I thought the weekend would help. Nope. I still feel betrayed, I still feel angry, and I still feel scared. How do you get rid of this awful, awful feeling in the pit of your stomach? How long does it take for it to go away? I was never laid off... — read more 

From Verizon: Severance pay calculation - The program formula: If you become eligible for benefits under this severance program, your severance pay amount is calculated using this formula: Your years of service TIMES Your weekly compensation TIMES... — read more 

Bad enough after 30 years to get kicked to the curb as a high performer, but now they are starting to remove people from the Slack groups. Just another reminder of you are just a number. Couldn't wait until everyone is off the payroll, just keep... — read more 

We can’t afford to pay engineers and techs but we can afford to pay someone to send out these stupid emails??? GTFO no one reads this sh-t.

Title says it all.

Operations doesn't won't confirm if we are expected to perform an inventory count for December, and our last day before indirect takes over is mid month. Has anyone been through this? Are we asked to ship our inventory out? —or does indirect... — read more 

11 years with this company. Never thought this would happen. Onto to the next one.

Why isn't there a hiring freeze after (and before) such huge layoffs? I can see hundreds of openings, some added last week. How does that make sense?

We were supposed to receive an an email later Thursday with details on how to access the severence website, how ro register, etc. Myself and three other co-workers did not receive it. Reached out to leadership and followed thier recomendations, but... — read more 

I was just scrolling on the internet and I saw this site where people can take a poll and comment on the latest layoff, maybe it might help. Thelayoffradar.com

One person called Verizon their dream job. Another few people were 'thanking' Verizon. Another few were claiming that these people 'deserved it'. Stop breaking your backs for this company, man. Have some respect. You don't need to have all of the... — read more 

Where did the stupid red chair come from anyway? All the LinkedIn profile pics in the red chair just look cringy IMO.

Couple things The company has never ever cared for employees over the results. Even the red chair.. All the execs posting boo who...If we had your money we would burn ours. Save your comments & books. You all laugh your way to the bank. 3... — read more 

Do you think there will be layoffs due to different marketing groups merging and/or consolidating?

For laid off people leaving Verizon, we had a thread on this (link below). It was a good thread, with 20+ responses. Here is a summary. T-Mobile / TMO Regular plans cheaper than Verizon even with Verizon employee discount Promo for... — read more 

Verizon is cutting about 168 jobs in Washington state, including analysts, engineers and retail workers. Many of the affected positions are at stores that are being divested or converted to franchise locations, which removes those employees from... — read more 

The East contracts are coming due August 1 and a lot of people can go on strike. The company will turn to us survivors to be scabs. Watch for your training invites coming in January! And if you're like me, you will say "no f in way" to leadership.

People who are now working for unions, is there any info on how to get one started where there is non-union only? I see the only people that are gone are basically non-union. Is it good? Why would we not start one?

Former V Teamer here. I severed back in '23. I landed a new job after 3 months as a call center director. The call center I run has doubled in size over the past two years. In my experience, its very eye opening that so many qualified workers are... — read more 

So with FPAS being consolidated into corporate FP&A, what was the point of coe finance transformation to begin with? It just goes back to finance like nothing ever happened? Finance is always chasing everyone else for savings, while untold millions... — read more 

Hearing conversations about more reductions in January. Verizon is a monster.

I survived, but I’m completely fizzled out, and I don’t care about the work or whatever comes next. Watching so many people get cut, many of them after years of hard, dedicated work, doesn’t motivate me at all. If anything, it just made painfully... — read more 

Do you get paid for Thanksgiving and Black Friday if you got laid off. Or you will only get paid for 40 hours this week?

Has anyone heard of when they might post new jobs? How has it been in the past when a layoff happens?

There is a major gap between Verizon’s international leadership and its US subscribers... For VZ to survive we should focus on America and completely stop offshoring to Europe and India. This got us nowhere and it's getting worse - we should focus... — read more 

Your vacation balance will be paid out the next normal paycheck after your off payroll date and the severance is above an beyond your vacation time payout and will be another payroll period after vacation is paid out at the earliest

There will be more layoffs here.

Anyone else like he-l no.Im done not doing nothing .Its over I’m riffed pay me my severance it’s not supposed to be work weekly pay checks

It's Over and out to the Verizon Layoffs site until the next RIF. I'm totally burnt out. To those still here @Verizon, see you soon!!

I'd buy it.

Which line of business has published their reorg charts on vzweb?

No matter what your end date is? I already sent out about 50 applications. I know some people are taking some time to recover, but I'm too scared to wait.

If you are using this event to create DEI theories around how individuals were impacted, then you are either an extremely stupid person or a horrible person. Using such mass suffering to push your propaganda- shame on you

Any management in here that can explain what was told to them about next steps with contractors?

I was working closely with an individual who was unfortunately let go.. Are they still suppose to work? I hope NOT. I am not sure how to approach or not approach at all.

I'm just waiting for the news to drop. It's my default state of mind nowadays. How sad is that?

After signing the Severance Package (or even now) ... can we still apply for Unemployment benefits? If so when? Another question, my State's unemployment site and other sites say you have to apply where you reside. They assume your employer is in... — read more 

Musical Chairs...

Don’t expect me to strike for a contract that fu--s over new members at every turn. I will continue to work BAU. I couldn’t care less about retiree benefits. Meritocracy is the only fair system, seniority doesn’t mean sh-t to me. Take the package and... — read more