Thread regarding Humana Inc. layoffs

Toxic boss?

If you've ever worked for a genuinely toxic and vidnictive boss, you probably know how this goes... You try to push back and things get much worse... Somehow you're always the one who ends up paying for it. You might be 100 pct right about the situation but being right doesn't mean much when the boss has all the power. And don't count on HR or upper management stepping in. They probably know that boss is sh-t but they don't care enough to do fix the problem.

At some point you have to ACCEPT that the boss isn't going anywhere, so you need to. Obviously that's easier said than done, especially in this job market. Maybe you can't afford to leave right now. Maybe you need to pick up a few skills first. Fine. Give yourself a year, even 2 if that's what it takes... Gotta have a plan. Focus on relationships with people who care bout u and spend whatever free time you can manage working toward something better.

OK, sometimes it's just a bad fit or a communication problem. Give it a few months, have an honest conversation, and see if anything improves. But if you've been dealing with the same nonsense for 6 mo and nothing has changed, what makes you think another 6 months will be different?

The worst thing you can do is complain about your boss for 3 years while doing absolutely nothing to change your situation. I've seen that happen too... People get comfortable being miserable, not good... Build up some savings and keep in touch with people you've worked with. You never know when you'll need another job, and having some $$$ in the bank and a few people you can call makes a difference. Especially when the day comes that you've finally had enough... Like me...


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Post ID: @OP+1m4e3ddmh

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@m3 Most leaders will reply, “I understand but I don’t know what I can do, my hands are tied.”

NO, your hands are not tied. Stand up for something in your life! Even if it costs you your job! If you are a leader and have heard multiple complaints from your employees and see the overall disposition and morale of your team is at all time low, then go to your leader and speak and be an advocate for your team.

THAT is a true leader!

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Post ID: @qb+1m4e3ddmh

@k5 Agree. When you tell your leader multiple times that a situation is unbearable and unsustainable, then being told by that leader to “hang in there” is anything but a solution. It is a cop out and poor leadership, if it could even be called leadership, in that instance.

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Post ID: @m3+1m4e3ddmh

I'm with you too on this. Been experiencing the same thing. Nothing is done and your told by senior leadership to "just hang in there".

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Post ID: @k5+1m4e3ddmh

It was the main reason I took severance last year. They’re usually great at The Corporate Game and managing up. Not sure how they can sleep.

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Post ID: @b5+1m4e3ddmh

Every MCO has their toxic leadership but some of the market leadership l have seen here is by far the most incompetent I have witnessed. What is most concerning is that it is not just one department, it’s clinical to operations and all around. Talent is being wasted due to staff no longer offering solutions due to the behaviors of leadership. Scenarios like this rarely end well and that is very disheartening for associates and members.

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Post ID: @a6+1m4e3ddmh

@OP preaching to the choir. I just gave my notice today for the exact same thing. I know someone else who gave their notice last week and another person two weeks ago all for the exact same thing.

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