Any other people forced in office having trouble fitting in exercise? FOW has taken away about 3.5 hours each day (10+ hours a week) in prep and travel time…..more than a full work day! And no real ability to walk, get some sunshine or exercise at... — read more
Rumors about September layoffs
Can anyone confirm this is true? Rumor goes that it will be a big round.
Summary of HCSC Culture for Cigna employees?
Look, you have several thousand Cigna Medicare employees who have just gone from historic pre-pandemic WFH to sudden push to in office work, only to be told mysteriously to continue to WFH and hold down the fort (foreshadowing) , then massive and I... — read more
Next Layoff Date?
Are there any whispers of a future (larger scale) layoff in the coming months?
Am I missing something?
The following is from today's Evernorth Pharmacy Benefit Services & Pharmacy+ Technology Newsletter: ”And it's been GREAT to see you all back in the office. I can't count how many times I've reconnected with one of you in the office; it's great to... — read more
How many of you are quiet quitting?
I used to think quiet quitting was something lazy employees used as an excuse not to do their jobs. It took me a while to realize that quiet quitting simply means doing your job and not letting the company take advantage of you by having you work... — read more
Applications being removed from laptops
My colleagues and I in the midwest have noticed that we've been getting pop-ups for software updates and instead of updates it's actually removing software like WebEx and verint etc. One would question why the Enterprise would be removing things... — read more
Burnt Out
Am I the only one here that has saved all of my PTO over the last year or so because of layoffs? I don't want to use it because I'm saving all of my money and therefor can't afford to go anywhere nice. Also, a layoff feels imminent, so I'm wanting... — read more
AI deployment looks scarier today
Cloud failure made a global issue. Bad management of AI will make a cosmic issue. But no reason to worry, there are all these severely understaffed IT supports everywhere, working on outdated infrastructure, and outsourced client services you have to... — read more
Are you getting to choose your flex day?
A little bit ago my team had a meeting about the expectations of work going forward and went over the Tuesday/Wednesday anchor days and the third flex day. Whenever the policy was introduced it sounded like individuals were able to chose what third... — read more
Benefits Changes
Can anyone please summarize what the benefit changes actually are? I received an email saying they are required to tell us about all the changes they made - just to be directed to dozens of links to hundreds of pages of legalese. I can't imagine... — read more
Great, a worldwide IT issue
Let's see how our "new and improved" IT team fares with this onr. I miss our old colleagues.
Transition Survey
Is anyone actually completing this?
Hiring family members
I wanna understand if this is only in my department or it is company wide phenomenon We have kids and wifies working in our department of senior directors , directors and Principals like “one big family “ Do you see samething happening in your... — read more
Still not used to the office
I still don’t feel at ease in office. I thought I will get used to it but nope , still hate it . Every time I do something, I feel like I am being watched . I hate people keeping tab on each other , what they wear, when do they go to the bathroom, go... — read more
401k post voluntary termination
For those that have left Cigna, how long did it take them to notify the Empower or whatever retirement benefits company of your termination?
Can we request to be placed on upcoming job elimination lists?
I think it's time to make a move and do something different. Thanks in advance for any good quality answers.
Glp-1 coverage for Cigna employees
Anyone else having trouble getting a prior authorization approved even though they meet all the requirements?
Average Years of Service
Just received notice of departmental changes targeted for 4th quarter. When the news was given it was stated that the years of service on my current team was “impressive”. This makes me wonder if when determining what areas to cut, they take that... — read more
What the FOW really be like!
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/WdNuGJH95XU3wPAQ/?mibextid=oKfgLb
Corporate culture is humiliating and oppressive
We are blackmailed by livelihood into submission. We all know the state we all are in. We are fully aware and experience on a daily basis the toxicity in a workplace. Majority of us have no respect for management. We know that performance, hard work... — read more
How many Medicare employees are there?
How many Medicare employees are there? Will they relocate few of them inside the company before HCSC take over?
Do you still trust management?
We've been burned so many times that I no longer believe a single word they're saying (unless they're threatening us with layoffs, then I know they're serious).
What did you interpret based on FoW response ?
So ahen the first question was asked regarding the FoW policy adherence, the HR manager seemed to say that if everyone starts adhering to the policy , they will go easy (just my interpretation) , but then David corrected her and said he wants to be... — read more
Reflecting on the bravery displayed at town hall today
To all those who attended and asked questions AND spoke up, thank you. To hear that pathological liar David Cordani finally get caught out for what he is and for someone to raise their concerns is so beyond brave. Collective action over time will... — read more
One inconsequential observation re: Town Hall
It’s so uncomfortable when people completely incapable of relating to others try to act and talk casually, friendly, approachable, charming, funny. So out of place. I haven’t been angry watching it, just felt like I’m observing visitors from another... — read more
401k diversification?
Maybe not layoff related directly but how do you diversify your 401k? Say you are risk tolerant, have one or two more decades in this grind, you take advantage of the matching, avoid the Cigna stock (someone mentioned to avoid putting money into it... — read more
Townhall thread
To get a sense of what your interpretation of townhall.
Telling a customer to shove it!
Just out of curiosity, has anyone here who is customer facing and told a caller to go fu-k themselves? I had a call this morning where I had to restrain every urge to do so. Big Brother aka QA is always watching so I know any call can be pulled - I... — read more
Who are the good leaders?
Can we make a list of the people or teams we all should actually want to try and work with if we don’t like where we are? I know it’s an odd concept here but a list of positive teams or orgs with good leadership?!? Any?!? Looking for leaders with... — read more
Town halls are meaningless fluff
I stopped paying attention to these town halls when I realized they were all just fake fluff and a bunch of high band a--hats patting themselves on the back. No real news ever gets revealed, just lies and propaganda. I'll find any real news... — read more
What’s a DRIVE TO 2025?
Honest question! What is DRIVE TO 2025? I understand it is as a philosophy the company is working towards and blah blah but umm… what is supposed to happen? What shift? I got hired last year and cannot get a clear sense of what it actually means lol... — read more
July Town Hall
Will include an update on Drive to 2025 progress. I sure hope they devote adequate time to "be the employer of choice". It would be interesting to find out how return-to-office and offshoring make people who have other options, choose Cigna.
Why is Cigna’s stock price continuing to fall?
It looks like Noelle Eder sold a bunch back in May, but still has over $5M in remaining shares. I thought the buybacks would help out, but I’m no longer counting on that.
According to AI, we can expect HCSC to layoff some Cigna Medicare Employees.
Quote from AI search: Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can lead to job losses, especially for employees of the target company. This is often due to redundant operations and efforts to increase efficiency. According to Harvard Business Review, around... — read more
And people wonder why we are resentful
The offshore team we’ve been working with can’t put together an app even though we constantly give them detailed requirements and they keep missing items that are in the requirements. The folks on that team could probably do well on help desk, but... — read more
Did I make a mistake?
I just started training as a “personal advocate” for evernorth behavioral health. I’m getting toxic positivity corporate vibes and just not feeling good about this at all. I’ve been looking at call center subreddits and I’m honestly scared sh*tless... — read more