Can anyone provide some guidance on when and how to apply for unemployment benefits in New Jersey? Do you wait until you’re off payroll? Or when your severance runs out?

I know RIF casualties are supposed to get a few weeks of medical coverage after we depart, but assuming you don’t quickly find another job, what’s your plan for medical coverage? ACA? COBRA? Private plan?

Can someone that gets the axe and works for HR come here and spill the beans about what really has been going on?

Over a couple years ago, Verizon leadership sent 3500 Verizon employees to HCL. HCL has let go 99% of them. Customers are leaving because they don’t want to deal with India, or the incompetence of HCL. I hope Gina, Kyle and the rest of the... — read more 

Sampath or Stratton? Who do you think makes more sense and why?

Shameful waste of marketing $ over past 5 years. Using almost anybody from SNL. We lose Hans but gain Franz. Really??? SNL full circle

VZ Fam.. you should watch Season 1 Episode 1 of the Office to cheer yourself up. Its relatable lol

Anyone have any idea what's going to happen in GNT, specifically in the RF, System Performance, Equipment Engineering, Construction Engineering, Real Estate and Network Assurance groups? Dan says we must continue to have a good network but these... — read more 

Why do we have a US leadership and Indian leadership in IT. Possibility to trim the fat..

IF YOU ARE NOT UNION YOU ARE AT RISK…. Get your resume ready and prepare for the worst. Hope it goes well for everyone.

As chairman of Frontier.. does John Stratton come back? Maybe Mike Lanman and George Fischer weren’t also so bad; compared to what we had the last decade? Remember when the 10 points of the Credo were stuck on every wall, printed and stuck on... — read more 

Does age and tenure have anything to do with who gets picked for lay off. Wouldn't company have to pay more in severance if they let go someone with 25 years with the company as oppose to 6 years? So last in first out would save them more money?

Most of the Value brands are performing well, and Nancy’s promotion seems to confirm that success. But with the massive layoffs hitting other parts of Verizon, will Value teams face the same wave or will cuts actually reflect organizational... — read more 

He is getting his Pals the pay...

Any chances that those who are in an office are safer than remote workers? Seems like there is an RTO push, so maybe remote will get hit harder?

If you were told you “can” WFM…. Is that a good or bad thing??!!

Just think, this round of Verizon layoffs have nothing to do with Artifcial Intelligence. Once AI and its resulting streamlining of required human resources takes hold at Verizon the possibilities for recurring downsizing are highly likely. May be... — read more 

Yeah 25 years: Have been a top performer consistently. …and just like that.

Country specific as each European countries have different layoff laws. A lot of field sales will go. Accounts will be managed centrally in a lot of cases. Enterprise contracts won’t be renewed as they come up on term. This is what happens when... — read more 

If our manager was cut, does that put us at a higher risk of being laid off? I see people mentioning this but I have no idea what is true anymore.

does inside sales have anything to be worried about. It’s been crickets here and no one is saying anything!!

After over 2 decades at T, I got hit by a surplus back in 2022. I was lucky enough to land at Verizon shortly after, and I've been loving it. I hope and pray that doesn't come to an end on Friday. But if it does, I just want to thank everyone. These... — read more 

Let’s start a thread here… Asking for sincere honest responses. What do you think your chances are that you, personally, will be laid off? I’m guessing mine are at least 70/30 I’ll be cut. That’s based on my organization, my age, my salary.

Schulman is planning cost cuts that are likely to result in the reduction of about 15,000 jobs, The Journal reported Thursday. Verizon currently employs about 100,000 people. A source familiar with the situation told The Post that the 15,000 figure... — read more 

Apparently AT&T is going to target laid off Verizon employees with switcher discounts. Absolute savages

Dishonesty and corporate greed?

If your job can be done from home then it can be replaced by either AI or offshoring. I’m sorry, I’m not trying to be mean but blue collar is all that will be left in the near future.

https://nypost.com/2025/11/14/business/ousted-verizon-boss-could-still-pocket-most-of-20m-salary-as-company-cuts-15000-jobs-report/ By being special advisor for a year, Hans will still get his $20m bonus

My direct manager mentioned to me on Thursday that we would most likely be asked to work from home on the 20th and that we would get official confirmation on Friday (yesterday) or possibly Monday. No official confirmation came as of yesterday. Is it... — read more 

Are they going to layoff first then re-org at a later time? Or is everything happening simultaneously?

Seeing my fellow Verizon team mates stressed about potential layoffs is hard. Seeing LinkedIn influencers rush in to ‘add value’ just to boost their own metrics? Infuriating. They act like they’re offering wisdom, but really they’re just feeding on... — read more 

The biggest loss in a layoff is losing your Healthcare. If we had universal Healthcare you could go work anywhere for a paycheck and it wouldn't hurt so bad. Hanging the healthcare carrott over our heads is what allows companies to keep us scared to... — read more 

From everything I’m hearing I’m retail there will be a massive shift incoming. Here is everything I’ve heard so far: 1.Operations and potentially VBG will take massive cuts and be rolled into existing retail framework. With ops/SMB leadership taking... — read more 

Some in the room have adopted the attitude “just let me survive the Thursday cut and everything will be ok.” Dan plainly stated “cost reductions will be a way of life for us here”. This is only the first wave. Don’t get comfortable even if you... — read more 

Are leaders gonna encourage their teams to work from home Thursday…just to enable the people who are impacted to save face? Not have to get “that” call right in the middle of all their co-workers?

Leadership in my organization is useless, indecisive and incapable of making sound decisions. When I asked to provide direction, they complicate things by giving you more work, even when you provide them with everything they asked for, they still... — read more 

It really could have been worse when you think about the numbers people were throwing around earlier, because there were plenty of conversations where folks talked about 20,000 cuts or even 29,000. I guess that makes 15,000 feel almost like the least... — read more 

when half the population is jobless because of AI, who is going to buy the products that the company needs to pay out the $80 MILLION a year that the executive board has been getting paid?

If they follow up the layoffs with a 5-day RTO I think they'll have a riot on their hands. There's only so much people can take, and I wouldn't be surprised if this ends up being the straw that breaks the camel's back and we see massive quitting... — read more