I’m kind of sad I missed the flim flam show….did they ride out in clown cars throwing candy to the select few who were allowed to attend?

Don’t worry guys, we have two new paid company holidays next year. Perfect week for that announcement

They are incompetent enough to think this will work.

How much trouble am I in? I joined less than three months ago so I'm assuming that my number is up. I left another position to join Centene and I don't think I have the option to return. I didn't burn any bridges intentionally but my old manager was... — read more 

I'm not sure how I'm going to make it through the coming days or weeks and remain sane.

Centene is on the list - https://www.mcknightshomecare.com/congressional-leaders-demand-answers-from-medicaid-mcos-on-prior-authorization-denials/ PRESS RELEASE: Congressional Health Leaders Demand Answers to Determine if MCOs are Improperly Using... — read more 

As a person whonwas part of the Augusty wave of layoffs, here is how PTO was treated.... You will be allowed to take any PTO that was already approved prior to layoff and will be up to your people leaders discretion and business needs if they... — read more 

Centene had 74,500 employees in December 2022. As of July 2023 they were reported to have reduced that number by 9,500 down to 65,000. Statement of Operations: Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 For the second quarter of 2023, premium and service... — read more 

For all laid off - once you lose your health insurance, Centene will offer a plan that will cost you $1000 to $2000 per month. Genious!

All - FYI - If you get an email with the subject line stating “Checking in, please prioritize.” you'll know that you will be laid off. That's what they did back in August and I think they are still using the same process.

Not sure if this has any relation or relevance to the layoffs but I certainly found the timing interesting. You can copy the link: https://reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/s/DcgZiX54gG

Who all has received this? Was it an email notification?

It all makes sense now. The outsourcing of Medicare UM Intake to a vendor in the Philippines. The quality went down and the complaints went up. They saved a ton of money, but at a cost of our Star Ratings. Then they began moving departments... — read more 

All the comments form supervisors say the list to got has them baffled cause there’s no rhyme or reason. They are having to let go of people giving 100+% and meeting metrics.

How badly is St Louis getting hit overall?

https://starkmanapproved.com/centenes-sarah-london-a-do-gooder-gone-bad/

How come he zipped on the topic of layoffs in 2024 so quickly that most employees didn't catch that. he clearly said there will be more layoffs next year. if they know they are putting employees on the block they need to let them know ASAP.

Was it based on quality? Performance? Tenure to the company? Tenure to the team?

Spread the word - tell your stories - share with the media, on social media, and then reach out to unionize. You have workers in union friendly states with protections. Let them start the process and then let the domino effect begin. Or do nothing... — read more 

Deep breaths. Sit somewhere quiet, in the dark, close eyes and take deep breathes. Speak with your clergy Pray or practice anything related to your spiritualy Do something creative. It doesn't have to be perfect or even good. It will... — read more 

This is not worth the stress. Relax read a few hilarious clap backs on the main page and job search, find additional sources of income, downsize, its time we uplift each other. True, there are some bad negative comments, but some inspiring ones. Over... — read more 

This is so frustrating I have a huge tension headache . I feel like Iam about to have a stroke with the uncertainty. Specially now that we have a meeting scheduled October 2 the day lay off announcement. Telling my 9 to hold off on birthday party

Dear Sarah You stated something along the lines of "those that lose their jobs can find new ones but they may not be as fun or as meaningful" Ma am, I can assure you that as a medical professional, working for Centene is not the most meaningful thing... — read more 

Stop being disconnected from reality

For those who got the COBRA letter in the mail, can you tell us what it contained? Position?

Have there management already told them? So stressful not knowing

The wealthy and powerful will never regard you as anything other than a mechanism to make them money and enforce their will on the earth. You will be used and then thrown away. An appalling amount of people seem to have some sort of Stockholm... — read more 

Why Sarah has 85% approval rating in Glassdoor?

I know for a fact, this is the second round, first was August. Those departments spared this round will be part of the upcoming subsequent rounds. Follow the money and payor sources to know who got hit first and why. 100%, more rounds in next... — read more 

Enrolling their laid off older employees who are too young to collect Medicare, but too old to find new jobs with benefits. They will soon qualify for Medicaid.

Centene, where management's priorities are as clear as a scoop of vanilla on a chicken sandwich. They saw layoffs coming from a mile away, while Sarah London's vacation countdown began with giggles. Employees? They're the seasoning on this ice... — read more 

As Drew mentioned yesterday there are going to be more layoffs in 2024. How much do you want to bet leadership hasn’t learned their lesson of communicating when layoffs occur and will revert back to how they were during the August layoffs. If that... — read more 

When they know they screwed up, we're suddenly all a family. Except when you're being laid off. Then it's nothing personal. Just business. Right?

You get 1 chicken sandwich for every year worked !! Not a bad deal .

Let's give Centene exactly what it deserves.

Suggest that the company look at other ways to avoid layoffs, such as NO more private jet's to go to meetings that could be done by office on zoom. Supervisors and above do not need resort type meetings that can be done by zoom or in the small... — read more 

I see that I have mail coming from COBRA later today, so I already know what to expect next week. May the odds be in your favor.

I just want to be done with the whole thing. I know I won't get much sleep this weekend, and I'm sure many of you won't either.

I don’t work for Centene. I have a friend that does but she has recently been laid off but is interviewing for a position in the company. When I got laid off at Wells Fargo back in March, she suggested I apply at Centene. Since then I see several... — read more 

What is her role exactly? The example about Boston suburbs and how she can apply same at Centene frankly made no sense. What did I miss?