#employeerelations

AC's a walking lie. Every word out of his mouth is garbage—nobody believes a damn thing he says. He’s not a leader, he’s a joke. Terrible speaker, zero tech knowledge, just hot air and buzzwords.
And yeah, he’s right there helping ship our jobs to India, nodding along like it’s no big deal. But he’ll never own it—he’ll just smile, lie some more, and keep his cushy spot while the rest of us get sc--wed.
He should be the one getting the pink slip. Not us. Not the people who actually know what they’re doing.

I’m young in my career and all three MCO’s I have worked at have been hellish, with Anthem being the worst by far. Wondering if folks have actually encountered a decent healthcare company to work at? Considering changing industries altogether because of how bad these places are.

(As an aside, Gail and team couldn’t identify true talent if it hit them in the face.)

Epic Games is laying off over 1,000 employees. This decision follows a downturn in Fortnite engagement since 2025. The company is spending significantly more than it is making. These cuts, along with $500 million in cost savings, aim for stability. Impacted employees will receive severance, healthcare, and accelerated stock options.

https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/todays-layoffs

Received my walking papers. T-Life team / Kevin Lau org. Was told 400 people in Jeff Simon org being notified today.

If I badge into the office, is that a day in the office, even if I also have logged in at home and had to authenticate through PingID on the same day?

Many workers view return-to-office mandates negatively. They often perceive these directives as stealth layoffs. Remote work was common five years prior. This situation has changed dramatically recently. The article explores these impacts on companies and staff.

https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2026/03/23/remote-work-stealth-layoffs.html

AmeriPark will lay off 188 workers. The company lost its parking operations contract at Charlotte Douglas Airport. ACE Parking secured the new annual contract. ACE will begin managing airport parking on July 1. Some laid-off employees might be hired by the new operator.

Charlotte, North Carolina

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article315153505.html

CNN is preparing to lay off employees this week. The move is part of a digital overhaul led by Mark Thompson. This effort aims to modernize the workforce for a digital future. The organization aims for more product, streaming, and digital storytelling roles. Roles seen as relics of an earlier era will be reduced.

https://www.status.news/p/cnn-layoffs-digital-mark-thompson

Sunol Glen Unified School District faced employee layoffs. Initially, four staff members were slated for dismissal. The school board voted to save a preschool teacher and a childcare worker. An art teacher's position was reduced to part-time. A health support specialist and a noon duty supervisor remain at risk.

Sunol, California

https://tricityvoice.com/small-school-district-affected-by-layoffs/

March hurt. Two of our best and brightest left voluntarily despite having the coveted virtual designation and being only in their 50s. Each put on a good game face for why they were leaving but everyone knows they got tired of the lack of leadership and apathetic coworkers putting in the bare minimum. Morale is in the toilet and no one is trying to do anything beyond keeping their heads down and a clean presence report. T counting badge swipes, butts in seats, and key strokes as markers for success is cultivating apathy, resentment, quiet quitting, loss of morale, and disintegrating culture. No one else is paying employees this much for mediocracy which is why only those who saved and invested and have pensions can tap out. The rest of us suffer and grumble largely in silence. Most don’t even want to hear themselves complain anymore. I realize how sad and pathetic this post sounds but this is where we are and I am.

Vanguard to hire 2k in India. I know the phrase right now is to "grow the workforce" but we all know what it is. Offshoring so they can get rid of American employees who cost more. And even if nobody gets cut here, to do this when so many people at home need a job is despicable. John Bogle is probably rolling in his grave.

With all the changes, I fear I'll return to a place I do not recognize. After being sick for so long, it's depressing to read how much worse things have become via posts on this board.

Throughout Gail's reign of te---r, she has brought this company to a new low. It's true that all the major healthcare companies are cr-p these days, but Elephants Health has trampled on its people far more than any other I've heard. They care NOTHING for you, no matter what position you're in. All they care about is making the shareholders and Queen Gail rich. If you're not planning to already, get out or retire if you can, ASAP! You may already be on the "list" and don't even know it.

