#rif

Any RIFs or reorgs today?

I had to sacrifice two members of my team in OI, and I am absolutely disgusted by it. They did nothing wrong, and if I hadn’t submitted names, my manager would have.

I’m so sorry for everyone who will be impacted right before the holidays. Please don’t wait to get the notice—start applying now so you have a pipeline of opportunities going into the new year.

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 bureaucracy was always bad and now its getting toxic

Good luck to all!

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 qualified. It’s one of the many brilliant strategies that have allowed the competition to catch up or even surpass VZ

Currently at the Irvine plant. Demand has been extremely low for months. A round of RIFs already happened a few weeks ago, followed by an extended manufacturing shutdown where most operators have been forced onto unpaid leave after exhausting PTO. Leadership has openly stated their current strategy is essentially to “wait and hope things improve.” Production numbers continue trending downward, and it feels like another wave of layoffs is imminent. Morale is very low and confidence in management is basically nonexistent right now. Just had to let that out lol

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 severance sc--w it I’ll stock groceries at least the work ends when you leave for the shift. Good luck to all.

Verizon Lays Off 2000 Employees In Hyderabad

Read more at: https://www.m9.news/social-media-viral/verizon-layoffs-india-2000-employees/#

https://www.aol.com/topeka-sees-bnsf-railway-layoffs-010501095.html

Every acquisition brings layoffs and one of this magnitude will certainly result in a major, major RIF. People in what could be considered redundant positions (and there are many of those) should start looking right away. You have about a year or so before this becomes a reality.

I’ve accepted that I may never get my old role back — that’s part of how corporate reorganizations work. But what hurts isn’t losing the job. It’s how it happened.

I was RIF’d despite strong performance and ongoing contributions, while some “eliminated” roles were quietly backfilled almost immediately. Even my own position, is now being filled again. Saving the favourites. That doesn’t feel like a business decision — it feels like a leadership decision.

When merit isn’t the driver, trust breaks. Employees begin to wonder if favoritism or toxic leadership played a bigger role in who stayed and who went. In a company this large, that’s dangerous. Without accountability at the SD level and above, a culture like this can take root at the market level and eventually hurt the entire organization.

This isn’t about wanting my job back — it’s about acknowledging a pattern that shouldn’t be ignored. Unfair layoffs don’t just impact people; they erode the foundation of the company itself.

History repeats itself. The great RIF’s of 2023 and 2024 were big. The 2025 one was disruptive. I don’t think we have seen anything yet with what’s coming ahead of FY27 given current path. Everyone in teams are going to be asked to cut and tech is going to be back to the basics. Keep email going and get people phones and computers. Then get out of the way.

Few domains will be left. The way EH wants it. He thinks Tech is nonsense. Just knows he cannot say it in public on record.

Managers found out late last week. RIF coming early the week of Xmas. Atlanta HQ and remote/non-compliant RTO employees impacted among others.

Rumours on new layoffs in mke and mqn?

RIF'd after 29 years with company.
I'm retirement eligible, but there are absolutely ZERO retirement BENEFITS!!
Seriously.....extremely high healthcare costs, and a 25% disc on cell service.
That's an insult to any employee that stuck around this sh---y company for so long!!

DO NOT WASTE YOUR CAREER HERE....LEAVE NOW!!!

I didn't do this, I don't think a person could win, but if someone thought it was their race, age or whatever you can think of, and gets riffed -- yet people are left working and they didn't get cut. just in general thinking they are targeted or whatever.
I thought about it, but I needed that money.

Bill

Will not specify what departments but Sr. Managers have the picks and HR has been notified. Also for next year we have operational changes and more business consolidation, a plan to cut 5% of the workforce for cost savings is in discussion. I hate this part of my job and this is how I vent. Im sorry

Rumor is reviews for the data governance tech reviews are being done by HR, not managers, and are going to be used as a framework for RIFS so offshoring can be accelerated.

Looking back over the last year and a half: supposedly setting ourselves up for growth and durability (whatever that means), pulling back on travel, pulling back on new roles, eventually not refilling roles, teams are stressed and overworked, removing dollars for team meetings and culture building (formally culture was important), more and more town halls and Blue pulses - although those meetings and surveys were less and less substantive - saying for the most part nothing. Simply giving the appearance of communication but empty of anything real. Perpetual lack of funding and what is funded is only to minimum viable value, always behind and not addressing technical debt, Anxiety is high, RIF for tenured expensive people short term gain (although with a lot of experience navigating giant enterprise - long term very costly) and now sounds like possibility of early retirement options. For a supposedly giant healthy business it seems far from it. Putting aside the constant exec pay and exec bonus commentary, as a business did the Cigna purchase over-leverage HCSC or are there Convenants in the debt service for that purchase that require certain ratios or performance metrics that should of never been accepted? Should we all be looking for a job now?

