I started six months ago and oh my God, I'm already regretting joining, to put it very mildly. Have people been putting up with this for decades? How do you survive?? Or was there a time where the culture was at least somewhat better and employees weren't treated like cr-p all the time?
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@OP I t was there over 20 years. When I started there were only about 200 employees at corporate. The CEO wasn’t the most level headed and I wouldn’t have wanted to report to him - however, he genuinely cared about the employees. It was an exciting time - I was inspired and felt like we were making a difference for our members. We had an annual Centene celebration what employees referred to as “prom” at the St. Louis club everyone got dressed up and he had a surprise band play every year. Bars everywhere seafood towers top notch and everyone from corporate was invited. Happy hours every Friday at the Ritz. Employee appreciation events with really nice gifts. It was a great place to work - not always easy you had to work hard and put in the hours but you were also rewarded for that work. C-Suite was accessible and supportive. All of that slowly changed over time. MFN probably should have left way before he did but now it is just sad to see how little appreciation there is for the employees. Especially the legacy Centene folks who helped make this company what it is today.
When I joined in 2019 this was a pretty decent place. Perfect? No but we had 4 day weekend of July 4th landed on Thursday or Tuesday, employee appreciation week, constant free snacks and silly celebrations in office to break up the monotony. Michael was set to have us return to office after covid. But ever since he died we've slowly lost all the little stuff, extra holidays, employee appreciation, and the csuite seems to make the most asinine decisions on top of endless rolling lay offs. But hey, we're still remote?
@a3 wait what? Your not getting anything?!
I'm so sorry this is happening to you. Get a lawyer maybe. Look for the ones who have helped employees here and won! This place is cr-p!
@a3 what do you mean by nothing? You’re not getting a severance?
@OP culture used to be better under the former CEO. That was my experience at least.
Been here a decade. The company has been on the wrong track since Michael died. He also ruled with an iron fist and was quick to punish bad outcomes, and ask questions later.
No severance package even after being with the company for 8 years??? I know of two others who received the ISP and it was the same as the VSP minus the extra 4 weeks. Awful!! 😞
I left a few months ago. Yes it is tight but other payers are hiring. Be strategic, apply smart, and beef up the resume. The issue is with the onset of AI, the expectations have been raised regarding application processes, résumé quality, and interviewing skills. Gone are the days that you can just rely on your skill set and nailing an interview. You will have to study up for interviews be prepared and show why you are the best candidate for that position. Best of luck to you all.
Left after 12 years (VSP) and it wasn’t bad the entire time. It went to sh-t about 2 years, imo.
Been here 8 years. Wasn’t this bad to start. Worse in past two years but in the past -2 months it’s off the charts.
I just got told today I’m losing my job. No VSP. Nothing. I’m so depressed. There
are not jobs out there. I’ve had my feelers out since this VSP thing began. I dot know what I’m going to do to provide for my family.