Looks like older employees are being targeted once again. Not surprising at all but still disheartening.

Just received a business update invite for late afternoon… Thoughts?

Cmon guys please ., if you have been rif this week just post the day and general department ! Please stop posting these vague answers ppl are nervous and want to know . This site is anonymous !!!!

So sorry you were let go, I have been there myself but it truly was a blessing in disguise. Opened a better door for me, hang in there! Can you please share what department and state you are from?

Are managers allowed to make any kind of announcement to let their teams know they are safe? It is really starting to worry me that my manager hasn’t said anything either way.

Well 8/8 is here, it is mid-morning...for all the hype, has anyone gotten Riffed or know DEFINITELY of a person or area hit?

Are any areas considered safe?

I have worked for this company for almost 2 decades and am fully prepared to be RIF'ed today. I am leaning on God to hold me - and anyone else impacted [even those left behind with all the work] - up in these uncertain times. May God be with all of... — read more 

I know this will last until the end of the week, but I'm hoping the brunt of it already happened and today and tomorrow will mostly be about tying up loose ends (people who are on vacation, sick leave, or whatever). I know I'm probably grasping at... — read more 

If you’re being layoff or already have been. Drop your Pulsepoint location and department.

With all the layoffs looming, the House account will be downsized to the Townhouse account.

How is a company allowed to hire more and more H1Bs while laying off American citizens. Does anyone at labor dept. or any labor group look into this? What are the rules?

May the Odds Be Ever In Your Favor! Let's be good to each other in the coming days. Lots of impact.

I am on PTO this entire week. How and when will I be contacted and notified if I am rif'd? Prepaid vacation with my family so we are not canceling this family time...just in case.

I’m seriously asking. I haven’t heard of any strategy that would require reorg/layoffs of this size. Is it company performance? If so, what are the justifications for such LR and how do they see that it will improve company performance? Is there a... — read more 

Yup, you read that right. A quick search shows this companies net worth and it’s definitely not in the thousands. But yet they have the audacity to attempt to lay off a HUGE amount of employees. But they do this every year, are we surprised. Are we... — read more 

Had anyone contacted the media about this huge rif? Local and national coverage is what this needs.

I don’t know how the rest of you are. I assume the same. I just can’t stand not-knowing, and not even being certain whether it begins tomorrow or not. I wish mgmt was more decent and transparent about layoffs. This way we are working ourselves up to... — read more 

If there are upcoming RIFs starting as soon as tomorrow, wouldn’t Elv had to of filed WARN notices? Especially given the magnitude of a 10-20% reduction, I would think they would have had to file something ahead of time. I tried looking to see if... — read more 

Does anyone know if this is only rumor or if this is a fact. Can anyone give details please? Thanks

Several news articles today about insiders dumping stock.

Has anyone started to get "surprise" email meeting invites for tomorrow/Friday yet? Any insight on when these emails are likely to start? I am having a panic attack each time my Outlook new email alert chimes today.

I expected a bloodbath, but not as much. Is this confirmed or still in the realm of rumors?

I have been with Anthem 20+ years and always had a high work ethic. I encourage everyone,with the obvious disregard Anthem is showing to the employees, to re-think how you work. I no longer work on minute over 40 hours, no evenings, no weekends. I... — read more 

GB selling off a lot of stock makes perfect sense now after yesterday’s stock dip. The rest of us are on edge worrying if we will have a job while she clearly must have had some sort of information to protect her asserts

It is with a heavy heart that I address the current restructuring initiatives at Anthem, which will result in a reduction in force (RIF) affecting approximately 20% of our workforce. Recent submissions to HR indicate that performance alone will not... — read more 

Heard from an insider that all managers have been given their RIF list. It's happening this Thu and Fri.

I can imagine most of us intensified scouting for another job. I wouldn’t be as scared of coming layoffs if news and gossip are not as grim as they are. It seems to me that losing a job now can really be an issue. Very, very small percentage of us... — read more 

Hello, I cover health insurers for a Financial Times specialist specialist publication. If you have any info on the reported layoffs coming up at Anthem, or have any other information you'd like to share, please reach out at Mansur.Shaheen@ft.com

Popped up in email this morning, a required training by the above name. Are they kidding? Obviously not. I’m sure it’s the usual platter, but it doesn’t seem that leadership has to do these. There certainly won’t be any respect this Thursday when... — read more 

Creating a master thread for RIF announcements & RIF numbers as we hear about them.

I was told a while ago that there was someone that had to be RIF on my team on 8-8. But no information since. Wondering if that means I could be on the RIF list myself?

Anyone know if directors are going to be hit hard this round or in subsequent rounds later on in the year? It’s been posted a few times here and have heard it through the rumor mill. I feel like this level isn’t really involved in much of the... — read more 

For those of you who have been RIF’d, how much work were you asked to do or expected to do after receiving the news? Personally, if I am chosen I plan on using all remaining PTO days and showing online in TEAMS while doing minimal to no work. Was... — read more 

I’ve been looking for a while and got lucky. It is an excellent job offer. Now I just have to wait till the 8th, and see if I’m laid off. If so, it’s win-win. Maybe my case is the exception and I was just really lucky, or it isn’t that bad out there... — read more 

That's the reason for the current disaster performance and layoffs.

I did all I'm supposed to do and I'm as prepared as I can be in case my name is on the list. And still I can't stop thinking about it and running my weekend. I can't wait for this whole thing to be over, even if it means I'll be out of a job. I just... — read more