#culture

How can an “analytics” company have negative stock price performance and consistently declining revenue for over a decade? This is a high growth market. The leadership is poor and the board is apathetic. This is embarrassing.

You can assume that whatever they are telling you now will be used against you in three months.

Just received invite for Thu Aug 27.

I can’t listen to this drivel anymore, but for those that do join please insure you are recording.

One of these days the narcissistic baldy will say something that will get him canned. God willing.

Can yall like, actually st-fu now? Thanks.

Well looks like this is being expanded to personal lending. The email assured us this will not be used to evaluate individual performance. Sounds like complete BS to me. I’m in position where work isn’t always steady, comes in waves, one week slow, next one busy. I don’t think I like what this means for people like me.

Any experiences with this anyone would like to share?

Nike Innovation has perfected a remarkable process: take an exciting idea, overcomplicate it, poorly position it, leave it half-finished, and then ceremoniously dump it on Inline’s doorstep.

“Here you go, team. Innovation!”

Except it isn’t innovation. It’s a tu-d wearing a futuristic PowerPoint deck.

The concept is incomplete. The consumer story is vague. The business case is missing. The execution is barely house-trained. Yet somehow, everyone stands around admiring the bowl and congratulating themselves on the flush.

Then Inline gets handed the plunger.

They have to clean it up, make it manufacturable, explain why anyone should buy it, and somehow turn the whole steaming pile into an actual product. When it struggles, Innovation can conveniently claim that Inline “didn’t protect the vision.”

What vision? The one circling the drain?

Nike Innovation doesn’t deliver finished solutions. It delivers Innovation tu-ds™: expensive, poorly positioned droppings packaged with buzzwords, dramatic renderings, and absolutely no toilet paper.

Just Flush It

Anything?

I understand that AI can help automate some processes, but it is NOT the answer! So many people hate talking to automated call centers and crave human-connection and understanding. AI cannot do ALL of the jobs Centene is erasing! It's been proven that AI makes horrific and literally fatal-mistakes. Who is liable when AI starts causing member-deaths? People, we've seen the current headlines of AI directing people to un-alive themselves, we've seen the movies--we know how this ends! :'(

Cannot wait baby

There is bias toward last year’s poor ranking.

More and more supervisors are admitting in feedback sessions that the ranking system is broken and assessment outcomes make no sense.

Well, I guess it was finally my turn.

On August 10th, I received a Teams invite for a “prioritized meeting.” I already knew what it was before I joined. I’ve been following these posts and paying attention to what has been happening within Centene, so I wasn’t surprised.

And strangely enough, I’m not sad. I’m not angry. I really don’t feel any type of way about it. I think that’s because I’ve seen the writing on the wall for a long time.

I’ve been with Centene for 8 years, and one thing I’ve learned is not to get too comfortable here.

For those who don’t know the history, Centene completed its acquisition of WellCare in January 2020. In 2021, Centene announced a restructuring that eliminated approximately 3,000 employees and 1,500 open positions. Then in 2023, another approximately 2,000 employees were laid off. And now here we are in 2026 going through another major restructuring.

At some point, you have to recognize the pattern.

And I want people who were impacted to understand something: this says more about the company than it does about you or your ability to do your job.

My experience with the culture at Centene has not been a positive one. There is a lot of “buddy-buddy” behavior, favoritism and bias. Sometimes the environment honestly gives mean girl/mean boy energy. The company talks about having an open-door policy, but from my experience, that door doesn't always feel very open. You can raise concerns, provide documentation and go through the appropriate channels and still walk away feeling like absolutely nothing was addressed.

I've also watched employees be expected to take on responsibilities outside of what they were originally hired to do, sometimes without the title or compensation that should come with that additional responsibility.

And I’ll say this carefully because I don't throw accusations of racism around lightly: there were situations I personally witnessed or experienced where the difference in how certain groups of employees were treated made me question whether race or other biases played a role. That's my experience and my observation.

I worked as a Business Analyst within the Florida health plan organization, and the culture within my area simply was not what Centene publicly says its culture is supposed to represent.

What I also struggle to understand about these reductions is how the company determines where the cuts are made. If membership and health-plan performance are major drivers, I would expect performance at the health-plan level to be a significant part of those decisions. Instead, employees are left trying to understand why certain positions and departments are eliminated while others remain.

And yes, companies are moving toward AI, automation and doing more with fewer people. That's reality. But companies still have a responsibility to remember that the numbers on an organizational chart represent actual people.

Even the way my notification was handled left a bad taste in my mouth. I was told I could take the remainder of the day off. Afterward, a meeting was held where my situation was discussed with others. I found that extremely tacky and unnecessary. If I wanted coworkers to know that I had been laid off, I should have been allowed to tell them myself.

But at the end of the day, it is what it is.

For everyone who was impacted: don't automatically look at this as the worst thing that could happen to you. Sometimes something that feels like a door closing is really pushing you toward something better. There are companies out here that will value your experience, compensate you fairly and treat you like a human being instead of a headcount.

And for those who survived this round: please don't get comfortable.

