Cutting costs through layoffs is a self-defeating strategy. Unless the company finds a way to increase profits without getting rid of the actual people who make the profit, this will all be for nothing. It's a short-term solution that ends up doing... — read more 

Has anyone contacted ceo Karen ly--h by email to express outrage?

Do we know what to expect in the coming days?

Data from mysuccess org chart. It is updated every 2 days I guess. Error in calculation could be from voluntary attrition. Since last Thursday, we have lost 909 people under Karen. (I think we lost 300 simpledose people on Monday for a total of... — read more 

Anyone laid off yet that works at subsidiary Meritain Health?

Everyone under Dan Finke? or everyone with Aetna email? I have Aetna email and I don’t fall under Dan Finke in the org chart.

I looked for Ohio and there is no WARN notice posted here:... — read more 

Does anyone know if the severence agreement posted in Colleague Zone is current? My director said that while the amounts are what he'd expect, he's surprised it would be available for us to find and he hadn't been told about it. That and the 2022... — read more 

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Does anyone truly know if this will affect absence management? LOA dept

I’ve been reading these messages and panicking for about a month now… cvs is only one corporation in the United States. When you sign and employment contract it doesn’t guarantee a job for the rest of your life. This is a very hard time economically... — read more 

There are NO listings for my job with Aetna. I’m a care management associate. It’s us. Just wish they’d drop the hammer and get it over with.

Hey guys if you ever need a job. Let me know. We’re hiring for flu season. We’re also customer facing. Sorry that was too soon.

For anyone that's been around previous layoffs and watched others unfortunately be cut or are impacted by this round: Is the final meeting with your supervisor/their supervisor set the day of and/or last minute? Or is it usually scheduled in... — read more 

Anyone know anything about Provider Networks at Aetna? Contracting, Provider Relations, etc.

Any impact to vision department?

Lead with heart Karen, how you presented this is cruel in an already stressful world. You expect us to carry on as normal as you sit in your 4 mansions. CRUEL

Is that true? If so, does anyone know exactly what that entails? Is that HR, IT, finance, etc or does that include things like case management and utilization management? I hate how broad and general her email was. Really cruel.

So based on what I'm reading the big layoffs are Monday August 14th and Tuesday August 15th?

Is there any expected impact on Enterprise Analytics Org? Specifically the Data and analytics org under Ali?

Part of me thinks I’m safe because I have a training scheduled for next week, part of me thinks they would keep it scheduled just not to give people an idea of their fate so they remain productive until the end. This is the most agonizingly painful... — read more 

@phx+1nWzTCOj Do you know if any of those 3 rounds will include store (or customer facing) personnel?

They are using A.I. to pick which of us are leaving and the results aren't in yet. All they have to do is put the number of people to let go in (5000) and it will dig through communications and data to make the selections. Productive, loyal employees... — read more 

It's EOD in Eastern time zone, so we've made it through the first week and still have our jobs! Small victories? I hope everyone is able to do something enjoyable this weekend and get your mind off of this miserable topic. ♡

H1B workers most likely safe right?

If you are a remote employee and are laid off, I am assuming you need to return your office equipment - laptop, monitors, etc. However, does anyone know if there is an option to purchase the equipment from CVS? Thanks in advance!

What happens to unused PTO ?

by mass email? call from HR? 1:1 with the Manager?

Did everyone receive the email that they’re rescheduling the Helping with Heart workshops? Not many details but I think we all know why. Just curious if everyone received that email, or if we can deduce that it’s just the individuals who are getting... — read more 

Well , every team meeting experience that Ive read here and including what I have been told during a team meeting .It seems every leader is saying that they dont know anythinf as of yet but most likely it wont affect their team. So imo everything... — read more 

At this point has anyone received direct communication that they have been laid off?

I know everyone is either curious and or upset about these layoffs. Spreading rumors or making assumptions is making it worse for yourself and everybody else. Why don't we just stick to stating confirmed layoffs and everything else as we know is out... — read more 

Most people I've heard from have said this is round 1 of up to 3. They really can't say numbers for the remaining layoffs because this first round of laying off 5k will likely mean natural attrition which is exactly what Senior Leadership wants. The... — read more 

I do recall previous cuts to both already earlier this year. Omnicare also hasn't been able to find a buyer https://accessmarketintell.com/2022/11/03/cvs-health-actively-seeking-buyer-for-omnicare/

A Ld Director, Data Science just sent out an email that it her last day at CVS . Not sure if she is the part of the layoffs or an usual switch.

I've been saying this for years but CVS needs to unionize. Some stores already unionized and I actually called and spoke with a unionized SM and they had more hours for lower sales budgets and several more benefits. One that I liked the best was that... — read more 

Inbound reps are being let go due to most calls going overseas next year These reps are MAPD. These are customer facing jobs CVS lying. They are going to take away American jobs and hand them to overseas reps. That is some bs