Just heard all contractors are being forced to take 2 weeks unpaid furlough between July and September. Guessing this will save the company about $25m. There’s got to be a better way than to have so many contractors, some of which are useless…. If... — read more 

Can't wait to get to work tomorrow. Such a fulfilling job where I feel valued. It is great knowing my work is part of the future plan and I am contributing to the overall success of VZ. I'm so excited that I won't be able to sleep tonight. Set... — read more 

with most of the layers doing nothing but making reports celebrating that the chocolate rations have been increased from 2.4% to 2.7% this quarter. Meanwhile back in the garages and CO's it's now BYOTP (toilet paper) time.

The Future Maybe ! Absorbed, Sold or Discarded. What do you think?

It began with Lowell. His first real big mis step was the 5G mm bandwidth we purchased in in May 2017. This kind of data idle, as ww got itvyhrough purchase of another company. He hired Infosys in 2018 to outsource the IT, which was huge. He laid... — read more 

Like AI, Crypto, or whatever fad tech is in style to talk about.

I guess that confirms a higher paycheck puts a target on your back. Fine. But why never any follow-up? There's a reason those people were paid more than the rest of us. It boggles the mind that management expects us to pick up work none of us... — read more 

It's all doom and gloom. Is this AI wave really going to affect people?

Verizon CEO cuts to the chase on new layoffs and AI future: As a new wave of job cuts hits Verizon, leadership delivers a blunt reality check on future plans and an AI deadline. May 11, 2026 5:37 PM EDT Dan Schulman, president and chief... — read more 

A commenter said: “leadership needs to be realistic about the culture issue. There are people on both sides who clearly don’t even want to be here anymore. Fine — give those people strong packages and let them move on. That is not the reality at... — read more 

Verizon’s side of the house seriously needs to adapt some of the ways Frontier operates because, frankly, Frontier has always done certain things better. Faster execution, scrappier teams, less bureaucracy, and way less unnecessary process wrapped... — read more 

I'm not seeing any reason to train the thing that's supposed to replace me.

51 switch positions in the NorthEast are being forced into the union. Supposedly those people will have to bid for their current positions. This eliminates the need for current VZB techs to have to go to the switch locations for work. Rumors have it... — read more 

~89,900 total headcount. Seems like DAN need only one person to do all the operation ( Dan - 89,900 ) = DAN so Dan single handlely will work for Verizon and will make customer focused company by being bold. 🌅🌄

With the union contract expiring on Aug 1, why haven’t we been assigned EWA jobs yet? In the past they always assigned them many months before the potential strike. We also haven’t seen any bargaining update emails recently. What is the status?

I know 2 weeks per year of service, but: Did you get any of 2027 STI? Did you get prorated Stock Together or did all units vest?

Next round big changes!

Asking for a friend.

So it's SMB now and we're sc--wed. New title and responsibilities, no OT and no raise. Enough already, time to quiet quit.

Around 150-60 been impacted 45% of those are band 6 rest 55% were engineer 1,2,3 . Realistically if we include all those folks who got moved to NRB and Wireless operation teams then realistically the count is 200+

If so then I want to be paid for it. No cr-ppy AI company is allowed to use my voice, intimidation, or anything activated with me to train their cr-ppy bots.

Congratulations to the team all over LinkedIn, we are so proud of each other. So exciting.

I’m sure there is a plan and it seems the first rule of Dan’s plan is not to talk about Dan’s plan I’m just guessing but it would make sense if the plan is so unpalatable to existing employees that the leadership cannot be open about it

What's going on today ?

https://www.commondreams.org/news/mamdani-budget…mckinsey a scheme starting to crack?

Onshore collapses, offshoring expands. We get the scraps while leadership counts the profits.

Expect 39% more riffs those who survived are the best (in the west).

Meta employees rallying to stop meta from tracking their work electronically to train AI. Unionization is definitely on the table and they are gearing up for a vote. Is the VZ AI certification just a cover and they are tracking us electronically? ... — read more 

I’m talking the only person over 40, only person who used FMLA, only person who had an ADA accommodation on their team?

Have you recently check Verizon careers posted externally? All locations seems to be on India even Engineering Ops. Is this an operational strategy to cut cost where eyes are in India and fewer hands in US? I see a murky future for Verizon. Parts... — read more 

any Vteamers want to chime in? Feel free to express your concerns or complaints? honest and real feedback wanted!

VZI employees reduction and cost cutting is in peaks. A lot of work load been observed in every domain.

Work your hours and go home. Take your vacation days and actually disconnect. Hit the gym. See your friends more often. Learn something new so you're not stuck here forever. And talk to real people, not just LinkedIn connections.

This is from Meta https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meta-job-cuts-ai-restructuring-1796398

Anyone else notice the fear based culture here? It’s like no matter how great you’re doing, you always feel afraid? Upper leadership uses intimidation and publicly humiliates people on calls for performance. It’s strange to me. Maybe it’s normal but... — read more