#leadership

Wireline safe for November 20th? I talked to a leader and they said they think it’ll be more WLS focused.

This is pure speculation but with the earnings call AND CX Summit coming up, I would assume now's the time to announce the new CEO, right?

the only way to start this turnaround is to start by removing everyone at VP and above. they were complicit is creating this culture and never stood up against these practices

Our terrible RE management strikes again! We had 2 Directors: one everyone loved and respected who was onsite, the other we all complain about in our Pulse surveys who is in a completely different office and is horrible to work with. A reasonable person would think if they had to cut one of them it would be the ineffective Director. However, LG is personal friends with the AVP. She and her husband go to dinner with AP and her husband, so when a choice needed to be made, AP decided to save her friend rather than the most suitable candidate. Now our team is stuck with the horrible Director and her nastiness. Typical of our terrible leadership at USAA Real Estate.

If you thought that minor stock price bump was big....

I get so frustrated when I hear LBT say that one of his goals is to attract and retain top technical talent. At the same time, he runs on a hiring spree for his old friends for the top buck EVP positions, people who make no impact or difference whatsoever. Meanwhile, the actual engineers, architects and technical leaders from grades 7-10 are fleeing the company with no meaningful effort made to keep them. It's such a hypocrisy and a complete waste of money.

In the past 2 years Prabhat Singh had lead the group to sink. He is not allowed to hire. Everyone is leaving him. Teams have shrunk by 50% because people we're unhappy. He expects people to work on the weekends so outages will happen on Saturday and customers won't notice. We have an outage every single day.
Someone had shut down the flow on SBG and the whole group is on a KTLO mode. It's just a matter of time until there's going to be a massive cut but the best way it to shake down top down and not bottom up

Due to the current economic climate and the future efficiency of AI all major companies are making cuts to keep up with the rising costs to do business. Even if AI isn't a realistic strategy companies are all in because the potential is too great to ignore. Vote for leadership not party affiliation. We are experiencing the impacts of almost 10 years of horrible leadership decisions at the top that trickle down to companies across America.

Majority of R2B reps are going to be gone with an opportunity to apply to retail, B2B or another position. Retail business support will be a combination of B2B, AI and a new support line similar to click to call that basically will process transactions and either dfill or ISPU. No need to continue to pay duel comp. The new plans will be simplified and almost mirror consumer plans. B2B will also take a big hit and streamline the multiple layers of leadership and account executives.

The new CEO is basically coming in to cut and slash Verizon into a cheaper bootleg version of its self. No one cares about network quality it’s all the same. Verizon is only going to win if they lower prices not add fees. In order to do that it’s going to require major cuts to its work force. If you are in a nice cushion job getting paid big bucks for doing nothing you will soon be sliced.

Multiple layers of leadership are going to be trimmed and consolidation of Director and Senior Director roles with larger districts and less Directors and Senior Directors. Small non performing stores switched to indirect. Say good bye to retail business reps. Verizon is no longer the industry leader. Verizon will become T-Mobile Jr. New CEO plans on following T-Mobile’s business model. Welcome to the beginning of the new Bed Bath and Beyond fire sale of the wireless industry!

What a joke. These EC member elitists are getting millions in stock options and salaries and then are giving us merit increases less than what inflation is. Then they expect us to be happy with an extra 10 percent bonus? The RTO answer was a joke as well. Rick needs to open his eyes if he hasn't seen top talent leave. I can't wait until we get younger leadership and not anyone from McKinsey

I used to feel like I belonged here. Over time, I noticed a shift. As a woman of color who consistently delivers results and drives impact, I have seen differences in how respect and recognition are given. I have watched white peers with lighter performance receive more support and praise, while my contributions were often minimized. I also noticed cultural dynamics where questioning decisions—especially when coming from women of color—was not welcomed.

These experiences do not erase the good people and positive moments, but they do make me reflect on how far we still have to go in equity and inclusion. I hope leadership listens, because talent and value exist across all backgrounds, and organizations thrive when every voice can be seen and respected.

I still remember when Hans was first announced as CEO. I did some research and saw that his tenure at Ericsson ended in turmoil, which immediately raised red flags for me. My instincts told me he might bring similar issues to Verizon—and after eight years, it’s clear that concern wasn’t unfounded. His leadership left the company in disarray, and it’s no surprise he was ultimately let go. It always seemed like his appointment had more to do with his connection to Lowell McAdam than with merit.

Now that he’s gone, I’m genuinely hopeful that Dan will take this opportunity to clean house—especially at the top. There are far too many EVPs, SVPs, VPs, and AVPs who’ve climbed the ladder without delivering real value. It’s time to move on from the talkers and empire-builders—those who lack the domain expertise and technical insight needed to truly drive the business forward.