Eight years taught me that longevity does not equal security. Your performance does not guarantee security. Your knowledge does not guarantee security. Being loyal to a company does not mean the company will be loyal to you.

Do your job. Learn everything you can. Build your résumé. Keep your LinkedIn updated. Build relationships outside of Centene. Keep your certifications current. And always have a Plan B.

I don't know what the future holds for Centene. Maybe things will improve. I hope they do for the employees who remain.

But Centene also has to understand that repeated restructuring and employee experiences eventually become part of a company's reputation. When people start saying, “Don't apply there because you'll eventually get laid off” or “Don't work there because of the culture,” that's something leadership should pay attention to.

To everybody affected by this round: keep your head up.

This may not be the ending.

It may be your exit.

Wonderful news about RD being fired in Haynesville area. Such a cocky little guy. Was disliked by many but was the Ops Manager best buddy. So..., no one would cross him. Everything eventually comes out in the wash though. (Karma)

Some people mistake department technical seminars (teammates, candidates, guest speakers..)for a stage where they can perform their insecurity. Especially when management is present, suddenly every irrelevant question becomes a pathetic attempt to prove they’re still “valuable.”
When a candidate presents, these warms interrupt nonstop, derailing the entire session with meaningless questions that serve no purpose except feeding their ego. Then they turn around and blame the candidate for “not managing time.”
Cornering young professionals in public because you’ve been regurgitating the same outdated knowledge for 20+ years isn’t expertise. It’s cowardice. And everyone sees it.

Ever since I have been here there have been constant re-orgs, executives either shifting around or departing the company, budget cuts, unreasonable financial objectives, and (seemingly) high turnover. Everything kinda seems backwards and counterintuitive.

Is this normal at every company within every industry? Is this just typical corporate maneuvering? I have only ever known LHX.

This just isn't a serious place of work anymore. Where should I go next? Amazon? CapitalOne? If you're smart and hard working where would you go?

I'm tired of the antics.

So you made it through the rounds. Got the degree, got the interview and ended up at XOM. Only to see less accomplished people with an accent take your job in your own patio. All under a false sense of misplaced nationalism that saw your land be stolen from you the same way colonizers stole from the natives But you forgot about that because you went to church, gave money to charity and volunteered for hapless causes.

Nobody escapes fate neither karma. This has nothing to do with God but YOU! You were behind the wheel and you dozed up.

Happy migration in and out from the sla-ghterhouse in Spring. It was nice not to see you.

But it's certainly working hard to take that title. I give it another year or two of this direction and we'll have it.

AEs are getting all the training as part of LFG. There is an intentional lack of SE training and investment.

Hearing there are folks who accepted a move to Edmonton and had been planning for the move. Then to have Imperial pull their offers and gave them an end date.

What a slap in the face.

I saw couple of promotion posts on LinkedIn, are they really promoting people ?

Managers are aware of what’s happening but they pretend they don’t. For certain leadership got to choose who stays and who goes. It doesn’t seem to amaze me coming from this toxic environment. I knew I was going to get this call today and was on top of the list. Leadership is intimidated by people who speak up and don’t brown nose. I know that I will definitely find a place where I will be appreciated and valued!

What's the point of all of these recruiting and connection events they're doing for interns, new employees etc. they are just going to be working the same dead end jobs we are, one day here gone the next, or one day working on a project next day reallocated to something completely different.

Enrique just continuing to ruin the mental health of all employees with his absolute lies and gaslighting

This company is criminal

If you're letting people go just do it already and stop talking rubbish

Forcing people to quit by destroying the morale in the whole company

The whole board should be scrapped

Face it everyone - HP does not have much of a future. It's a dinosaur company, nowhere near cutting edge, its recent announced products are neither inventive nor impressive, and the company is just treading water. Boise is dead and will be completely gone by end of 2027. HQ is a tomb. And CWs continue to get annual unpaid "furloughs".

HP's future is bleak.

I came to BOA a few years ago from another big bank. Everyone I work with here seems to be vapid, boring and uncreative.

Welcome to Nike Innovation, where we fearlessly reimagine everything except leadership, accountability, and how people are treated.

Here, “innovation” means arranging the same executives into exciting new organizational charts and announcing the results in a presentation titled The Future of Innovation.

The process is revolutionary:

Talented people generate the ideas.
Talented people do the work.
Management adds “strategic guidance.”
Leadership presents the outcome.
The people who created it are reorganized, deprioritized, or shown the door.

That’s the famous Nike carrot-and-stick model.

The carrot: You get to tell people you work at Nike Innovation—the magical place where the future of sport is supposedly invented.

The stick: You eventually realize the most carefully engineered product is management’s protection of management.

Failure is pushed downward.
Credit is pulled upward.
Accountability disappears somewhere in the middle.

But don’t worry: after treating the people doing the work as disposable, leadership will schedule an all-hands meeting about courage, belonging, vulnerability, and putting athletes at the center.

Because nothing says “innovation culture” like frightened employees listening to protected executives explain the importance of taking risks.

Nike Innovation doesn’t have a shortage of brilliant people or powerful ideas. It has a system that consumes both while congratulating itself for being visionary.

