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Verizon contractors: the axe just dropped
My Whole team got disbanded. All contractors offboarded, LWD Dec 31. My Payroll/vendor has no projects lined up, Future unknown. Some FTEs already cut Dec 19. Verizon's in f… more

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VDSI, Layed off maximum of young talented individuals any ideas​ why young people been removed rather then mid and senior level employees

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Will there be no hikes this year ?? Can anybody please confirm

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Hi team,
Want to know If i resign now. Will I get variable and stocks by mid feb LWD? Are they releasing early?

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SVP Enabled in india ?? Is it true

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If I'm serving notice period during the RSU Vesting date (March 3), am I considered as "in payroll" and eligible for the Stock reward? Has anyone faced this situation?

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Layoffs people got 100%,120%,130% of sti i heard.Year of service severance plus three months notice salary.All layoffs people took all money. So we will not get sti more?no promotion cycle this year a… more

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U pushed years but definitely same dialogue u will listen we have budget problem as layoffs happen,so many restructuring in organisational level,can give you 6/8% maximum.
Every year u will adjust in same … more

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Do anyone knows on what basis did people's been impacted?
1. Office politics
2. Performance
3. High package

Or anything else​

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I don't think again, Verizon will do such a kind of layoff. As employee count already been reduced a lot 13k is not a small amount. ​

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When is the next layoff coming in verizon and why is this lady shelja not thrown out of vbg

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I was laid off—not because of bad performance, footfall, a high package, lack of scope, long tenure, or any other typical reason. I was let go because, for the past four years, I was honest in my pulse surveys, which impacted the overall organization and especially my Director’s pulse score.more

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I don't know how it's going for all, but I'm really feeling sad today as my LWD with Verizon. Somehow got connected to this organisation emotionally and not able to take it lite.wishing al… more

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Can somebody pls tell me what is happening right now , will Verizon India be sold to any of the service based company ? People are saying testers will be moved to hcl ????? Is is true or just a rumou… more

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Why there is no news/posts about abt verizon india layoff given the context that there were close to 1000+ ppl impacted.I haven't seen any posts sharing about the info in any of the social plat… more

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Layoffs all contracts employees in Infosys in my team.Management is zero support.Bad director of Ns and associate director zero … more

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Whole vendor team of infosys got layoffs by Verizon total 7-8 people in my team.Not a single person from layoff from Verizon management all engineer/ technical people got layoffs.Bad company very bad … more

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I'm happy that some of my impacted colleagues have received offers from other companies. The purpose of this post is to encourage staying positive.

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Will appraisal happen this year? If yes how much percentage i can expect ? And will we get full sti?

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If I resign in the first week of January, with my Last Day of Work (LWD) being the first week of March, will I receive my STI pay and stock payment? Also, when will I receive them?

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Verizon India contractors – are contracts getting extended or cut in Jan 2026?
Zero communication from vendor side or Verizon RM and they're saying “wait till Dec end”. Anyone from Cognizant / Bril… more

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I have an offer with Verizon as Engineer II in Hyderabad and they changed my doj to Jan 5th due to restructuring they released a new offer letter for Jan 5th.

Should I join Verizon at this point of tim… more

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Will the existing people (people who are not fired)get retention bonus ??

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How good is this LHH career transition service? I got my login details today. Just asking anyone having prior knowledge about this

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Is it true that next round of layoffs is also coming i heard they will put people on pip snd then fire

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Hi
When can we get the resignation letter/ reliving letter or lwd confirmation mail any idea. Recruiters are asking regarding the confirmation mail

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Not even a single senior manager / AD been laid off as per my knowledge. Every company need young talented individuals but this company need the same guys who are .... Just like CEO who still uses let… more

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What are the pros and cons of submitting all company assets way before LWD 19th Dec? I don't see any point in keeping those things with me.

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I know there is no point in wasting my energy but still i feel sad that my manager and AD didn’t even call me once but they messaged other impacted team mates . This so rude of them

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Will WFH continue this week also?

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What is happening , can anyone tell I am SE 1 and have got no mails or calls regarding anything what does this mean i came to office today and was shocked seeing it completely empty?

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Is it true that people got emails today also ?

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For Verizon india, the LWD is 19th. so I can start for new job after that mentioned date, right? Also the experience letter and relieving letter will be given mid jan. any way to expedite that?

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To everyone who just got ‘freedom’ - I mean laid off - are you coming to the office this week? Maybe just to make your manager/AD uncomfortable. Anyway, they’ll feel the real guilt next month when the… more

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There is no job security here, people who survived may get impacted in the next round of layoffs.

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Just one piece of advice I need when I am applying for the interview next , should i tell them that i was fired or should I lie like if asked

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Hey outgoing fishes,

Did your manager or AD speak with you in the last 48 hours? Just curious if it's only my manager/AD who didn’t care about me or everyone’s.

If any manager is seeing this message — where you… more

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I heard that Verizon has fired all the vendors. Does anyone have any idea.

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