Are you in Operations in the US or Canada, well expect your job to go overseas in 2026. Along with our friends from McKinsey, Ops leadership is making a BIG push to offshore Ops team members to our offices in the Philippines or to a new third party vendor in India. Yes, you heard it right, your years of commitment and hard work will be rewarded by giving your job to a third party vendor, all to save a buck. Looks like this will be a big shift with almost 70% of Operations team members in North America being impacted. Managers, SME's, skilled roles to call center and back office, doesn't matter. Going from thousands to only hundreds of team members remaining in the US.

So uh… heads up to the rest of the company when your new offshore “team” pulls up with zero idea what they’re doing. Good luck, I guess

Several of my colleagues have been laid off in finance and customer management

RIFs have been taking place since the first week of Sept. Get with it.
Have there really been constant layoffs for the past few months? I haven't heard of anybody being cut since much earlier in the year. Yes, a lot of people are mentioning layoffs and we all know more is coming, but so far, it's yet to materialize.

Made a mistake not opting for VSP last year… now I am stuck with 25 years and not getting riffed… if they don’t offer VSP soon, I may be forced to just resign with no severance package… call me lucky or privileged, but am looking for suggestions

if you’re an account specialist in corporates you might be cooked 8/10. If you haven’t received your RIF notification already well you’re either safe or they’re coming for you too. I mean they’re eliminating directors, managers, and account specialists. So it doesn’t seem like anyone is spared. It seems like a lot of these people are being let go. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter - blur

Anyone get to take their kid to work and show them how cool was Verizon is and then have to tell the same child that you were kicked to the curb?

After 15 years at Verizon leading AI initiatives, I was swept up in the latest RIF which was ironic, given that one of my current projects was highlighted in Dan’s recent AI pitch.

I began transitioning responsibilities to a senior colleague, only to be told today that I should now train a new hire in India. Same title as mine, brought on last week, fresh out of a 2021 graduation, yet his resume reads like he mentored Sam Altman. Apparently, “worked exclusively with US companies in India” is the new definition of deep experience.

When I asked my Sr. Director for clarity, the response was : “This is out of my hands. More org and budget changes coming soon.”
Translation: brace yourself, the outsourcing wave is just beginning.

Let’s be clear, Verizon isn’t cutting costs by hiring “cheap labor.” as I see some oblivious people saying, these contracts start at $40 an hour and can climb past $60, often padded with fantasy resumes. The difference is they’re remote, from small towns where overhead is low, while Verizon keeps cashing in here in the US.

So don’t fall for the AI fairy tales or the “Verizon values” slogans. The reality is simple:We U.S. employees are being replaced, while our politicians & news outlets are busy with nonsense and the greedy companies keeps pocketing the profits.

Go for it friends, tell me what ch’a hearing……..

I’ll start - next round of RIFs coming soon. Another 10k+ to go.

Look at T-Mobile, if they can operate with less people, so can we!

I work in NJ. I have been Riffed . On salary (and working) until 2/16/2026 plus severance for a lot of weeks. IF I take a job BEFORE 2/16/2025, will I lose MY severance? Someone told me that I will . I have NOT confirmed with HR, yet. Anyone know and is in the same boat? Kind of makes me want to hold off looking for a NEW job!!!!!!!!!!! SO UNfair if true!

...Or is there a final wave on 12/9?

As I realize that many people will struggle following the recent layoff round, I can honestly say getting that call was a godsend for me. Im no longer feeling the pressure of unrealistic goals and endless meetings. Fortunately for me, securing a sound financial plan over the past 24 years has made it possible for me to make the best of this RIF. God Bless all of those affected and hopes for a brighter future Post Verizon…

Anyone know what are the dates for RIFs in December (if any) and January?

Some received Business Update meeting for Monday 12/1/25…

Good luck everyone!

Yes, I too have been hit by the recent RIF after 30+ years. Several of my upper management also got hit. Unfortunately, I believe the severance calculation sheet is incorrect. Don't sign until you know for sure. It is much less than what I was told and the numbers actually don't match salary and the cap of 35 weeks. I've scheduled an appointment with HR, but so far, they haven't accepted. Anyone else seeing this?

Anyone get a RIF package for the holidays? I know quite a few who actually want it, but they are hard to come by, not many people get the gift 🎁

If someone has received a RIF, what’s it look like in 2025, do they give you anything decent?

While the plan was being developed to layoff 15,000 people a retention bonus was extended to Sampath and the CFO Skiadas. Each received $4,000,000 in stock. Hans will collect close to $25,000,000 for 2025 and will continue to get paid as an advisory member of the board. Dan's salary is $1,500,000 with long term incentives that will mature to $60,000,000.

Let that sink in while you navigate your job search. For those that have expressed guilt because you still have a job and your peers were let go, ask these execs how they manage to sleep at night. They are making a windfall while others suffer. Sam can speak to this in the next all hands and explain how execs and the front line are treated equally.

And so it begins!

Did everyone see an EA position just opened up in BR? I am sure there was someone more than qualified that was just RIFed that could have been retained. It's disgusting to make people flock to one single position in the hope they are not taken off payroll.

I am glad to walk away from this place.

How’s morale for you? I am exhausted from the layoffs. Wish they would just get the firing over with already. This place su-ks now.