Keith Becker, a colleague of Michael Buatti, expresses shock and disappointment after learning that Michael was laid off from their company. Keith believes Michael was the most outstanding member of the video team and that the company failed to recognize his value. Michael had sent an email to his video team colleagues thanking them for his time at the company and announcing he had 30 days to find a new internal position before his employment ended on January 7th.

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Buatti, Michael E (Mike)
From: Becker, Keith
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 9:00 AM
To: Buatti, Michael E (Mike)
Subject: RE: Confirmation of Yesterday's Reduction In Force/Thank You For All That You Have Done
Mike
I just got back from Polycom training and I am shocked to read that you were laid off. I can’t believe it!
O’ve all the guys in our group you were the most outstanding and outgoing resource on the video team.
What is wrong with this world we live in? The problem with this place is that they don’t know the value of
their resources. This part of the industry is growing and they just disregard the impact to people lives. I
am truly sorry but I know there will be work out there for you. Please let me know if there is anything that I
can do for you. You can always use me as a reference.
You will be very much missed.
Keith.P.Becker
Verizon Business
CPE Solutions Engineer
Visual Communications
Boston, MA 02110
617-999-3806
keith.p.becker@verizonbusiness.com
From: Buatti, Michael E (Mike)
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 3:38 PM
To: visual_comm_team@lists.verizonbusiness.com
Subject: Confirmation of Yesterday's Reduction In Force/Thank You For All That You Have Done
To my Video Team members,
As you may have heard, I was personally affected yesterday, Thursday, 12/9/2010, by the Reduction in
Force (RIF) that went through our organization. I now have 30 days to find a new job within Verizon
Business with my last date of employment being January 7th. Even though I remain positively optimistic, I
know that it is highly doubtful that a new job opportunity would avail itself to me within the timeframe that I
have left at Verizon Business – especially so close to the Christmas holiday break. I have to say that the
news came to me as quite a shock since I have been “knee deep” in attempting to bring in new revenue
to Verizon Business. I, and my family, are still “reeling from the news” that my manager, Bill Brinson, had
to give me yesterday.
With that said, I do want to thank each of you. It was a great pleasure to work with two of the most
professional people within this organization. I know that you dedicated yourselves to your work everyday
and were highly effective in making Verizon Business successful. With your due diligence, we had some
big Video sale successes for Verizon, such as:
 Alcoa (soon to be awarded to VZB)
 National Grid
 Procter & Gamble
 Coventry Healthcare
 GE
 Western & Southern
 Hayes Lemmerz
 (Soon to be Xerox)
 Successfully Making York Telecom a Worldwide Sourcing Partner To Verizon Business
 And these were only the ones that I was personally involved in….
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I learned so much from all of you guys and I really wanted to thank you personally. I know that I am a better
engineer and a consummate sales representative of this company after spending four years teaming up with your
group.
I do not know what the future may hold for me, but I do wish you the best and much success. I will be working
through January 7th, 2011 at Verizon Business – closing up any open issues while interviewing for a new position
(inside and outside the company). If you need to reach me, you can call the office or my mobile number at (248)
508-7937.
Again, all my best to both of you and thank you for all that you have taught me.
Best Regards,
Michael E. Buatti
Sr. Solutions Engineer – Immersive Video
Premises Solutions Engineering, Midwest Region
One Towne Square, Suite 900
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone: (248) 728-5310
Fax: (571) 918-7834
Email: mike.buatti@verizonbusiness.com
Sharpen Your Business Focus with Verizon's Visual Communications Solution:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ0y29WF-X8
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