Severance details will be provided in the next two days.

Is it possible to just ask to be laid off? We all know it's coming, is there a way we can just be added to the top of the list? My manager says there isn't a list, I dont believe him
I'd rather enjoy my summer than worry about if I'm next every other week.

Good luck folks! It happened to me this morning

Welcome to Xerox, where we tout our Fortune 500 status (likely will fall pretty soon) while changing and adding new systems for our sales teams without sufficient training, no change in expectations, increasing the pressure, disincentivizing big sales, and not fixing the things that still don't work beforehand.

Should we fix the poor Hubspot integration before adding a totally new frontend? Nah! You'll be fine! Should we fix our client facing websites and services before changing demanding higher volume of sales? Nah! You just need to execute "faster". And the list goes ON and ON. Oh, and let's dissolve the sales training leaders while we're at it so new hires are at the mercy of the sales team they are joining, thus becoming a burden.

I now have 10X more responsibility I had before without 10X the pay. Once I get my next job, I am OUT of here. I wish everyone the best.

Jill listens to Nickelback.

No LTI replacement yet? Really? Employee first? Employee focus? When was the last update?

So are they laying off at close with these delayed announcements?

Fun morale booster.

Which of these does AT&T actually care about?

Silly question, we already know. Sure, fuel is expensive but people are even more expensive. Think about this, one mediocre L2 PM can cost the company upwards of $200k. That's 40,000 gallons of fuel necessary to keep our fiber team doing the only thing we can do to make money.

If the federal government were to issue an emergency order requiring companies to reduce road and air travel by 1/3rd in exchange for other tax incentives, you can bet you're behind AT&T would jump on board. Remember, Stankey's AT&T is all about the dividends. 100% RTO and relo are severance-free layoffs. Fewer employees = more free cash = better dividends.

States have spent billions on trying to keep drivers off the roads. Companies like AT&T could not care less. The environment is only an issue when it is trending. Just think, in the DFW metroplex, we have millions of cars on our roads every day. A 30 mile trip in your car produces upwards of 25 pounds of CO2 gas. So, 1,000,000 cars produce 25 Million lbs of CO2 gas, every 30 miles! Think AT&T gives a shot? Nope. There's no money in it. They are like little parrots saying "return to work, return to work, return to work"

So, we can complain or we can find other jobs. And, despite the loser narrative, there are jobs. Its just that working at AT&T is bad for business. We aren't exactly in the 'highly sought after' category. Fact is, AT&T loses a lot of smart people every day. Smart people find jobs. Most of us, however, stay because this is an easy ride for ridiculous $$$. We all know it, so let's be honest. Who here actually works a solid 20 hours a week? Do you really think AT&T doesn't know that they have created a company of slackers?

Fuel Cost, Pollution, or Lazy Employees working from home; which one do you think AT&T cares most about?

RSS and SMEs already "Phased Out" and we were just told Friday to start "seriously considering" new positions.

The Regional Transportation District faces a $250 million budget shortfall. RTD launched an Agency Optimization and Sustainability Plan to address this deficit. The plan includes eliminating certain vacant and filled positions. Some current employees will need to reapply for new management roles. The agency aims to save approximately $10.7 million through this realignment.

Denver, Colorado

https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/22/rtd-layoffs-250-million-dollar-shortfall/

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston presented his 2026 budget proposal to city employees. The city faces a $200 million budget gap for the upcoming year. Savings from staff reductions and facility closures will address this shortfall. Public services like street sweeping and police patrols will remain unchanged. No new taxes or fees are proposed to cover the deficit.

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-mayor-mike-johnston-2026-budget-city-employees/

Office takeover? If you've noticed more than 25% of your workforce come from one country, stats say it's impossible - and maybe it's time to step forward.

