazy, self serving behavior from management that has been directly responsible for all of the layoffs. Craft employees have marketable skills and will find work... — read more
What's the biggest raise you ever got here?
I'll go first. Six percent one time. That's it.
Presidents cabinet / Diamond club …..
Makes me sick go go on LinkedIn .... and seeing sad-sack Verizon RIF victims “open to work” and not even able to get a G D interview …. intertwined with Verizon execs “Proud to have achieved Diamond Club in the 2025 Verizon Business Group Recognition... — read more
Will district 1 CWA have enough no votes on the TA?
3 of the largest NYC locals are advising their members to vote no on this contract. Locals 1101,1106, and 1109. Will enough members vote no? Combined with members in the other locals who may vote no even tho their locals are recommended a yes?... — read more
Want to apologize for saying "No Layoffs"
I owe you all an apology. Back when those whispers started flying around about big cuts hitting end of Mar, I told people flat-out there weren't going to be layoffs. I was trying to calm nerves, keep morale from tanking, because I genuinely didn't... — read more
We need to accept layoffs as the new normal
There's no longer a point in asking questions about whether layoffs are coming. They are. The answer will always be yes. The only question now is when. Is it in a month or two, or maybe three, but never longer than that. It's not how things should... — read more
Layoffs are imminent
Round 1, March 26 (15K) round 2 Sept. 2026 (8K). Dan Shulman, ‘Layoffs are a way of doing busyness...”
Some therapy
Well I woke up feeling uncertain about the future but then I wrote “Verizon doesn’t care about me” on a post-it and i immediately felt better. I recommend it to my colleagues. I will look at that post-it every morning now
Is Dan waiting till the president calms down to finish his plan?
It seems there has been a lull in layoffs likely due to the latest tantrum. It seems that until he finds something new stateside to fixate on things will be in flux businesswise around the world. Will Dan continue his path or will it be a whole... — read more
Team meeting invite
Any other groups receiving team meeting invites for the 26th?
Verizon
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/malady_im-proud-to-share-that-verizon-was-again-activity-7437148008309411840-z8da?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAACV8i2YBVYHcvhwuBHASFvRcqvSymR2yU9M
Can they at least spare us the spin?
I'm terrified of losing my job, yet here I am, being reassured daily that being replaced by AI or cheap offshore labor is the best thing that could happen to me.
Management
So I was officially RIF ( in EMEA) about 2 weeks ago. My direct manager; who I used to speak to maybe Three times a week has not even called or messaged. I did speak to him the day before I was RIF, he talked about plans and work related travel 3... — read more
Bye bye Verizon
Hey…US Management…hopefully some of you will read this and realize that you’ve so misunderstood and mismanaged the international business that 80% of the workforce couldn’t care less anymore and are begging to be laid off…I’m sure you can get AI to... — read more
OPW & New England Consolidation
OPW & New England Management consolidation is coming. Things are going to get interesting.
If Dan quit tomorrow he would be a bigger success than Lowell and Hans combined.
Now leaner and meaner VZ is ready to soar. It has been many years now but the board finally is addressing their failures. Why they waited so long is puzzling.
If you were hired after 2008 then vote YES!!
The majority of people whining about this contract extension are the ones retiring in the next 4 years. They’ve taken everything away from you. Your pensions, your retiree healthcare, and your job security, Now they want to take away what little... — read more
BYOD+ is getting reps and managers fired
So there is a lawsuit over BYOD+ which is probably going to be class action. Basically illegal bait and switching. So if you’re a rep doing this instead of upgrading their phone traditionally you are illegally bait and switching. 0 usage reports are... — read more
52 week high - thanks Dan
We need net Adds for Q1
26th March
Is anyone able to clarify what to expect on the 26th. Is this just Europe, Middle East, Asia (EMEA) or is this also in the states? Is it an offer of a VSP or a RIF? The posts have been vague.
Ki-l the Credo HowTo (A 24-Hour Masterclass in Betrayal)
Real leaders don’t smile while destroying lives. Real leaders don’t look their employees in the eye and lie about the EMEA strategy for six months. You’ve spent half a year dodging responsibility and expecting us to work "business as usual" while you... — read more
Run….don’t walk
This is a sinking ship…..#Sprint 101 Lookup your 24 months sales revenue for your branch…local domestic or international..
How Stupid Does the Union Think People Are?
Please, Union, stop with the condescending emails that indicates you take your benefactor, dues-paying, members for mo--ns. No matter how much lipstick you attempt to put on this pig of an "agreement", it's not improving. Get out of your ivory... — read more
Future prediction for what’s next from union to management
So I believe firmly the unions contract will be ratified.I believe not too long after there will be some sort of Eisp offered to the associates.Not too long after I see there being quite a few more Management Layoffs with plenty of reorganization... — read more
Alphone 'The Hitman' Villaneuva
McKinsey suit aka Big Al is going to run roughshod on Verizon pretty soon. This firm is going to be so different to what it was 6 months ago. Dismantling the layer upon layers of upper Management fat and bringing in a consulting rigor that might help... — read more
Things are spiraling
The cuts have created major disruptions that no one seems interested in fixing. Entire teams are crippled, many managers can't get up to speed (unsurprisingly), and critical gaps in roles and workload go completely unaddressed. Was there ever a real... — read more
March 26th
Source from HR 7K+ … March 26th
Dan, Can You Hear Me Now?
Another round of layoffs at Verizon is again being presented as part of the company’s transformation. Employees have heard this language before. Each cycle promises a reset and a stronger future for the business. At the same time former CEO Hans... — read more
Dan's humanoid robots threats
Based on everything I'm hearing, reading, and even in Google's AI certification programs, we are at least decades away from this, and some suspect it's not even possible to have a machine that solve problems, learn like a child, build on experience... — read more
Verizon EMEA VBG/GN&T dumpster fire
Even before this week's annoucement, I could tell this organization was one of the most poorly structured "too many chefs" places I will ever worked at. Now we're in a position where Security Sales doesn't know what to sell or if there will be anyone... — read more
VCG Ask Me Anything - Hubs & Promotability
Watching the replay … Based on what I gathered from Alfonso, It is up to me which model I follow - Hybrid, In Office, WFH. “ think as adults, its a personal choice”
Alfonso has no clue.
Alfonso just done an All hands. What a confusing All hands and a load of cr-p.
RIF Baby RIF
2025 was entertaining, get the popcorn out for 2026. It should be a doozy.
No Great Ideas Coming from the Top
I was not surprised by this statement on yesterday’s call. This begs the question, then WHY are those people sitting up there collecting checks? Alfonso also said there were too many people involved in the process. Too many people running reports and... — read more
The gaslighting is getting hard to ignore
After 20+ years at Verizon, I’ve never seen morale this low or trust in leadership this broken. Yesterday’s EMEA call was a brutal reminder of where things really stand. Yet today we’re all expected to log in, smile on calls, and carry on as if... — read more
Reorgs work........nahhh
Thumbs up if your Team is in worse shape now after last year's Reorg.....the talk is there might be a new one to fix it.....
Post-RIF Ramble (get out while you can)
On November 20, I was devastated. 100+ days later, I am far better. You can be too. I just started a new, great job in a whole new-to-me industry but where my talents are magnified. Hindsight is truly 20/20 - there were plenty of good things about... — read more