#employeerelations

I’m genuinely curious. Why are you clinging to a company that no longer wants you?

I was an IC that took initiative and did impactful work that improved the performance of my entire team many times but my manager’s actions showed that they didn’t appreciate me or value me so I volunteered to be laid off and I was.

Actions speak louder than words and I think many of them look down on their underlings. So why are you clinging to these arrogant a**holes?

Interfor decided to indefinitely close its Nairn Centre sawmill. This closure affected 129 mill workers. MPP France Gélinas raised the issue at Queen's Park. She recently met with the displaced employees. A government representative offered a general response.

Nairn Centre, Ontario

https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/gelinas-raises-interfor-sawmill-layoffs-at-queens-park-12389206

Whirlpool Corporation announced 288 job cuts. These layoffs affect its Amana, Iowa, manufacturing facility. The company states this is part of a multi-year modernization plan. Second-shift production will cease effective July 5. A law firm is investigating potential federal worker notification violations.

Amana, Iowa

https://www.moodyonthemarket.com/whirlpool-corp-announces-layoffs-at-amana-plant/

With all of the systems issues we shouldn’t be counted for today being in office. I went home after a few hours of spinning systems.

The head of tragedy. The sultan of swirl. The iron lung. Fired.

Steve's comments were fine but Christa Ferrell publicly revealed herself in her own words as spiteful and the Adil Mirza acknowledged that he just takes other people's work and put his name on it. Is Sophia really that tone deaf that she thought that would be motivating or was she just too lazy to review the final video? Happy EAW folks, keep doing a great job for our spiteful, plagiaristic and lazy leaders.

At the ISP Town Hall last week, during the agenda portion at the beginning the moderator mentioned QA’s and a meeting pulse. Eric said “you’re not going to allow 4-1 questions right?” Leadership in the room all giggled. Then he said “gas prices are high, can we go to 3-2, what an absurd question”. So dismissive and out of touch with the everyday employee at his firm. He’s referencing the Rob sharps town hall last month when him and the MC dodged all questions regarding RTO. Not everyone can afford a personal driver and a nanny while he leads a company into layoff after layoff, a crashing stock price etc.

Anyone else notice no one is getting promoted since ER?

So they tell us to use AI, your review next. Year will be dependent on your AI Adoption. Then when they figure out how expensive it is and they say oh you only get so many tokens now.

So what is it. My job depends on AI Adoption or my job depends on AI Tokens.

Please make it make sense.

Down with AI!!!!!!

People will make sacrifices for a company with upside momentum. A company growing fast. A company where employees share in the upside growth.

That’s usually how the deal works, you give more, and you get more.

Maybe it’s equity. Maybe it’s stock appreciation. Maybe it’s career opportunities. Maybe it’s the feeling you’re building something special, but let’s be honest… Nobody believes AT&T is becoming the next Nvidia or SpaceX.

The stock has spent years going sideways while leadership lectures everyone about being “market-based.”… In an actual market-based environment, employees who make sacrifices are rewarded for them. They share in growth. They share in success. They see opportunity.

Here the expectation is simple… commute more, spend more, give up flexibility, absorb the cost, absorb the stress, and be grateful for the “privilege”. The company keeps demanding more while offering less. Less flexibility. Less trust. Less autonomy.

The problem isn’t that people don’t want to work. The problem is that leadership keeps asking employees to make sacrifices without offering anything meaningful in return.

The one thing this company actually had going for it was flexibility. Leadership took that away too, and now they’re surprised by the results.

Walmart is reassuring employees about artificial intelligence. The company gathered thousands of workers at its Arkansas headquarters. Executives stated AI will enhance jobs, not eliminate them. This effort follows concerns about AI-related job displacement. Walmart recently cut or moved 1,000 corporate positions.

Arkansas

https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2026/walmart-tries-to-assuage-ai-worries-as-tech-related-layoffs-rise/

My son was born when I had a remote job, then Covid happened and I was home all the time (he’s always been in daycare while I’ve worked, though). Now he’s in first grade and this back to office is ki-ling me because I can’t be in multiple locations at once. I get him to school at 8. We live just north of spring and on my best days, I’m still coming into the parking garage after 9am. I have a friend who helps me with carpooling from our neighborhood a couple of days a week and gets the boys to their mutual after school activities so I can meet them there but I feel like all I do is manage a commute to satisfy a rule that is not in the best interest of anyone who wants to also be present with their children. I was always very good at my job and being the mom with fully stocked cooler at the field. I look around and wonder who else is quietly dealing with this? And why aren’t we saying anything as a collective voice. I’m tired of decisions being made for me by men whose wives or nannies have made them believe this is manageable for people who are lacking coparenting support.

What happened to the people who actually knew how to lead a bank?

My manager keeps promising to fill open roles but nothing ever happens. We are drowning in work and every month it is the same story about help that never arrives.

Fresh 1-year lows on the stock. Morale at all time lows. Employee trust at multi-year lows.

