Anyone else required to do handoff work all the way through the 19th? So much for giving us time to look for another job.

I go in to the office three days a week, I have a short commute and I don’t mind because the gym and stores are on the way so I just get errands done I’d do otherwise. However the office remains unchanged from my remote setup. I collaborate with my... — read more 

Any thoughts on what the payout will be for 2025? I can imagine that the targets are made more difficult for 2026 to save money Also can foresee the end of the LTI and other non contractual benefits

It looks like T-Mobile is also laying people off. Impacting managers and directors rather than ICs from what I can gather online but I have no direct knowledge. It’s likely that the new CEOs at VZ and TMUS are engaged in a price war hence the cost... — read more 

A good post from “Neo” in the Citrix Systems forum: https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kc3j9256 You work for wealthy people that invested 16 billion dollars to make a substantial profit using whatever playbook is at hand. That's just business. Clearly... — read more 

Two members of my team, of the 4 that were kept, keep messaging me to help fix or document items I was holding together. They have been loud about the fact they want me to return. To return as a contractor is that after the 6 month freeze?

Someone posted: It had better be a damn good plan that gets unveiled soon. Based on what he has shown = nothing - is just a CONCEPT of a plan

I joined during Hans' tenure, so that's all I know. But there must have been some good ones, right?

Dan Schulman's headcount cuts at PayPal, primarily in 2023 (around 2,000 employees) and 2024 (another 9% of workforce), were a strategic move for operational efficiency and cost reduction in a tough market, saving significant annual costs (estimated... — read more 

Hi Guys, at a moment in time there were 6. Do the company stills uses 3 ? I cannot track them on flight radar. Think about how much they cost to operate

I will deeply miss Run With Hans, but I am grateful we have something else to look forward to with Dan being a coffee aficionado. Coffee With Dan! It was so cool seeing him stand on stage with his cup of joe and talking about coffee. It really... — read more 

Verizon CEO Defends 13,000 Layoffs Amid Market Share Struggles Verizon’s new CEO, Dan Schulman, has vigorously defended the recent decision to eliminate 13,000 jobs, framing the mass layoffs as an "inevitable" step to save the company from continued... — read more 

We simply can't. My group is already stretched thin, and losing even one more person would wreck everything. We’re barely holding things together as it is. How can they even consider more layoffs?

I was included in the layoffs and a team member just informed me that our boss instructed the team to have very minimal if any communication with me at all through the 19th and after as well. Anyone else seeing this? Not sure what the reasoning would... — read more 

The thought of near-certain severance is the only reason I am still here. Otherwise, I would have left long ago given the uncertainty and constant stress.

We hear the new CEO from his Dec 5th call but what’s next on the roadmap? When in the timeframe that Verizon will again see growth after the Nov 2025 mass layoff? Is Dan really the CEO that can accelerate the change? I wonder.

How's the environment been post layoff? I'm one of the impacted ones, first time ever hit with one. Mostly nosy and just curious. Seems like people are beating around the general question so I felt I should ask.

Where are we with this? Is the BT / Private Equity move true ?

Projects have been cut as part of funding for 2026. But the RIF did not remove those team members. Dan did not announce any new initiatives so now the SDs with no projects are lurking and stealing projects as part of so called reorgs. The VZ... — read more 

Where or how do we return our laptops? Do we initiate it or does our manager?

This is literally the description on the Layoff.com portal Let’s that sink in!!!!!!! We are now 85k barely. We have lost close to 100k employees. This is a effing TITANIC I say. Jump while you can. Indian future CEO is already interviewing. Trust... — read more 

Management just took our lunch table and barricaded the printer access with it. Apparently they are going to sit their all shift and we cannot present a quote without their approval. Half expecting the bathroom access next and cant gain access until... — read more 

I am not saying this to speak poorly of the wireline business. I come from the wireless side, and the culture at Verizon Wireless was a good one. After the "merge" everything got worse. The culture changed. The things Dan mentioned about doing the... — read more 

Is Dan playing the same character, only I doubt Verizon will have the same happy company ending the movie did.

I’m one of the corporate engineers who was going to fill in for the strike and was part of the lay offs. Hope you guys still do the strike. They laid off lots of competent engineers that usually fill in for strikes. Make them feel the pain! 🫡

This "leadership" keeps cutting people and stacking the leftovers on whoever stays. They already started again, and I am determined not to take on another unwanted task. We all kept absorbing the hit and pretending it was normal, but that ends for me... — read more 

Im considering getting my CCNP, it looks like tuition assistance doesn’t apply. Does anyone know if the company will pay for it?

What if we had Olympic Games for Managers and above? Categories would include: 1- Reporting your dubious achievements through rose tinted glasses 2- Schmoozing your peers and superiors while neglecting your own department 3- Running your team... — read more 

Let’s be real the whole “V Team” notion is a joke. The new CEO walks around sipping his coffee talking about at least when Verizon lays off people before Thanksgiving, they don’t do it by text message they do it by a phone call. Yay, thank you Dan... — read more 

GN&T did their usual shuffle of ADs and SDs after the RIF. For those that are unfamiliar, once a year or once every few years, they shuffle ADs and SDs from one department that they’re unqualified to lead to another where they’re typically even less... — read more 

Reminder: Check with your bank regarding the type of account you have. If you were laid-off, and won't have any direct deposit coming into that bank account, your bank may start charging you monthly fees. Ask your bank for options of savings accounts... — read more 

The grift that keeps on grifting. He will consult through the transition. Plus private jet perks and more for leading the company from 1st to 3rd place. Will he still have a security detail? Employee shareholders pay the price.

Anyone know if my last few checks after I’m off payroll the 19th will still come via direct deposit? Also for Stock Together, is that paid out after you leave payroll or you wait until March for that ?

Dan mentioned that we can't rely on our network superiority anymore. No need to worry about that Verizon is the new Sprint. Major impacts to engineering teams. There won’t be a good network to rely on anyway. I am already setting the degradation... — read more 

I survived this round, but also doubled down on looking for another job. The whole thing has been a harrowing experience. And why on earth do companies post so many fake openings? From where I’m standing, it feels like they’re trying to make our... — read more 

Computers solved some problems but created a whole host of new ones The internet solved some problems but created a whole host of new ones Cloud computing solved some problems but created a whole host of new ones Why will AI be any different???

I refuse to work another weekend. Most days since the RIF notice have been 16 hours. My eyes are blurry. For what? Now, now it’s a priority to create documentation and do migrations. Before all this, just give to so and so. If they withhold my... — read more