#wellness

This week Sep 21-25 is International Week of Happiness at Work. How ironic!

https://internationalweekofhappinessatwork.com/

Finance employee. It is breaking us. Leadership knows and doesn’t care. Time to jump ship? Anyone else feel the same?

The new Plano campus will have an on-site mental health and wellness center. What does that say about the “culture” of this company?

Mental health and employee well-being are absolutely important. However, the company continues to highlight this mental health benefits and this new center as a “look what we did” response to the health and well-being survey results. It raises a legitimate question: how much of the mental health and well-being issues employees are experiencing are actually a result of working for T in the first place?

Addressing the symptoms is important, but shouldn’t we also be asking what is contributing to the problem?

Please Stay. Not because life is beautiful, but because this moment isn’t the whole story.

And nothing makes me laugh harder than knowing HR won an award for introducing Wellness Week…only for EH to take it away.

The irony writes itself.

The person they brought in for this wellbeing presentation, is one of the most chilling presenter I have encountered and not in a good way.

There was no emotion, blank stare, no genuine feeling about anything. Everything seemed practiced and rehearsed. I know sociopathic tendencies are rampant the higher you go up the ladder but this one kind of scared me. It’s like I would not ever want to work with that person and can’t take any advice seriously. Maybe it’s just me and so overworked that I have no idea how this will help.

I have worked for other companies that had a national presence and never had different levels of pto, wellness, and carry over. Isn’t this discriminatory?
Frankly since the fearless and clueless leaders get unlimited pto - I’m sure they don’t give a rats a**.

I’ve been experiencing so much racism since I entered this company. I am not even sure who to go to about this or who to trust, but this has been such a terrible experience. This is something this company needs to work on.

Also, HR: you're fired!

Every time I go to the BTC I get sick. What am I doing wrong? Are there certain foods I need to avoid?

Anyone have experience getting approved to work remotely to help a family member with medical issues? My mom lives with me and broke her hip a while back. She’s coming home from rehab soon and I need to work from home for a while to be safe. She’s fine with her walker so I don’t need to help her all day. With WPE changes, wondering if it’s even worth my time applying.

I’m showing up to work at state street 3 sheets to the wind tommorow. I can’t take it anymore. There is no law when your on the claw

We'd need three days off in a row every week just to recover from the daily bullsh-t here. Maybe then management would actually have to do some of the work themselves.

With all the never-ending stress, I had to turn to medicating myself to prevent my blood pressure from skyrocketing. Not much I can do about my mental state, though.

not seeing any light at end of this tunnel.
our fate is sealed by cr-ppy suppliers and a decade of lowest bid.
2 years to cut that anchor and i cant hold my breath that long.

Anyone with the the numbers?

I don’t wanna go to work today. It’s not enjoyable anymore.

I will start by saying I dont advocate, like, support, or agree with su----e.

But I also want to say that in my 19 years at T-Mobile since covid, I have worked through management lying to us non stop. I've seen multiple people talked into staying at T-Mobile, told their positions were safe only to get laid off and immediately go home and end their lives.

It's not a pretty thing, but decisions like the ones t-mobile has made, have caused a lot of people to end it. I hope leaders understand that.

For those who forgot we had a coworker die in the office and she was not discovered for several days. How many systems failed her? If you think you should give your life to this company remember that happened. Reinvest in your family and community.

I know of someone who has been out for many months due to mental issues. Isn’t there a limit to how long you can be out or can you be paid indefinitely for this? As a woman, I am fine with maternity leave but this seems subjective.

I want to make sure I maximize all the benefits ford has to offer before I give notice. Use recognition points , wellness account reimbursement, etc.

What do you recommend doing? Any other tips before telling my boss?

Home loan
Student loan
Car loan(s)
Boat loan
401k Loan
:(

Hope that everyone can get some rest and recoup regardless of where you find yourself on this carousel of chaos. For those enduring the terrible heat, be careful out there!

Even the Tough Love Guru. Seriously, who hurt you?

I really don’t know how much longer I can put up with this. Looking but the job market is so bad right now. I can barely bring myself to the door to badge in. I can’t believe I actually used to like working here and felt energized by the work. This place has gotten so bad. Like trying to figure out if I can get some sort of disability claim and try to survive on that level if bad. Anyone have any suggestions on just making through the day?

Is anyone else feeling super anxious after accepting the VSP? I know it's ultimately the best choice for my wellbeing, but the decision still feels incredibly stressful as the 7/2 deadline approaches. I'd love to hear from others navigating this!

I sincerely feel for everyone at Centene who is feeling lost, unmotivated, angry, and downright exhausted. If you feel like this is not the company for you any longer, I want nothing more for you than to find somewhere you can thrive.

However, in the meantime you need to use your time wisely. I know It’s astoundingly difficult to put in the work when everything feels fleeting, but there is still time for you to utilize company resources that can benefit you greatly if let go.

Please take advantage of trainings, certification programs, company discounts, financial consulting discounts, and various other company resources while you still have access to them. Put yourself in the best position you can now in case you are let go whether that is voluntary or otherwise.

Your future self will thank you!

P.s. Much love to whoever completes my pseudonym in the comments ☮️

I guess my night time gummies are day time gummies now.

This has got to be one of the most mentally traumatizing experiences I have ever endured!
I feel anxiety in every section of my body.
VSP or No VSP.
Apply for VSP or Risk being laid off
Apply for VSP and wait another 23 days for the answer.
Maybe get the VSP or maybe not.
Keep working while you wait for a VSP answer OR while you wait to see if you’re laid off.
Meet your metrics.
Do your job as if nothing is happening in the background.
Something, Something #OneCenTeam

Anyone else got em? I think it's all gunna be okay, but can't help but to worry.

I usually come on here for small bursts for mental health.

So we went from We are hiring and have returned to growth

To immediately calling the inbetween layoffs (that were valid) low skill.

To now saying it's only Sales, who have also had pretty high turnover.

You guys have strange lore over here. No that's magically stopping all the debt. Can yall at least collect the new ones for me? 🥺

How are those of us here that got laid off / job eliminated / reduction in force / replaced by HIH / replaced by Indian substandard cheaper labor doing?

Have you all moved on or still bitter?

July 13-17 wellness week
“Extra” paid day off

Log in
Do your best that you can or want to
Take your breaks
Take your pto
Get paid
Leave

I am so tired of it all. No joy left in life.

Make peace with the fact you could lose your job at any moment. It's less draining than the constant roller coaster. And at the end of the day, no job is worth sacrificing your health, peace, or well-being.

Anyone who says otherwise hasn't learned that lesson the hard way yet.

Do NOT go to the onsite Wellness centers for Annuals or any checkups.. if you do your health profile is exposed to the employer and will impact impact your employment if it is gets to be a high risk by age.

Go to your own doctor outside..

Just woke up in the middle of the night. Feel aweful. Was having. Dream about fighting a bully who was kicking me in the nuts.

All the wellness messaging in the world doesn't mean much when people are stressed about possible layoffs. Nothing says healthy workplace culture quite like anxiety, rumors, and employees wondering if they are on the next list.