Worked for VZDub 12 yrs. Took advantage of their tuition reimbursement & got my Masters degree. Did multiple projects even moved several states & never got the positions I wanted. The positions I did get either didn't come with a raise or no more than 5% which HR told me was capped. Challenging HR got me no where. More work but not offering more pay or being told I have to save the company at least a few million to get a Leading review HA! Not signing off on that.
Long story short... opted to take severance Dec 2018...BYE BYE!! Lived off my severance for 6 mos, Recruiter called & got a job with a company I never heard of LOL. I only asked to make what I was making at VZDub (dumb of me).
Not only have I been promoted in less than 2 yrs I've received over a 25% raise $$$ & not for a manager role.
I say all that to say... if VZDub isn't appreciating you, if you're burnt out, unhappy, fed up, there is life on the other side. Companies are happy to use the skills VZDub otherwise doesn't care to use; even if they paid for them ;-)
Other than that, I had some good times. I love the people I met in my 12 yrs. still keep in contact with many today.
Goodluck!