The employees innovate.
Management appropriates.
The PowerPoint celebrates.

And when the people responsible for the work are finally exhausted or eliminated, leadership can proudly announce another transformation.

Nike Innovation: If we rename the dysfunction often enough, eventually someone might mistake it for progress.

Are execs truly happy or miserable? Ranking must be brutal.

Is the risk higher for execs not to make it to retirement eligible (ie 55)?

Gotta hand it to NHG (CMO), given everything that went down with CG, how the heck does she still remain in place and keep showing up like nothing happened?

Seriously, respect the game. The ability to survive and just keep going is next-level. Most people would’ve bounced.

How does she do it? Genuine question.

Verizon paid employees, can we come together and do more. We can cry about an infinite number of reasons why the work is hard, yet we stay and we quit putting in any effort. Since we are stuck together at work, do we have the professionalism to help each other, or are we going to pout and refuse to put in any effort? We can avoid RIF, but a collective lack of effort only provides the company reasoning for further RIF and rebadging.

HPE: “We will treat all those transitions with the highest level of care and compassion.”
Translation:
We lead with empathy and compassion…
just kidding.
We ghost you, then act like you’re the one who did something wrong.
Nothing says “highest level of care” like a sudden calendar invite titled “Quick Sync” followed by radio silence and a severance PDF.
Anyone else getting the classic HPE special?

Joined FIS not long after Covid, things were honestly great the first year or so. Got to own things, got to work on innovative stuff. But then came the reorgs and senior leadership changes. The rest was history, everything went to sh-t for the next 3-4 years. I knew I should’ve left by year 3, but a combination of personal reasons and getting too comfortable kept me procrastinating. With all the layoffs this year I knew I couldn’t put it off anymore. thought the market would be sh-t but it’s actually not as bad as everyone make it seem. Got a couple offers within a month. I’ve been working at the new gig for about a month now, and holy sh-t has it put things into perspective. I knew FIS was disorganized but honestly it looks like a bunch of middle schoolers running a corporation looking back. And they treated their employees like human garbage, barely even count as a number, that takes a toll on your mind and body. So guys unless you’re not far from retirement, start applying TODAY, get out of there for you and your family’s sake.

Thoughts on why the employee survey is going to be near end of year. Is it because we’ll be significantly smaller than the last one? Thoughts from those that will or will not complete the survey and why. I believe the results should be available to all employees to view including ALL verbatim comments. Thoughts?

Salesforce is undergoing layoffs in a story familiar to all here: top, tenured staff targeted, no logic to changes, H1b questions, etc. Maybe this isn't as different as it feels or all executives just stupid, selfish @ssholes?

Mostly asking folks who are no longer in VMW/AVGO anymore.

We all complain how bad the culture has become - i can vouch, its pi-s bad and getting worse but nobody wants to leave because we all only talk s**t but love $$ too much and lack backbone/guts to do anytime so would rather wait out to get the package and waiting for the 15th every 3 months for the cha-ching.

I for a change, have been contemplating giving the middle finger and leave but want to get a reality check from honest folks. Should I su-k it up and stay 'cuz its too terrible outside or its not as bad as its feared ? I am no dummy but not Einstein either but always been top performer since I am good at reading the room and learning on the fly.

Yep, another 12%. Media companies across the US continue to circle the drain.

https://deadline.com/2026/08/ew-scripps-layoffs-ai-local-tv-1237028507/

p.s. Feel free to add that short, toxic, fat, combative liability of a new CISO to the list. Someone who actually fits in the culture would make things better. His enemies list grows week by week.

Getting tired of the Teflon BS coming from MD and his staff on social media. Look over here at my spoiled son who amazingly got a billion dollars of funding to put batteries(?) in people’s back yards. D-mb as f*ck idea. But daddy promotes it like crazy. Every nation needs sovereign AI, build more data centers, meanwhile in the real world his company is falling apart. He’s laying off 10’s of thousands of people. His presidents are mo--ns and his SVPs are even worse. They’re just “yes men” who would sell their own kids for a buck. Greedy ba----ds. It’s got nothing to do with the fact that they have money, it’s pathetic and sad that their entire life IS about money. Pathetic human beings and ba----ds who do nothing but su-k America dry and don’t give anything back. They’re the problem and they need to get out.

There is no sense of urgency at PEP, they seem content with their negative return on the stock, they seem content trying to deceive everyone by celebrating failure as a raging success.

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4931617-pepsi-where-is-the-sense-of-urgency

Bryan has the energy of a used car salesman. He seems very untrustworthy and incompetent. They just talk a lot without saying anything substantive. What is happening with the company? What is HISs future? Why do they even do quarterly calls to tell us we are doing well and then pull some bs like this. Bryan is taking home a gigantic paycheck compared to the size of our company. The greed of shareholders is really insane. Every company lays off thousands of employees like it’s nothing just because the profits were 1 or 2 percentage lower.

Sales has been given some great products & tools since 2001. Them & Capital Management has largely been insulated from the changes. Yet, year after year, they dramatically underperform. Time to get close & get a microscope & do a colonoscopy w/o the sedation.