https://www.fierce-network.com/wireless/verizon-rumored-be-laying-25-5g-enterprise-team

RIF'ed last day 12/20, was given thursday and friday off...but am i expected to be fully doing my job/attending emails/being response for 1 month? What are they gonna do? Fire me again?

If you made it through this round, don’t just sit back. Do everything you can to line up other options. The job market is brutal right now, and the earlier you start, the better your chances. I’ve been searching for a while and actually got two... — read more 

“Verizon doesn’t have a problem with its products or services; it has a people problem” - a former employee who tags Dan Home girl the service is inadequate, and many of us have had to say it was great while trying to improve it. Let's be real

Now that the storm has calmed I found out verizon has no heart! They laid off a girl in my territory who is 8 months pregnant! She was the only person affected in her location!! She is a couple weeks away from going on fmla and was just told she no... — read more 

Any1 tryna to or hoping to re apply after their severance for a vzw role that opens up in a similar part of the business after their 6 mo timeframe expires? Guess you can be rehired after 6 months. Anyone’s supe tell them they will try and bring them... — read more 

RIF-Giving RIF-pocolypse RIF-Day Whatever you want to call it is not over. For certain, all Retail Senior Managers are actively being stack-ranked and your fate will be determined in the near future. So for you lazy store managers, you've already... — read more 

For those of you who did not get laid off on Thursday, do not feel like you are safe. There is more yet to come. February/March I heard is the next wave. This layoff affected thousands at ALL levels, all the way down to the frontline. Verizon has... — read more 

Dear Team, After years of paying you to do your jobs, we've discovered that the real problem holding Verizon back from "delighting customers" is.... you! Specifically, 13,000+ of you. Your salaries are apparently the only thing standing between us... — read more 

Wild these positions we’re left untouched - some poor decisions have been made by this one impactful ones, but yet she still hold the job kind of wild that my director didn’t even have a call with us to say he was leaving Only to have no transparency... — read more 

Anyone know if someone can be told they are let go while on Paternity leave or if it would have to be held until returning to work for legal reasons?

It so annoying that they even try to sell Verizon services to people that they laid off . "you are terminated, but you are eligible for 50% discount" seriously! get out of here. Verizon will lose even more subscribers with all these lay offs. They... — read more 

It’s only going to get worse until the next round hits. I really hope better jobs find the people we lost yesterday, and soon. As far as the leftovers are concerned - none of us should stop looking for other options. Something will eventually... — read more 

I haven’t received notice that I was laid off but I haven’t been receiving email since yesterday afternoon, not even the daily Workvivo message that comes every morning. Have been off on Vacation for a few days

First and foremost- to all our brothers and sisters in arms who were in the trenches with us that found out they don’t work at Verizon anymore yesterday, I’m sorry. A lot of good people were cut. The timing couldn’t be worse But for all of us... — read more 

Please post if you live in IL and were given less than 60 days. We can get more if we have the numbers. Don’t troll, honestly im only trying to help cause no one else does.

Can you imagine all the random phones and accessories about to go missing from disgruntled laid off workers? I suspect airpods will be the biggest take.

And with the double amount of work you'll be at risk for making your goals. If you don't you are under performing and the next to be cut and maybe with no severance........?

Any stores close in the Illinois or Wisconsin area.

For those that were RIF’d, are you looking for employment in your same line of work, or do you desire something completely different?

A friend of mine's brother coaches college sports. The nature of that job means getting 'let go' every 3-5 years, always around the holidays. It's a brutal job. My friend lost their job a few years back and called her brother for advice. She told... — read more 

VSP’s would have been a way to keep quality employees and save money with tenured higher paid reps taking packages. I personally would have taken a package so it could have freed up someone younger who wanted to grow with Verizon. If the VSP process... — read more 

Dec 19 or 16 is my last day. Can’t even remember everything is a blur. What a sh---y time to lay someone off. A few days before Xmas.

Anybody affected in upstate? Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany? Please share

Verizon has not released a specific public list of the exact store locations involved in the single closure or the 179 conversions. The announcement focuses on the aggregate numbers rather than individual addresses. Reports indicate the targeted... — read more 

I’m looking to get hired at Verizon as a developer in Alpharetta, Ga. Have layoffs affected the Alpharetta location? Is there a hiring freeze now in place? Do I still have a chance of getting hired?

Good luck to the rest of you. I just hope I’m not stuck out there jobless forever.

I’m a WFH employee in the Loyalty department. Any word yet regarding us? So far it’s been crickets.

A lot of you knew this day was coming. Seeing all the panic post and comments just says, no one prepared for what could come. Verizon is a mega business and they will cuts ties in a second. If you’re let go, look at it as a blessing. I left Verizon... — read more 

Looks like they are cutting everywhere. Last day is Dec 19th. Package info will be released later today. Looking forward to great opportunities.

Anyone hear anything about VCG positions. Care- Case Management- Social Media- E.R.T or Pact?

Performance based reductions to take place in February! Bottom 8-10% will be cut after the holidays. This will not fall under the RIF numbers and will categorized differently to avoid Federal regulations and penalties. Its going to be Hunger Games... — read more 

Can we start a thread here of confirmed locations out of the 180. Anyone got word yet?

Mid-Markets to be cut in half. Calls have already been sent out of EST. This will be a total shake up, if you survive you will not have the same title or job scope Jan 1. Get prepared for them to make more money on your backs.

3 field techs 2 real estate 2 transport So far

https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/verizon-cutting-more-than-13000-jobs-it-restructures-2025-11-20/

My shift starts at noon. Im a bit nervous.