Don’t wait to be picked — pick yourself first. If the writing’s on the wall, update that resume today. Change on your terms beats change by sur

Can anyone confirm if TPD may be completely dissolved and merged into VCG and GTS as part of the restructuring?

I have been hearing rumors that TPD may be completely dissolved and merged into VCG, GTS, and VBG. Does anyone have any insights on whether this is accurate? If so, what is the expected impact on the current leadership team?

What other groups were affected last Thursday besides AP??

If Verizon actually rebadges this group, that would be a wild decision 😂 How are you going to hand the keys to your network over to a vendor and expect that to end well? Dan or any Verizon executives lurking in here might want to take a few notes... — read more 

Verizon’s had rolling layoffs through 2026 (~16,600+ cuts). One round did target 20% of management roles — later waves leaned more toward staff/HQ jobs. No one’s to blame — just cost-cutting waves.

Your management can't help you, all your work has been taken from you, and given to vendors to create the illusion there is no work at all. Then they will either rebadge you, sell you, or put what is left into VZT. By that time, there will be so... — read more 

What does the future of the FP&A org look like at VZ? Any rumors?

Why is Verizon not giving the chance for the right people with skills to move up? When I talk about right people, it’s about people who are not getting any inherited wealth and are not relying on a cushion of being lazy in management. Why isn’t... — read more 

To: Dan Schulman, CEO of Verizon Dear Mr. Schulman, As a dedicated stakeholder, I want to acknowledge the ambitious goals set for Verizon. Reclaiming market leadership and maintaining a dominant industry position is a vision we all share... — read more 

A few weeks old but still interesting. Community Forum was closed to push people to use the AI tech support. Apparently most customers didn't know it even existed because they already vented amongst themselves on Reddit, Facebook and X (the artist... — read more 

Does anyone know when the next layoff is scheduled or if there is any expected timeline for the next round? Any confirmed information or official communication would be appreciated.

A strong early retirement offer from Verizon can be the foundation for a secure future—almost like building your own retirement “empire.” The key is preparation: know your pension value, health benefits, and savings runway before the offer lands. A... — read more 

Fed-up Verizon customers are rooting for an extreme fix "Verizon denied that SpaceX is buying it, but plenty of subscribers wish it were true." https://www.phonearena.com/news/verizon-spacex-sale_id182603 Verizon might still be the top carrier by... — read more 

Benefits end this month. Will Verizon say anything?

They move N&T q&a call. The top question in slider is about rebadging. I don’t know when they planned it for

Verizon promised Wall St 5 billion $ in savings this year. An EISP would be a pretty painless way to get a bunch of people off the books now rather than pay them four more years of salaries and benefits, as guaranteed per the contract extension. I... — read more 

Bollywood Anil is still around—I thought he was on the list.

Guys, regarding the “so called” JV….its not! Coming at it from a sales perspective BT have the client footprint, better infrastructure and most significantly, staff costs are significantly lower than Verizon’s There are very few instances where... — read more 

If I were a web scrapping algorithm I would definitely scrape this website for general internal sentiment at companies. Such a web scrapping algorithm might be used to inform investment decisions naturally. If that were the case I think that the web... — read more 

Let’s use this thread to discuss how many layers of management are between you and the CEO. Then also mention how many direct reports each manager has. I will start. There are 7 layers of management between me and the CEO. My manager has 3-4 direct... — read more 

There is no actual reason that software development cannot be unionized and standardized. You could have real licensing exams to become a software developer. There is no real functional reason that this stack is better than that stack. A single stack... — read more 

Let’s discuss rebadging and layoffs here exclusively. Ideally we would keep discussions about layoffs and rebadges right here. Discussions get pushed down as new posts come in. However your own interactions with posts are recorded. If you comment on... — read more 

Verizon has had a rough run of layoffs. Since late 2025 it’s been through multiple rounds: roughly 16,600+ jobs cut or moved off Verizon’s payroll under CEO Dan Schulman in about nine mont

In the name of ai, he brought his stooges and now ki-ling actual working groups in verizon. He is super biased toward enterprise ai group led by hi* no respect for other groups who have shown millions of actual saving on ground. 0 fair chance for... — read more 

Dan is blind, he has no vision, no idea, ki-ling departments left and right. No respect for talent, he says he is promoting ai but ki-ling solid ai groups in verizon who has made difference. He is super biased toward only 1 group in Verizon... — read more 

To ensure fair and objective decisions, review system/login data for attendance, leave, WFH, and actual work activity. Use verified records and job impact rather than assumptions or personal relationships.

For those that were offered a rebadge in the past and accepted it, I'd like to know: How was the transition? How long was the initial contract? How long did it actually last? Did you train your replacement? Did the consulting company... — read more 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions_led_by_donkeys Thank you for coming to my TED talk!

Home based employees are going to be impacted in Q3 wait for announcements and huge layoffs in October.

I heard that after next month's big layoff each first level will have at least 35 direct reports under them.

Since we partnered with Anthropic in May, I think maybe Verizon managers have succeeded in training Anthropic's AI on how to do duplicate their day to day activities. If this is true then they may be marked for replacement at any time now and the... — read more 

https://www.phonearena.com/news/we-asked-you-what-it-would-take-for-verizon-to-bring-you-back-and-the-answer-was-no-surprise_id181970 We asked you what it would take for Verizon to bring you back and the answer was no surprise.The answer probably... — read more 

So how does that work exactly ? Are you given a choice? Rebadge or quit / rebadge vs leave with severance ? I always thought it was the former, ie- no real choice. How long do you stay employed at new company? what happens after that term (... — read more 

They’ve hired another PayPal leader, and I’m honestly very happy about it. At this point, anyone would be an improvement over Tanya J. and Nancy C. I just hope the new leader recognizes how much of the old leadership culture is still holding us... — read more 

So hearing pretty reliable sources at least in the New York/New Jersey area that the only EISP offered will be to inside people like clerks.Sounds like the company wants to not only train the new hires longer but Hire a few more before allowing field... — read more 

There were rumors that today was the day, but I haven't seen anything. Now they're saying "by month end". Any news?

I just accepted a new role that starts on 08/24. If Verizon walks me out the day I resign (Monday), that actually works perfectly for my timeline. But if I give notice (I don't want to burn any bridges) and they keep me the full two weeks, I'll need... — read more 

What comes around goes around MF's

How many days a week do you report to the office?