#anxiety

I don’t even know where to look for another job anymore. I’ve tried everything, sent out more resumes than ever, reached out to everyone I know, even looked far outside the box. I’m willing to take lower pay, worse benefits, whatever it takes, just to have some kind of backup if I get laid off. Nothing has worked out. It just makes the worry that much heavier.

Gone

I haven’t heard anything myself, but I’d really like to know if next week is going to be safe for all of us. I honestly just need a breather.

I can barely manage the stress. I’ve tried everything and gone through every emotion on the spectrum, from outright fear to total indifference. This is taking a real toll on my health. And of course it’s happening at a point in my life when I’m already juggling so many things that dropping even one could cause a disaster. I can’t imagine I’m the only one feeling this way.

I tried gaming, watching a movie, and a bunch of other stuff and nothing helped. All I can think about is potentially being jobless next week. I don't have savings, so I'll be sc--wed if I can't find a replacement job right away, which is highly unlikely. I just feel sick to my stomach about the whole thing.

I’m waiting to hear whether I’m getting cut, and I’m calmer than I thought I’d be. I spent a long stretch tightening things up at home, cutting back, saving where I could, and making sure we built a routine that didn’t depend on every paycheck lining up perfectly. That mindset changed everything for me.

We built our life around flexibility instead of pressure, and now even a layoff wouldn’t send us into a tailspin. It took effort, sure, but it taught me that preparing for uncertainty gives you a lot more control than you think.

Whatever comes next week, I know I’m not walking into it empty handed.

I’m thinking at least a year in this economy.

There is more information about this mass layoff on every news website. Reporting to work as well as all internal websites is like crickets, no information - like nothing is happening. Next time please let the employees know they are getting let go before it hits the news. This suspense is ki-ling me - Do I stay or do I go, just tell us already who is being affected.

Let’s start a thread here…

Asking for sincere honest responses. What do you think your chances are that you, personally, will be laid off? I’m guessing mine are at least 70/30 I’ll be cut. That’s based on my organization, my age, my salary.

Seeing my fellow Verizon team mates stressed about potential layoffs is hard. Seeing LinkedIn influencers rush in to ‘add value’ just to boost their own metrics? Infuriating. They act like they’re offering wisdom, but really they’re just feeding on the anxiety like opportunistic sharks. It’s deplorable.

Anybody else feels completely suffocated knowing you're basically trapped here for who knows how long because the job market is a wasteland right now? I keep searching and pushing and checking every lead, and it still feels like there’s nothing worth grabbing onto, so barring a layoff, which would be its own disaster, it really feels like there's no escape from this stressful place anytime soon. And that thought makes me hyperventilate.

Not that I have much of a choice. But this is exhausting and completely demoralizing.

Judging by how my team’s been feeling, I’m definitely not alone. It makes waiting for next week even harder. There’s nothing to look forward to, just hoping to hang on to a job you can’t stand because there are no real options out there. It’s doing wonders for everyone’s mental health.

Somehow it’s always the rest of us who end up jobless, no matter what else is going on.

I know I will be axed, low work volumes, manager who does not care and the unit is a cost center (not contributing to the bottom line).

I have about $40K in 401K loans?

What happens with that.

I cannot repay.

Please. No trolls. I haven’t slept in over week just thinking about get laid off.

Anyone else just wishing for all of this to be over? The anxiety of waiting is so detrimental to everyone's health. Office is quiet as a church mouse, I do not know if it was leaked from within or one of the disgruntled SVP's earlier this week who got terminated.

BUT I just prefer to know already... a week more of this is torture, honestly. Rip the band-aid and let people know, dude.

And that we won't be ambushed by more cuts tomorrow or next week?

Whatever happened to make America great again??? 15k Vzw coworkers lives will change come next week. Corporate America greed wins again. I’m here refreshing this website to see if anything new comes up. I’m paranoid , I can’t sleep , what happened to the big tax break these corporations got from trump ?? That’s still not enough ???

Does anyone know when the AD is officially informed?

Many levels of IT management (Managers, Sr Managers, director) riffed today. Hard to say what comes next but it don’t look great for TMO employees

I have been having nightmares since the news broke out, Not able to focus, moral is low, zero motivation to do anything. Not willing to put in any effort until I know my fate next week. I mean whatever happens happens but next couple of days are going brutal!

My Boss just told me it may not be over. Do they HAVE to wrap this up by a certain day? He said some things are in flux..... But I would be OK.

My last day January 30, 2026. There were 142 associates on the call. Associates from Virginia, Georgia, California, Missouri. God help us all with the economy.

So many new unnecessary threads. Impossible to read them all. We went from 1 or 2 a day to 10 an hour. This is ridiculous!!!!!

I hate what this is doing to me. I am here looking at my coworkers and praying its one of them and not me. I don't want anyone to lose their job, but of course I prefer that I don't lose mine. So here I am looking at my VZ "family" and hoping its them. This su-ks.

In the Ashburn office today, compared to normal Thursdays it felt dead. Morale is at an all time low

Why is the stock sinking today? Are there any major negative news? Are we in danger?

Campus a graveyard.

This new rating system of forcing 20% below meet is this new?.
I am thinking it started with this era of new HR leader Bei.

I hope this is not some communist mentality of always causing anxiety among their workers.

Nobody on my team, but that means nothing. We were already running bare bones. Good luck to everyone. I feel like cr-p every time we go through this.

Well folks, it’s been a wild week out here on the range. Rumors gallopin’ faster than a spooked jackrabbit, whispers in every cubicle corral, and folks hidin’ under their desks like coyotes in a hailstorm. But today, I bring word straight from the top bunkhouse—The Ranch Boss himself has spoken.

That’s right: a ceasefire has been declared.

All units, stand down. Pack up your spreadsheets, holster your resume blasters, and step away from the LinkedIn feed. The L48 front has gone quiet—no more surprise ambushes, no more “urgent invites” from HR at high noon. The dust is settlin’, and the Ranch Boss says, “That’s enough shootin’ for one season.”

Now, I ain’t sayin’ the fence line’s fixed or the water trough’s full—there’s still a few loose boards out there, and some of y’all are lookin’ at each other like, “You sure this ain’t a trick?” But as of now, the official word is:
👉 It’s over.
👉 Everyone can holster their nerves.
👉 The L48 herd’s intact… for now.

So take a deep breath, pour yourself a strong cup of office coffee (the kind that tastes like it’s been sittin’ on the burner since the Eagle Ford days), and give thanks that your badge still scans.

This ol’ cowdog’s off to patrol the breakroom—heard there’s a fresh box of donuts, and if anyone thinks they can outmaneuver me for the maple bar, well, they’ve got another thing comin’.

Stay vigilant, stay humble, and above all, stay employed.
— Hank, Head of Ranch Security (L48 Division)

I sure hope so.

if your manger has not received a list is this good or bad

I know that for sure, I’ve been trying to find something for months now.

Has anyone been explicitly told that their team is done?

Thankfully, it seems like this thread has died for now. Someone mentioned layoffs for this week in the past. That looks to be wrong as it's pretty quiet around here. That's a good thing I'd say!

Been very quite, but Team meeting this week was very strange. Anyone else feeling the tension?