Management thinks they're being smart by continuing to replace older workers with younger, cheaper ones. But they're overlooking that young people have boundaries when it comes to work. They won't work nights and weekends or answer your emails 24/7. Productivity is going to take a hit, and I'm here for it.
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Value is a great example. They got rid of everyone that was worth anything and kept low paid Visible cronies that are clueless. Look how many customers they lost since the acquisition.
I must agree with you, it is not easy to see ourselves getting replaced by another person (possibly younger). But, is it possible that we also replaced somebody else when we first joined?
The main issue with VZ is that it is trying to be humane, there has been multiple projects with 100+ employees that were not successful and instead of letting these people go as part of canceling the project the distribute them into other teams/projects. I would thank VZ for showing compassion and find me another spot but this practice hurts the other projects directly and indirectly. e.g. would cause layoffs at some points.
The most damaging replacements happened when some executives of no longer profitable wireline replaced wireless execs - the true start of the downfall.
Attitudes reflect leadership
Verizon is getting a master class in you get what you pay for. They got rid of the higher paid poor performance and kept all the cheaper less experienced people. They are cheap for a reason.
I’m on the senior side and I will not work on weekends or nights anymore. Did this for most of my career and at least those companies appreciated us. Here - no way in he—. And I won’t check emails on the weekend done this for most of my 10 plus years and no more. Not worth it with this leadership team…I’ve started to decouple myself from this dysfunctional company…for better mental health and more life balance…much better.
@OP The issue isn’t work ethics. It’s inexperience combined with an inflated sense of their own abilities which is encouraged by Verizon policies such as the various Leadership Development Programs.
This Dunning-Kruger effect has already impacted Verizon negatively. The trend will probably accelerate as more experienced people are pushed out. No one is irreplaceable but some people are more knowledgeable and more experienced than others.
people who think that they are the best and if they get replaced things will start falling are fooling themselves, Nobody is irreplaceable especially here in VZ,
and those who have been working for VZ for 10, 15, 20 years and say that they spend their life building VZ - News flash - you didn't built sh-t, you are one of those lucky ones to have a good job, good pay and good benefit, enjoy it and don't take it for granted. Lots of people wish to have an opportunity like yours.
The true inventors are long gone and that is AirTouch who built the wireless business.
Um, I'm at the tail end of gen X and I won't work nights or weekends and don't answer my emails 24/7, so I really don't think that's an age thing. It's a work/life boundary thing and some people don't know how to set healthy boundaries. They're likely the same people who don't utilize their vacation time.
The company does not reward those behaviors so there's really no reason to be sc--wing yourself like that.