Topics regarding layoffs at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Topics regarding layoffs at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

How to Solve Being in a Toxic Work Environment?

I will first tell you this: you did not create this toxic environment. You do NOT deserve to be in such a negative environment. You deserve to work somewhere incredible where you are surrounded by positive, kind individuals and where you absolutely... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+12QU8j1E

Massive layoff mid-January

Mid January rumored to be a massive layoff. Way to go Blue Cross. Received billions in tax savings and greed is setting in now. The IT was moved to Mumbai and is horrendous. You know if you've ever dealt with them. This company is going down. Can... — read more 

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| 2270 views | | 3 replies (last January 13, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+12PfLKb3

Business operations layoffs coming

Rumor has it the operations teams will be the next impacts for layoffs. Just announced they move under EVP Rose M - let’s reward her! 🙄 Ice queen! They are going to get rid of all the Facets people to move to another service large group uses. What is... — read more 

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| 1720 views | | 2 replies (last January 29, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+12Fa94Nk

More layoffs on December 16

Organized chaos. Nobody feels safe, whether it’s in tech support areas or business areas. Get to work each day with head down and just hope HR doesn’t ping you for your disappearing act of the mysterious lay-off. The company has created the toxic... — read more 

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| 1980 views | | 6 replies (last January 2, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+12j8mCku

How many IT VPs does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Trick question - first you would need to launch a 3-5 year "Illumination Roadmap" to determine the need with at least three $$$ consultancies... then the result would be to fire everyone and hire new VPs to start over

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| 1522 views | | 3 replies (last November 23, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11ZuRDd8

Anyone heard of the new SECRET projects?

So long and thanks for all the talk of transparency and democracy. Always a good sign when the inner circle has to have SECRET projects to discuss outsourcing a significant portion of jobs. Not involved? Well I'm sure you'll be the first to know.

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Post ID: @OP+10bXno0t

No more Data Center in 2020.

Hope you don't work in CareFirst's data center. Won't be there by 2020 (p.s. that's like 6 months). You are a cost savings.

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| 3260 views | | 6 replies (last November 25, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+YC4gZIx

Hostile Work Environment for IT Workers

So - do you like to work in IT? Well then you won't want to work at CareFirst. Sit down and be quiet. You are now a second class citizen. We believe it transparency and collective decision making - except where IT is concerned. Get used to the new... — read more 

March layoffs at CareFirst

The layoffs continue and begin again in March 2019 after promises after January 2019 that everyone was "safe" for the remainder of the year. Any chance we can get more info about it? I haven't heard about more March layoffs, and I'm wondering how I... — read more 

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| 3470 views | | 8 replies (last June 13, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+Y9TYAKM

More Coming

Internal rumor is more cuts are coming next month. Some areas did not get any cuts yet but with the new org chart expect that some cuts will happen; especially in Operations.

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| 1610 views | | 3 replies (last April 9, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+Xs3WEjK

I say hope their mental health benefits are still good

It appears the organization is being gutted. Many dedicated and long serving employees are being let go in a rather inhumane manner. Employees were told nothing, with some being met at the door and told to leave. These are folks with coworkers who... — read more 

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| 1340 views | | 2 replies (last March 28, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+XaFrWbp

Any more layoffs at CareFirst?

Have there been any more layoffs? I keep wondering if what happened was just a start. And that's the kind of stressing I could really do without.

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| 2320 views | | 3 replies (last April 6, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+X2t7qC1

Layoffs in a rather inhumane manner

It appears the organization is being gutted. Many dedicated and long serving employees are being let go in a rather inhumane manner. Employees were told nothing, with some being met at the door and told to leave. These are folks with coworkers who... — read more 

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| 1810 views | | 2 replies (last February 5, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+X1aeO18

CareFirst January 2019 Layoffs

Out with the old in with the new. CareFirst has started its first cycle of layoffs under new CIO David Kaercher and CEO Brian Pienink. So far several long time employees (> 20 years) have been laid off as a part of a “change of leadership”. This... — read more 

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| 1860 views | | 2 replies (last January 8, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+WYI8PGT

CareFirst January 2019 Layoffs

Out with the old in with the new. CareFirst has started its first cycle of layoffs under new CIO David Kaercher and CEO Brian Pienink. So far several long time employees (> 20 years) have been laid off as a part of a “change of leadership”. This... — read more 

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| 7340 views | | 13 replies (last November 14, 2019)
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