Has anyone heard if the security teams will be affected, specifically those working under Mike Russo? Many of these teams are brand new teams build over the last year.

That's how it was done people... someone up your chain had to do this. "Give me a ranking of your employees." Be prepared, some groups are going away entirely and some groups could lose 50% of the team. "You have 10 people? Make it work with... — read more 

Well, looks like he’s leaving after all.

Be kind to your co-workers who are in the office today. Expect tomorrow to see increase of posts here, I just got the memo...

If they're telling you they don't know they're either lying or they're on the chopping block too. Calls will begin on Thursday (100% no doubt). This is THE worst kept secret in Verizon... and elsewhere for that matter. Upper management is ticked... — read more 

Are they doing it in the morning or waiting until the afternoon on 11/20?

If you RIFD, may we come as a contractor to Verizon with some vendor and there are no regulations to return?

Spoke to 3 ADs so far who are my friends. They do not have any list. Is there any AD who has the list?

I don’t know if that means I’m on the chopping block or safe or maybe they are gonna offer me a different position if riffed

Does it hit with the next pay period or does it usually come later?

Our weekly team meeting on every Tuesday just got rescheduled to Nov 21st Friday for this week. Maybe they wanna accommodate the Nov 20th layoff day? Not looking good.

Just heard the Verizon sign in front of a certain run down office is being remove . Justt bad timing ??

U.S.-based employers cut more than 150,000 jobs in October, 2025 - If you have any doubt about what the job market looks like right now....here you... — read more 

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Photo shoots, Pulse Surveys, Volunteering, Reorg Adjustments, Infinite Smiles & Cheerleading & Positivity.... Master these and you are all good.

Is it pretty much a given that you’ll be included in this RIF?

Anyone else have an AD ask to meet Thursday randomly. Man I’m not doing jack sh-t the rest of the day.

At first they mentioned how we outperformed booking revenue and we hit all these expectations and more. Then they briefly mentioned layoffs and the just said they can’t say anything about it and just to put your head down and wait for the storm to... — read more 

If you're RIF'd on Thursday and are retirement eligible, do you still get retirement benefits?

is on a chopping block. Whether that be your team or certain people from your team. Around my office, some groups have been asked to wfh until Friday and for some is business as usual.

Just a note that there are very few jobs out there to apply for in November and December. Then in January things are still slow in the hiring process at a large company if they are hiring at all. Most will not be hiring.

Anyone knows the logistics of vgs? Impacted?

Anyone know if personal hours are also paid out in addition to unused pto? In CA we get an annual payout in the spring so I am wondering if that would also be included in addition to our pto payout and severance (yes I know severance and pto are... — read more 

So if we are told on Thursday that we are being let go are we done that day or are they going to keep us working for another month after the announcement? The last round of mass layoffs that happened in 2023 they announced the layoffs in May, but... — read more 

I made a mistake. I'm an id--t. That's all I wanted to say.

If everything crashes again on Thursday, I swear my heart is going to give out from the stress, because with the total lack of real communication from leadership, this place is the only spot where I can even try to figure out what’s going on. I’m... — read more 

I was a senior manager and was severed in late 2023. We were given like 3 months notice which was awkward. The worry, anxiety, feeling of being a failure was very overwhelming. The job market had changed dramatically since 2011 and I found it very... — read more 

VZ “family” throwing each other under the bus — making arguments for why others should be cut while justifying their OWN existence. 🚢 🧊 Can’t you see we are ALL on a sinking ship? The VZ layoffs have only just begun ……. 🛟

Anyone with past experience porting the consession phone number? A pin and acct# would be needed. I know of folks that took vsp that ported. If allowed this go around, any details on getting that done?

I still can’t figure out why some Sr Directors are saying “I know nothing at all.. I’m waiting to hear too” and then other Sr Directors (and even ADs) know the names of those affected on their team. Why is the comms plan and information leaking so... — read more 

Can somebody please explain why they're being so cagy with information? What would it hurt to provide us with some clarity? What do they gain by keeping us in the dark, other than reducing productivity and further eroding morale that has already hit... — read more 

Affected employees will receive phone calls between 8-10am, and survivors will get about a 45 minute heads-up for a 15 minute “business update” meeting where HR and ADs or above tell you who was let go. This usually occurs about 11am. If you’re let... — read more 

RIFs will continue to happen, but does anyone know if there will be cuts from either Tech / Care or Case Mgmt for this round?

Tom Brady told us we were the best in the business a year ago. Was that fake news? Since then we’ve done meaningful pulse surveys, volunteering, moments that matter such as endless reorgs, had a successful RTO rollout, and photo shoots. We bring our... — read more 

3 to go

Anyone hear rumors at all about Verizon Connect?

I know most will think I’m a troll or lying but for those looking for legit advice, here it is. I have been here over 20 years, seen so much change and been impacted multiple times involuntary. It hit me hard, I was kicked to the curb but lucky to... — read more