If you want to feel sick read the linkedin posts of any marketing or merchandising leader. They congratulate each other for doing their jobs and agencies bootlick using only Target-approved words like "joy!" "More Joy!". The products and stores look like Kmart 2000. Remember when leaders in marketing had creative taste and style? And merchants delivered 'unexpected' in a good way? Not "wow Target is selling Champion for more than TJ Maxx ?" unexpected.

2026 CDGP - Continuous Delay of Growth and Prosperity 😊

Jeremy “Jobs for Life” tells NS student conductors “ They have a “Career not a JOB “… I wonder if he told that to the current UP employees being furloughed ? How many folks with years of experience lost their jobs to PSR ? NS employees have no idea what Jimmy.V is capable of doing to a railroad !

I just just saw Vz got a new CEO. Does that mean layoffs expected?

Seems like Quest Software’s management has completely lost the plot. Leadership keeps talking about “AI” like it’s some magic fix, but it’s obvious most of them don’t even understand what the products actually do. It’s all buzzwords and no direction.

The work environment has become toxic — people are walking on eggshells, afraid of being the next one on a PIP. Feels like they’re trying to push people out instead of doing proper layoffs so they can avoid paying severance.

There’s a lot of backstabbing going on now, too. Everyone’s in survival mode, trying to protect themselves because no one trusts leadership anymore.

Used to be a great company with solid products and good people. Now it’s chaos and confusion from the top down. Sad to watch what it’s turned into.

The top software executive at GM resigned, hired from Apple two years ago.
Let us 🙏 Ford has former Apple people resigning.

Roger Entner, Recon Analytics
Roger Entner of Recon Analytics discusses Verizon's new CEO, Dan Schulman, in the podcast "The Week with Roger". In the episode "Change is Afoot- All About Verizon's New CEO Dan Schulman," Entner and co-analyst Don Kellogg analyze the appointment, predicting Schulman will initiate significant changes to improve customer experience and financial health after Verizon's recent struggles.
Mandate for Change: Entner explains Schulman, a seasoned consumer disruptor, has a two-year mandate to overhaul Verizon's strategy, including re-evaluating profitability targets and making "painful cuts" to right the company's course.
Strategic Shift: Schulman is expected to shift the focus from solely financial metrics to customer metrics as well, after the previous strategy of extracting more money from fewer customers proved unsustainable.
Leadership Experience: His experience as the founding CEO of Virgin Mobile USA and transforming PayPal is seen as valuable for this "rescue mission" at Verizon, although the telecom market is more mature than the expanding digital payments market Schulman previously worked in.
Future Outlook: The analysts anticipate a more competitive Verizon that prioritizes customer experience and value, following a period of subscriber losses.
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Change is Afoot- All About Verizon's New CEO Dan Schulman
AnalystsDon Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss Verizon's appointment of Dan Schulmanas its new CEO, exploring what his leadership could mean for Verizon.

Cute!

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/imperial-oil_a-message-from-our-chairman-president-activity-7390055385530953728-68au?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAghr0EBxYrvlW41szMwjPB1N_b7_qJtMYI

Especially since the card carrying members of Mensa who run Truist can't even articulate what it's supposed to mean. Incredibly insulting to your employees. You've failed us all.

So wonder Dan is realizing how useless Most upper and lower management is in wireline & wireless .Maybe he has realized only the people who are in some sort of hands on position are of any value.The whole reason we lose market share in wireless,wireline,buisness is because of bad management decisions on how to get the largest bonus .Maybe spend the least amount of money by shedding all our customers.Its like committing su----e trying to grab the dollar off the track with a train coming!!!!!

Confirmed with a co-worker that came from a meeting just now that the CMO was cut today (Sashi M). Some people will say this is good, others will say this is bad. Simply calling it out as there was more layoffs today. Not sure if it was just him or if there was additional leaders but more people are gone.

Someone in my dept had a planned retirement date in September that for some unknown reason was extended. We even had a retirement party for them two weeks ago.

Then on layoff day, we received a farewell email from them and they began their email with how they were “one of the ones impacted”

I don’t believe for a second that our VP didn’t know. I think they had them extend their retirement so as to have them counted in layoff and therefore save a headcount vs. lose one more additional person.

In one sense I appreciate that but in another, it means they knew names and they knew this was coming for much longer than they let on.

Their fragile egos just refuse to take any accountability. Of course culture and morale are high when they don't have to answer to anyone (the board of directors asleep at the wheel), don't have to worry about being laid off, and collect fat bonus and merit increases no matter what. Don't accept their relentless gaslighting and keep speaking up on their lack of leadership and poor performance.

