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+
Is Verizon selling customer service data to Meta or Anthropic?
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.
Total wires has a new plan!
Congratulations to the team all over LinkedIn, we are so proud of each other. So exciting.
Is Dan’s Plan like Fight Club?
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
VZ India
What's going on today ?
Savings Plan Includes Firing McKinsey, Not Hiring Them
https://www.commondreams.org/news/mamdani-budget…mckinsey a scheme starting to crack?
It's all working exactly as planned
Onshore collapses, offshoring expands. We get the scraps while leadership counts the profits.
Those who survived are the best
Expect 39% more riffs those who survived are the best (in the west).
Is VZ tracking you?
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
Has anyone gotten an enhanced severance offer if they were discriminated against?
I’m talking the only person over 40, only person who used FMLA, only person who had an ADA accommodation on their team?
Jobs diversion to Verizon India
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
State of Corporate Retail
any Vteamers want to chime in? Feel free to express your concerns or complaints? honest and real feedback wanted!
Work load increasing
VZI employees reduction and cost cutting is in peaks. A lot of work load been observed in every domain.
Advice from someone who learned the hard way
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.
How does the severance offer compare
This is from Meta https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meta-job-cuts-ai-restructuring-1796398
Is it just me or…
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
Dan promise to Wall Street - CAGR
Dan promised by 2028, see what moffet says tomorrow?
Fios commercials , big uptick
I haven’t heard this many Fios commercials since it was first being rolled out. After the 5 G disaster, smart to give our customers what they want. It’s all about Fios now. Which it should’ve been the whole time. Take your Metamucil or get on the... — read more
Enron 2.0
The amount of fraud and slamming and bundling that goes on is a shame. How has the whistle not been blown on this place. We keep the collection agencies in business with the amount of written off accounts I see. This place and the 3rd party sc-mbag... — read more
A few practical things I would recommend to anyone impacted by layoffs before your final day:
• Remove any pending vacation time if your company pays out unused PTO. You do not want approved future vacation causing issues with payout processing. • Download or screenshot your annual reviews, performance feedback and any recognition awards... — read more
Verizon is failing
And instead of fixing things, they've created a workforce that doesn't care anymore. The failure is just getting worse.
Time to cut Frontier management
It’s time to lose the useless triplicate managers managing the managing . Long overdue . VZN doesn’t need these useless directors
AI is the new mmWave 5-Yee
Every CEO needs a good story to tell Wall Street to justify a higher stock price. Hans & company claimed that they had an edge over the competition with mmWave 5-Yee. Dan & company claim AI gives them that edge. In any event, you can expect more... — read more
VZ paid $65 million to Schulman Vestburg
Dan Schulman made 34.3 million in 3 months in 2025 :He only became CEO on October 4, 2025 — so he earned most of that in just 3 months as CEO. Here's how:He received a $9.5 million RSU grant upfront just to compensate him for pay he forfeited when he... — read more
Its just a gig
The era of the lifelong career at Verizon is over. Instead, view your time here as a strategic gig. Leverage the company’s resources to sharpen your skills and build your toolkit, then move on when the time is right. If you don’t plan your own exit... — read more
LM Accounting
I got wind accounting in LM only goes in two days a week. Is this true???? If so how’s that fair for the rest of us getting RTO shoved down our throats?
Verizon already selling off states
Sold 2 states already that they got from Frontier. Heard 3 to 6 more for sale. All in north Central Part of country. Small footprint lots of rural customers. Money being shifted to California and West Virginia
No pulse for the union?
Only for non union. Thoughts? They don’t care about us?
So what happens at review time when you have a hierarchy conflict?
Engineers rolling up to a Supv who rolls up to a Sr Mgr who also has engineers as direct reports. If leaders get one “5” to hand out, who does it go to? Does the Supervisor even get a shot at giving them to their direct reports, or will Sr Mgr get... — read more
Layoff Survival Number? Asking for a Friend...
Is there any general rule of thumb for how much someone should save to get through a layoff? For example, someone making around $60K with about five years of experience. Asking for a friend.
Gnt q and a today
What a bunch of douch bags on that broadcast. How about a few of them get the shaft and why was the girl on the end so shiny? She looked plastic.
GN&T Q&A
Even though you're doing more work, more hours, more roles and the load of three others, you don't deserve a raise because Vz is so much more efficient and has better tools than ever before? He actually said that with a straight face.
NJ Warn Notice - Updated Numbers
For those interested it was “121” employees impacted at Basking Ridge, NJ location; https://www.nj.gov/labor/assets/PDFs/WARN/2026_WARN_Notice_Archive.pdf
Need tip on Do's and dont
I was part of the RIF on thursday. What are things in must do list before my last day and what are things i can do to optimize my package.
WARN -- New York - I only got 30 days????????
The New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 50 or more full-time employees to provide at least 90 days of advance notice before mass layoffs, plant closings, or business relocations. This law... — read more