@wp thank you for confirming. And Im sorry this happened to you. Wishing good things for you.
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@pz
"With that said, I have read that JE's do receive subsidized COBRA as well as VRP. "
Was part of the Feb 2026 layoffs. This is correct unless some policy change has happened since then. COBRA was subsidized until the end of the severance period, then it bumps up an additional ~$700/mo for a single person's coverage.
@pz JE does provide subsidized COBRA. The main difference between standard severance and the VRP was that VRP
had a guaranteed bonus of 1/2 of your target.
The severance plan documents are on HR Central under Summary Plan Descriptions - Enterprise Severance Pay Plans.
@ps, not mincing words here, but everyone is eligible for COBRA, people are getting confused, figured it was worth pointing that out. The debate appears to be whether it is subsidized or not. With that said, I have read that JE's do receive subsidized COBRA as well as VRP. There have been some changes to the policy every now and then, so I'm guessing maybe subsidized COBRA for JE is not always included. I plan on looking it up again to better understand the COBRA subsidy for JE.
@pe, I don't understand your point. If you are no longer an employee, why would you need to understand the severance policy? If you were let go, you were provided with the terms of your severance. I take it as people within the company, concerned about their future, who would have access to the intranet to find the info. However, I apologize if I'm not understanding your comment properly.
@ky, no it's not just subsidized cobra, the severance policy that has been in effect is still in effect. 2 weeks per year worked, with varying degrees of minimum weeks per band and/or payscale. It really is all out there on the intranet and available to everyone who works here to read if you would like to see all the details.
No…the severance is the same in both scenarios.
With JE the employee gets no COBRA but they are eligible for unemployment.
With VRP the employee has the option of subsidized COBRA but it not eligible for unemployment.
@nz because not everyone here is still a cigna employee and have no access to cigna employee website
It is 2 weeks of severance pay per year of continuous service no matter what Band you are. The Minimum Benefit period depends on your Band and level within that band. The maximum benefit period for EVERYONE is 52 weeks. The PDF is available on HR Central - Enterprise Severance Plan 7.1.2026 Page 7
And for PTO...if you take more than you have accumulated for the year they will take it out on your last check as an "overpayment". That is also in there on page 4
As for health insurance JE gets subsidized COBRA, which is not too much of an increase. After your severance ends it jumps through the roof $$$$! That can be found on HR Central too.
Voluntary Retirement gets a different rate. You have to call HR to get those rates when you are offered VRP.
THE FACT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION WHEN IT CAN EASILY BE FOUND BY A SIMPLE SEARCH KIND OF PROVES THE POINT OF AI REPLACING YOU.
@ky that would seriously su-k for those of us who suffered this long
@ew When you say JE has Cobra, that's it. Are you saying no severance??
@k3 I don’t see an option to “update” edit mine where/how do you go about editing making an update on the elections??
@jd I don't believe this is true about not being able to adjust your withholding. But I guess we will see in a couple of days. I'm still able to update mine but I do not feel all that secure with my position at this point.
It’s Very quiet in regards to this Nobody has in any ?
@jd I would like to know this as well, haven't been able to update mine in weeks unless I'm missing something
Is it still a sign you’re about to get cut if you can’t update your tax withholdings? Not sure how accurate that is.
Yes I have heard from a lot of people it’s 10/08, hearing it’s IT focused too.
did they start je's early? Mani S-dental product sr director-got cut today.
fwiw, I think they got something right this time. that guy was all talk. never delivered anything.
@eh Sales is looking at an APO on the moon:
@b5 When they did the VRP in early 2026 you basically had a week to decide if you wanted to take it. Not much time to seek outside council if you were to go that route. But if you know you're ready to go then it shouldn't be too difficult a decision.
First India, then Philippines… let's be real, if they could get cheaper labor on Mars, they’d hire Martians tomorrow. Nobody actually cares about the company or people anyway.
@ed there is none. It’s almost the exact same package.
One you choose (VRP) and you know your end date , one gets chosen for you(JE) and you’re going that day
Can someone explain what the difference is between a VRP and a JE?
Does anyone else see the irony here? The company sends out a “touching” email for Customer Service Week (Oct 5-9) talking about how much they appreciate the human touch and empathy we bring, just in time for us to potentially get replaced by AI or outsourced to India on October 8th. It’s darn near laughable.
VRP offers will probably start circulating in January with a late Feb accept date/April 30 term date.
@OP I would say if you manage to make it through the next level of layoffs this coming week on 10/8 then they may offer the VRP at the start of 2027 like they did at the beginning of this week. I'm hoping I'm part of the 10/8 action so I can get the heck out and then collect unemployment. But I would settle for the VRP as well.
@a1 No, if they were doing VRP the packets would have been offered long ago.
@a1 I hope so. I’m ready to take a vrp or severance and peace out. It’s a mess.
Are they going to offer VRP again this year?