Thoughts on this comment from an AVP : team members who are earning higher salary should have more on their plates. (Exact same titles)

Anyone else seeing what’s happening in GVSE right now? From what I’m hearing, any new roles are being restricted to grade 7/8s. Combine that with all the automation initiatives being pushed on us (auto discounts, auto del reg approvals, auto emails via Gong), and it really feels like the intent is to make these “Early in Career” roles going forward.

For those of us who’ve been here for 5+ years, it’s hard not to feel like they’re trying to clear space for younger, cheaper talent. There’s almost no room left to be strategic or to bring real experience into the process. Leadership has done little to help us adapt to this new pod model. No real enablement, no clear direction, just constant change with minimal support.

Honestly, I’ve never felt more de-motivated in my career at Cisco. It feels like the GVSE space is slowly collapsing, and we’re being left behind in the process.

Wondering how everyone else is feeling in the GVSE space. Am I just being paranoid?

Really sheds a light on how unserious our leadership team has been for the past 5+ years, it's too bad he's going to fire my a-s because this is the first time I've actually heard someone at that level make any sense whatsoever

Boeing is not doing well due to a decline in its safety and quality control standards, which has resulted in a series of high-profile incidents like the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 door plug blowout. This has led to significant financial losses, decreased public and airline confidence, and increased scrutiny from regulators like the FAA. The problems are often attributed to a corporate culture that prioritized profits over safety and engineering for years.
Safety and quality issues
Manufacturing defects: Numerous instances of faulty manufacturing and quality control have been found, including misdrilled holes and improper assembly.
Regulator audits: The FAA found that Boeing failed numerous audits and that there was a lack of objective evidence of a foundational commitment to safety that matched the company's descriptions.
Whistleblower claims: Whistleblowers from within Boeing and its supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, have raised concerns about pressure to increase production speed at the expense of quality.
Financial and operational impact
Billions in losses: Boeing has reported billions of dollars in core operating losses since 2019, with the problems continuing to impact its bottom line.
Delayed production: The quality issues have led to delays in production and delivery of aircraft, causing frustration for customers and airlines.
Stock decline: The company's stock has fallen significantly, reflecting concerns about its future prospects.
Space program problems: Even Boeing's space program has faced setbacks, such as the Starliner capsule issue.
Leadership and corporate culture
Leadership changes: The company has experienced a leadership shake-up, with the current CEO tasked with turning the company in a new direction.
Shifting priorities: Critics say a long-standing corporate culture shift that began years ago put financial performance ahead of engineering and safety standards.
Public and regulatory consequences
Crisis of confidence: The string of incidents has eroded confidence from within the company, its customers, and the public.
Increased oversight: The FAA has increased its oversight and given Boeing a deadline to produce a plan to fix its production problems.

Finally some acknowledgment of what most employees already knew…things aren’t great and they need to change

But…where’s the acknowledgment from the other leaders as they rapidly pivot to protect their own positions

I can’t help but feel that some should be reflecting on poor performance and leaving proactively..at the very least they should be on a PIP! Maybe these discussions are ongoing but the culture has to change to one of more honesty and transparency

Great to see Queen Kate Publish for her great job she’s done turning Lumen around…. How fitting it was posted on Lay off day. That’s your Marketing at work.

I wonder how many Layoff’s happen at Apple per year and Yet Tim Cook isn’t gloating about the good job he does.

Years ago, leadership showed all the doubting employees charts of the exponential EV sales growth just around the corner and that we just needed to believe in this unbelievable mission and press on when it was obvious nobody wanted to buy these electronic clap traps. Condescending pep talks of Zero Zero Zero that a nine year old would roll their eyes at.

Did they show those same sales forecast charts to investors and shareholders back then? What do they have to say about it now? “Sorry we got some things wrong, but gotta go cash our bonus checks - we’ll circle back and catch up about this later…”

Pray for all the people losing their jobs so that a handful of narcissistic a--holes could try to prove to the world they knew anything about their customers or the products they actually wanted to buy.

Got this from: @fw+1k8rsmmf8

Some leaders make claims that they know who posts on the site and can track it (even if not at work) who can confirm if they are just using it as a scare tactic?

Has anyone heard any rumor or gist from leadership or a manager regarding if there will be any layoffs planned for 2026?

“This will be a new way of life for us.” CEO
To those who pay the price for this new model, I am truly sorry. Don’t give more to this God forsaken company than it is going to give back to you.

Sometimes you have to stop at ask, is what you are selling your heart and soul for really worth it?

The right one to lead the bank out of this self-inflicted downward spiral. How many word fumbles and nervous gestures are allowed? Who is the backup? When will the bank be sold? For the good of the membership, just like the Investment Management Co. All valid questions.