Anyone hearing rumors of October layoffs? Specifically on the Evernorth side?
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Yes October 8th
@af I don't know any not working 50 to 60 hours a week..stop with the lies
@1vq ELT will be just fine, don’t worry about them they will cry themselves to sleep on pillows made of golden parachute money.
The strategy to cut costs in order to keep profits growing is very risky when its the main driver of cash. If the offshoring and move to AI doesnt work, they will implode. The divestments in low to non-performing divisions, human resources, and products should happen in every organization. The Jack Welch cut the bottom 20% of "fat" periodically. But when the risk of cuts become the main strategy for profitability rather than organic growth, and reach into to the muscle and bone, then a death spiral begins. It becomes about surviability, especially for the ELT. That never works out.
The writing is on the wall, the ELT sees it. Cigna has been going down since 2020. It's just accelerating now.
@1r7 You realize this problem came to be long before the republicans took office? This is a political problem but it crosses party lines.
@11c The politicians in charge are loud and proud about running the country like a corporation. They only care about the bottom line - profit. They aren't coming to save us. And as you see in the comment sections, they've convinced many of our peers to actively root them on while they destroy people's lives, and eventually our country, for the almighty dollar.
My team is already at about 70% HIH, and the team size is relatively small so just any small adjustment would basically make it all HIH. Not sure how it is for others but that’s the reality of it in IT. Not sure if October will phase us since IT seems to have had multiple rounds the past half year already.
@OP this is very true all
Our jobs are now in Philippines
If you get a job offer outside of Cigna jump on it because it is only your life-saving grace at this point Cigna is very dishonest and will tell you that the layoffs are no longer happening and yet two months later you’re notified another round of layoffs are happening. Don’t sell your soul to a company that doesn’t care about you. Working endlessly for a company that will give your job away in a heartbeat isn’t what I signed up to work for. They are not to be trusted. Jump sh-t before you don’t have a job a way to keep up over your head or feed your family. Don’t be like us and wait listening and believing the lies that they tell.
Someone should start reporting this to the news that they are sending all of our jobs overseas and ki-ling the US economy. They are heartless and disgusting, and I wouldn’t continue to give my all to a company that gives no cr-p about anyone but themselves
Even managers are jumping ship that should tell you something
@qf I take solace in knowing the Cigna strategy (if you can call it that) for the next 5-10 years is as follows:
- Transition lower level roles, Analyst up to Advisor, to HIH.
- Continue to build up the AI tool kit using millions/billions of dollars.
- Transition Mid-level roles, Senior Advisor up to Senior Manager, to HIH.
- Begin eliminating the HIH roles and replace with AI tools.
In the end, the HIH move is a short term, interim transition. The HIH resources will be sc--wed just like the US based employees were.
Glad I'm getting close to retirement.
@11c The offshoring, the “temporary” (that somehow become permanent) H-1B Visas, the contract labor (that is also mainly overseas labor) that is all replacing American citizens in the workplace has got to stop!
Please, please, please to anyone in our American government, if you or your staff are reading this somehow, we desperately need your help!!! Please help us!!! Out livelihood is dying off rapidly!!! HELP!!!
@10t Yeah, SOMEBODY had got to put a stop to this! Where are out governing officials, local, state, and federal? And why are they not looking out for their own citizens???
This is unbelievable; it is crazy!!!
@10r Cigna has eliminated more than 7k net jobs company wide this year. If counting on the jobs offshored to HIH, it’s more than 10k jobs lost to onshore.
They are pushing everything offshore with little regard for their U.S. employees. We are all on pins and needles waiting to hear if we still have jobs once the offshore teams are fully trained. I left a good, stable job to join what I was told was a guaranteed, long-term, upstanding company. Instead, I was used as a fill-in until they could transition the work offshore and let us go. They claim to be transparent and open — that has not been my experience. There appears to be little compassion or respect for the U.S. employees who dedicated themselves to this company. Thousands of people have been laid off in the last year, and those same roles are now open offshore. This should be flagged for eliminating U.S. jobs.
Huge layoffs coming in addition to those that already happened in 2026. This is been a rough year for all U.S. Cigna employees and will continue till everyone has been replaced by AI or off shore people. Praying for all those in the next layoff round in Oct that will be blindsided by this news.
My anger and disgust is with Cigna they are the ones betraying the employees and make false promises. All to put more money in their greedy pockets vs keeps us in a job. They won’t worry how to feed their family. Keep a roof over their head or if able to find another job all they care about is the money that they get to stick in their pocket and live in their high society, life and houses.
@mk What department are you in?? I can’t believe they actually asked for ‘volunteers’ !! Absolutely crazy.
@bm It's probably better to think in terms of culture (or cultures and subcultures really) instead of race. It can be hard to tell the difference sometimes. Any given family's children are going to be the same race as their parents and shared the same culture.
Anyone who is an immigrant to the US on a H-1B or similar is going to be very ambitious pretty much by definition. People who aren't ambitious aren't the people moving to a new country to make more money and build a better life for their families.
Anyone in India of course wants more jobs in India, just like we want the jobs in the US. That is understandable. But of course those of us in America feel betrayed when we're fired and replaced to cheaper workers in another country.
I think it's better to focus your angry at the people making these decisions. It's understandable to resent to some degree the people who replaced our friends and coworkers. But we should also remember that those people are just as bad off or worse than us (probably worse) and just doing what they need to to get by.
Better focus our outrage at leadership, both within the company, and peer companies doing similar, and our political leaders who go along or actively allow this.
Yes there will be a significant round in October. Director for my area was looking for “volunteers” in the last staff meeting to make the process easier.
They’re a gross and unscrupulous people with no regard for the environment or their fellow man.
Everyone but the bootlickers are getting the axing October.
All of the posts that use the word “bootlicker,” I sincerely believe is an Indian person. I say that because I have had good friends from India at two different past employment and they both used that term but I have never recalled someone that grew up in America use that specific word ever.
I have nothing against the Indian race. I feel in many ways that they are a humble and kind people.
However, I also have noticed that they are very ambitious and really want to get out of their own country and spread into other countries fast. I understand that. They have already taken over much of Britain and much of Canada. And I believe now are working on taking over much of America.
I am not a racist but I sometimes am concerned when I read articles on the news where prime minister modi appears to be allies with America while at the same time being allies with our enemy countries. I don’t see a full all in allegiance and alliance with only us.
Furthermore, I fear that some ambitious Indians smile at us, appear to be our friends. But when in groups amongst only other Indians, speaking in their own native tongue, if a different attitude might appear where they would prefer move us American citizens out and replace us.
Anyway, I don’t know, just something that concerns me a bit.
@at Anyone thinking that there is not going to be layoffs in 2026 is fooling themselves. Between AI and HIH there is no room for US based employees.
@av 20 years at the same place, I can’t think of how terrifying it must be to have no new marketable skills for other employers. No wonder you hug this job so hard… but trust me they don’t feel the same way about you.
No one is going to take over your cuckwork, bootlicker.
No. I heard it was 💯 going to be dimwitted bootlickers. Get your packing box all picked out.
Best of luck in your future endeavors.
@as ahh you are paying attention. Try that in your current role.
As far as I heard no layoffs in 2026, mostly it will be in 2027
@af Naw, probably all the brown nosing stalled band 4s that come in over the weekend to clean toilets just because they think that's the difference maker.
Yeah all the salaried people in IT working 35-40 hours a week…
Someone said it’s October 8th
Here - https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kwfaj35h