Yet somehow we’re still talking about badge swipes, presence reports, and where people are sitting.

The market is asking for execution. Leadership keeps responding with attendance nobody cares about.

Those changes tend to drop out of nowhere but they matter too much to only find out when cuts actually happen.

I would have walked away from this place ages ago if I wasn't waiting on a payout.

We're the ones who usually pay the price whenever costs need cutting. Seeing others being hit for a change is a bit refreshing. No hate but it's about time.

People were let go with no warning. None. That's the scariest part of this whole thing to me. If there had been at least some indicator, something. But being a high performer and one of the most experienced people there, only to have the rug pulled out from under you like that... I feel so bad for them.

Mainly those who were laid off? I'm just curious, because for me, as soon as they're gone, that's usually the last I hear from them, or they hear from me.

Verizon Replacing Its Customer Service Personnel With AI Has Turned Live Chat Queries Into Low-Quality ChatGPT-Like Replies, Enraging Customers -- Omar Sohail
Jun 5, 2026 at 11:52am EDT.

Companies will eventually replace humans carrying out what they believe to be menial tasks with AI, and U.S. carriers are no exception, with their Live Chat department now being handled with chatbots that are providing less-than-useful replies to customers. In fact, a regular user of ChatGPT likely noticed that Verizon’s own service is providing similar low-quality responses, tarnishing the company’s reputation while also impacting the experience for millions.

Knowing the technical mistakes that AI can make, Verizon should only completely replace its Live Chat service after properly training its models.

The AI’s responses being similar to ChatGPT’s were noticed by Redditor “Hot_Saguaro,” who says that Verizon wasn’t even hiding the fact that the chatbot was providing technical answers similar to OpenAI’s service. After attempting to ask why her iPad wasn’t connecting to the internet, a Verizon representative said it’s because her service address is still her old address. She immediately countered, saying that another customer living in the same block was facing the same problem.

Verizon CEO Dan Schulman has previously stated that the company will focus more on customer service to boost the experience than shell out promotions, but it appears that the Chief Executive’s efforts have fallen short.

As expected in the Reddit thread, people were not thrilled with Verizon’s direction of replacing humans with AI, with a former employee saying that “one of our selling points was that we didn’t offshore call centers. It’s gone so downhill from when I used to work there.” It’s only appropriate that Verizon holds off on completely replacing its Live Chat with AI until it has properly trained its model to handle customer queries properly.

Simply integrating its service with ChatGPT won’t win the company any awards, especially when AI can make a boatload of technical mistakes that will be pointed out by users who are even slightly knowledgeable about carriers and their network’s functionality.

https://wccftech.com/verizon-replacing-humans-with-ai-for-live-chat-is-lowering-response-quality/

Does anyone have recommendations for a reliable moving company with minimal damage? We are planning to box up most of our home goods but will will need help loading and unloading heavy furniture and large boxes. We are prepping for a mid-summer move. Any known discounts would be a plus.

I notice that the losers from Integrated Services haven’t updated their profiles with their new titles. Aren’t they proud to be working at the intersection Ford and unemployment?

Our manager explained to his team leads that the only reason he still has a job is the director knows if he removed the manager he will have to manage the team leads and direct reports. The manager also shared that he owes management a breakdown of his reports workloads and knowledge transfer requirements for those workloads to overseas teams.

“The way I see it is if you want a rainbow you gotta put up with the rain” - Dolly Parton

I am 52 and want to take VRP but not eligible for it. Anyone knows if HR would bridge 3 years and give me the package? It would be hard to stay 3 more years. I will lose more than 50% of my pension if I leave before 55.

EastTown MSP
6am?
5am?

Anyone ever had their bonus be $0 due to not working the full 8 hours in office on connect weeks?

Federal agents raided Wicked Superstore on June 2. The owner then announced indefinite layoffs for all staff. He stated he lacked funds to pay them for recent work. Former employees claimed no knowledge of illegal activities. The store had a history of numerous police calls and a homic--e.

Springfield, Missouri

https://sgfcitizen.org/government/crime/wicked-superstore-raided-employees/

Somerville Mayor Jake Wilson unveiled his proposed $394 million budget for fiscal year 2027. This plan aims to address an estimated $5.4 million financial shortfall. The budget includes a record investment increase for Somerville public schools. However, it also involved the layoff of 13 city staffers on May 22. Mayor Wilson described these staff reductions as "traumatic."

Somerville, Massachusetts

https://www.cambridgeday.com/2026/06/06/somerville-mayor-budget-layoffs/

And already some good deselections… who should go next ?

I am writing this to explain to the rest of Verizon about a pervasive and ongoing culture of discrimination, hostility, and bias within our workplace that directly violates standard conduct and zero-tolerance policies. Throughout my tenure, I have routinely witnessed and been subjected to an unsustainable environment where discussions surrounding race are treated contentiously and divisively. Furthermore, the workplace culture frequently involves highly offensive and inappropriate language, including racial slurs, antisemitic remarks, and derogatory comments targeted at various ethnic and cultural groups, specifically Black, Italian, Irish, Hispanic, and immigrant communities. This toxicity is further compounded by frequent misogynistic behavior and a fundamental lack of respect for employee dignity.