Cognizant already lost in court: non-Indian workers 8.4x more likely to be benched and fired. Workforce 70-88% from one country. Jury ruled intentional discrimination - Americans replaced while visa holders stayed.

If you see the same pattern - fake training, cash deals, or one-country dominance - report it to USCIS.

USCIS fraud reporting: uscis.gov/report-fraud
(Anonymous option available - just give facts: location, numbers observed.)

The fact is ... It's math. With Cognizant the statisticians said ..not possible and that means- illegal. Whether its civil or criminal there are consequences.

Enforcement starts with people who see it.

The Cognizant case has taught us- When more than 25% of the staff come from one foreign country chances are a civil rights violation is taking place and it should be reported.

Has anyone been forced to take PTO before the end of Q3 (April 23rd)? I was asked to submit PTO at least 5 days, on a very short notice.. I felt this was so wrong!!

This might happen again in Q4. Can anyone confirm if that’s actually the plan?

Hello all! I am waiting for my manager to return from PTO so thought I would ask her till then as I am freaking out. My current assigned pulse point and where I live is Indy. However, my husband matched for a residency program in Galveston, TX. That is very near Houston tx which is why my husband applied there but that pulse point suddenly closed. Do you think the company will understand and let me be fully remote?

Funny how a role that was "eliminated" shows up online a few months later with the exact same description. They can call it restructuring all they want. We all know what it really was.

If your only job is to think of new deprtment names and reorganization strategies or to put out cartoon newsletters with the 🐭’s face, you need to go. You serve no purpose. This is a healthcare company. That time and money should be reinvested into the members, not overpaid executives who do nothing but look for ways to make themselves appear important. You know how many reprgs have improved the customer experience??? ZERO. Humana Executives have meetings about meetings and they still never gat anything accomplished.

The company you once were, it's no longer there.

Good luck with all those corporate creeps you insist to keep, while pushing real PEOPLE out

I don't know who's over food certification testing but there is so many people in my club that expired it's ridiculous and I need to be tested and everytime I ask management they say we will get back to you

What was that all about? Is it because it's EIP payday? Angry about the In-Office stuff? So many employees were MIA today and it really su-ked for all of us who actually did our job. Unreal.

Union - 27% (24,270 = CWA + IBEW)
India + EMEA - 11% (9,890)
Non-union - 62% (55,290 incl engineers, customer reps, sales and juicy Management fat @ BR)
Verizon Total - 89,900

Union - ~69% (8,700 = CWA + IBEW)
Non-union - ~30% (3,780)
Frontier Total - 12,600

Assuming the unions cannot be touched, is it reasonable to expect future cuts to be amongst the (55,290 + 3,780 = 59,070)?

**Based on all the chatter, assuming a 15% hair cut that equates to ~8,860

Unreal so sad the site is in disarray and big management couldn’t care less.

I have pretty solid intel that next layoff is happening Monday March 23rd. People have already started receiving meeting invitations. All the best everyone!

Https://www.wellmedhealthcare.com/notices/

No telling how many PA or FNP got let go.

As I understand it, the plan is to cut the panel in half over the next year. IMO this cutting our way to success is not going to work

Is it possible to just ask to be laid off? We all know it's coming, is there a way we can just be added to the top of the list? My manager says there isn't a list, I dont believe him
I'd rather enjoy my summer than worry about if I'm next every other week.

Does anyone have the remaining known dates for layoffs this year? I just saw a comment on another post that said 3/19/26 was 1 of 4 remaining, but I’ve only seen 4/30 as the next known date.

So, if 3/19 and 4/30 are 2 of the 4 dates, what are the other 2?

Are they legit or just a way to get rid of people without paying them severance? Is there a point in trying to "improve," or not?

The most productive, most liked because she's always helping others, the most knowledgeable person on our team, the person who made our manager look good was laid off. So tell me, if all of that didn't save her, then what's there to do to be safe? The answer is simple, nothing.