RTO is an antiquated strategy based on how the company was in 2010 not 2025. Our roles have changed as have the people, and their locations, that we all interact with. There will be no measure of success because it’s based on a belief in... — read more 

With Dan acknowledging our customer service is horrible, did customer experience execs (Ken lain, Suzanne Norton) keep their job or were they impacted with the RIF?

I thought I would fall off a cliff when it happened, but instead I’ve never felt so unburdened. It wasn’t just the relief after all that anticipation, but also realizing how much I actually hated my job and how completely I had lost perspective on... — read more 

Why is the union negotiating for an extension? Why not get a new contract. They have to fix retiree Healthcare. Then the union should try to get everyone a pension or at very least a bump in the match in 401K plans.

Hans used 5G to try and distract us from reality. Dan is using AI. The long term plan is not dictated by either of these technologies and while the changes and headcount reduction are part of a plan, we will not know what that plan is until it... — read more 

2025 in review: Headcount on the slide Thousands more jobs disappeared from telco and vendor workforces in 2025 as company bosses blamed AI for cuts. https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/2025-in-review-headcount-on-the-slide

Don’t expect a new job opening until April or later. No be one is hiring.

My gift to the trolls who are allegedly still on the payroll and who have super important jobs with retention bonuses in the hundreds of thousands but who decide to spend their time posting negative comments on this board is a dose of cold hard... — read more 

...of my former co workers and fellow ex-empkoyees. Except for the current and former executives and board members. May you all rot in the he-l your soulless carcasses deserve.

I don’t care about executive drama or corporate talking points anymore. All I want to know is when the next round hits, because planning for survival is the only priority left.

I wish we could all spend at least a little relaxed time with family, but anxiety seems to overshadow everything these days. I’m trying hard to switch off for a couple of days. Try to do the same, for the sake of your mental well-being.

Quit your whining! Late 1st, 2nd quarter 2026 VZ will be hiring back employees layed off through the various contract firms. CEO clearing the books…..not the network! Mark my words! They know good employees will come back running for higher paid... — read more 

The fusion of all positive energy were gone. It’s already in the mid downfall. Game over is nearing or is it just spawning? One thing I see, no diamond in Verizon. I ‘ll sit back and watch.

This has all of the signs of getting primed to find a buyer. Shed thousands upon thousands of highly compensated employees with 20+ years of tenure. No rhyme or reason to the ones chosen other than they are too costly to the bottom line. Not looking... — read more 

I should be excited about the holiday, but I can't stop worrying. Knowing more layoffs are coming, knowing they could announce them any day now… It's hard to feel any festive spirit when you're waiting for that kind of news. This whole situation just... — read more 

FYSA: Mr. Schulman, H-1B visa price hike deemed lawful by federal judge. A federal judge has rejected a challenge to the White House's proposed $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas. The court ruled the price increase is lawful, citing the... — read more 

Didn’t get to submit it before the deadline. Can I just contact HR to get it paid out? I know it may come later but still want to be sure I get all what is owed to me.

Are we suppose to get a final pay check for the last month we worked for Nov 20- Dec 20 and then our severance 3 weeks later (End of January) ?

It boggles the mind that anyone would expect me to do anything other than twiddle my thumbs until my last day in the office. What are they going to do? Lay me off? LOL.

Don’t know if anyone has seen the videos but there’s a big potential criminal case forming against PayPal and their subsidiary honey for multiple charges in more than 20+ class action lawsuits. Honey was acquired by PayPal in 2019/2020 for $4 billion... — read more 

As I said months ago they already have a contract extension in place .Both sides just needed to make it look like there was so much between them.As though so much hard work had to be done .Now they sell us the bag that’s filled with you know... — read more 

Glad to see changes . About time we made an extreme pivot. 56 percent DEI Failed macro strategy of increasing price plans when post covid people has lesser disposable income. 3.Blanket outsourcing without thinking Open checkbook on failed... — read more 

A.) The U.S. has started conducting online presence reviews of all H-1B and H-4 visa applicants in a bid to curb what it refers to as the “abuse” of the program. B.) The wage protection law proposed by the Department of Labor last week could... — read more 

Schulman, Happy New Year 2026!!! What keeps you up at night??? Keeping Talent No Clear AI Plan Overload of Priorities Tired Team No Time to Think Less Customers due to a lack of Trust Reputation at Risk Struggling Middle Managers Culture... — read more 

Schulman, what is the policy for the enterprise to work-from-home and to promotability when working from any of the Verizon locations?

Am one of those who will leave on 2/20 - and the team us now wanting to get all the knowledge. I know is not my manager/directors fault - but they had no shame telling my role was not needed = eliminated I played nice till now. But 1/1 - dont... — read more 

Someone posted this and is worth the reading: Verizon has a long history of failed execution: go90 ( folks from Finance told Lowell NOT to buy INtel TV but, during a golf game - Lowelly wanted to play “big honcho” and sealed the deal over that... — read more 

My manager believes to follow the company direction (3 times per a week) and my team is forced to go while all other people I work with still work from home 100 percent. Office is always empty and there are just a few teams I know comply with... — read more 

We should receive our severance payout in a few weeks. I’ll pay off a few bills and horde the rest. You?

Verizon and the unions to start up talks again after the new year .

That’s pretty much my plan for next year. This round of layoffs was highly motivating.

Schulman should forfeit the entirety of the awarded compensation package and only be based on incentives. And cutoff Hans and Shankar show them both the door because why are these chaps continue to get paid and to receive benefits. Bottom line as... — read more 

That’s Verizon in a nutshell. After everything that happened this year, I don’t know a single person who’s not desperately looking for a new job.

While Verizon has a long history of failed execution from go90, aol, yahoo, hum, finance transformation, VGS, blue jeans, plus play, and even something as simple as RTO - Verizon does succeed at empty catch phrases. Better matters! Change energizes... — read more 

Nothing’s changed. Offshore more work, thin out US teams, stack roles, and squeeze productivity. The direction of the new leadership is obvious - same ol' same ol'.

More than ever, continuously updating skills is critical in today’s environment. Organizations can survive leadership missteps and even recover from strategic errors, but when trust erodes at scale across the workforce, the damage runs much deeper... — read more