The persistence of this behavior is directly tied to the current management team, who have demonstrated a continuous failure to enforce company policies, address ongoing misconduct, or implement corrective actions. By refusing to intervene, leadership has effectively condoned a toxic workplace culture, damaging employee morale and exposing the organization to significant liability. Because the current management has shown they will not foster a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment, I request that higher leadership step in immediately. To resolve these systemic issues and ensure the safety and well-being of the staff, I strongly urge a formal review of the current management team, up to and including demotion or termination, alongside the immediate implementation of strict accountability measures.

NY CSSC Brooklyn. All the offices in NY.

when management only cares about checking the box and how fast they can get out of belle chasse instead of fixing the real issues morale tanks and the plant goes downhill.

I am put on a PIP. The second line manager is according to the HR message the evaluator. First line manager is supposed to support.
First line manager creates hard to achieves goals.
The normal thing would be that the second line manager gets his own opinion. However 1st says he is in charge and I have not directly reached out to 2nd line.

How others have experienced it.

The chatter surrounding Verizon's workforce changes has been a major point of anxiety and discussion across the company, especially following the major structural realignments that began late last year.
Here is what is currently happening on the ground and what is projected for July:
The July 16th Outlook
While Verizon's executive leadership has not issued a formal, public press release detailing a specific number of cuts for mid-summer, internal communications and widespread industry grapevine reports have consistently pointed to July 16, 2026 as the next major milestone date for localized headcount reductions and structural adjustments.
PhoneArena
Rather than a single, massive sweeping announcement, these upcoming cuts are tracking as part of a "rolling" optimization strategy. This next phase is expected to heavily tie into:
The "R2B" (Retail to Business / SMB) Shifts: Wholesale changes to Small and Medium Business sales structures are scheduled to fully take effect in July, leaving internal groups bracing for localized role eliminations or commission structure realignments.
Network & Field Engineering Pressure: Field operations have already taken massive hits over the last two quarters. Staffing discussions on internal forums indicate severe strain on the remaining field engineers, who are carrying an unprecedented number of cell sites per person to keep up with break/fix backlogs.
Reddit
The Broader Multi-Year Blueprint
The July activity isn't happening in a vacuum; it is the continuation of the aggressive cost-reduction mandate set by CEO Dan Schulman when he took the helm in October 2025.
Wireless Estimator
The Mandate: Achieve $5 billion in annual operating expense savings and reduce capital expenditure down to the $16–$16.5 billion range by the end of 2026.
Wireless Estimator
To put the current trajectory into perspective, the operational shifts follow a clear timeline:
Timeline Action / Focus Area Operational Impact
Q4 2025 The Initial Wave Verizon initiated the largest workforce reduction in its history, cutting over 13,000 corporate positions (roughly 13% of total headcount) and taking a $1.8 billion severance charge.
Early 2026 Outsourcing & Contracting Leadership aggressively squeezed third-party expenses, renegotiating cell tower construction vendor contracts well below 2021 pricing and moving heavily toward automated customer service tools.
Mid-2026 Retail Franchising & AI Shifts Ongoing transition of 180 to 200 corporate retail locations into outsourced franchise models, removing store employees from the direct payroll.
July 2026 & Beyond Rolling Departmental Audits Expected targeting of overlapping management layers, marketing, and the newly restructured SMB sales organizations. Total 2026 role impacts are projected to hit closer to 15,000 total roles as automation tools scale up.
The "Age of AI" Pivot
A significant piece of the narrative coming from the top floor is that these cuts are "inevitable" to free up capital for core 5G network innovation and subscriber acquisition to fight off T-Mobile and AT&T. Management has leaned heavily into framing these transitions as preparing for an "AI-first" operating model—even establishing a $20 million skill development fund for departing workers.
The HR Digest

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  However, the internal reality remains incredibly challenging for the staff left behind, who are absorbing massive workloads, navigating altered corporate reporting structures, and managing the friction of a leaner, highly consolidated organization

Many companies who totally dependent on AI are realizing the true value of employees. Dan is doing continues layoffs just like anything... AI is much much costlier.

Because we are so short of manpower what a way to treat your people .

When? Plan to leave after!!!!

Any ideas?

What roles / departments are being targeted in the uk. Lots of muttering but no real facts. Any information is appreciated.

JPMorgan Chase is managing its workforce evolution in response to artificial intelligence. The bank plans to rely on natural attrition rather than implementing layoffs. CEO Jamie Dimon anticipates AI will eventually reduce the total number of jobs. The company intends to hire more AI specialists and fewer traditional bankers. This strategy allows for retraining and redeploying existing employees through natural turnover.

https://aimagazine.com/news/jpmorgans-workforce-strategy-attrition-over-layoffs