http://histalk2.com/ for the latest sale of EIS to Tata Consultancy Services speculations.
More Lawsuits Filed Against McKesson
We are about to be sued for illegally selling opioids. After being fined for $150 Million by the Feds in a False Claims Act Allegations lawsuit over violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) our ethical senior management has sunk to a new low... — read more
MHS Cuts
Heard they cut 11 positions in Boston. Any other cuts?
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/10-things-to-know-about-mckesson.html
10 things to know about McKesson Written by Erin Dietsche (Twitter | Google+) | February 06, 2017 | Print | Email 142 inShare San Francisco-based McKesson is a major player in both the health IT and pharmaceutical sectors. Here are 10 things to know... — read more
What is new here. No strategy. No plan. Knee jerk reactions to poor planning poor leadership.
Just in time to release as a year end 'restructuring charge' so that they don't have to acknowledge how far behind the ball they were in their strategic plan. Just so they can 'save face' calling it restructuring like last year. Get out people or, I... — read more
SF US Pharma - TX? Maybe layoff.
Everybody got an invitation to a Town Hall with Walchirk tomorrow morning, followed by other town halls from BU leaders. My colleagues and I (finance) expect either a move to Texas or layoffs. Anybody have any information?
EIS to layoff 360 American workers on 3/31
360 employees were told in October that they were being laid off in EIS as of March 31st. For the next two months our job is to train our offshore replacements. HR has made us sign legal documents agreeing to not discuss any of this in public so as... — read more
Oh look another HIT company to buy and run into the ground...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mckesson-to-buy-covermymeds-for-11b-reports-sales-slightly-below-expectations-2017-01-25/email
EIS: The new POTUS has you in his crosshairs
The post 3/31 org structure makes it clear that the long term vision is to swap American jobs with offshored Indians. The new president may have a thing or two to say about that.
150 million fine............
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20170117/NEWS/170119908?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20170117-NEWS-170119908&utm_campaign=mh-alert
Hush Money
Hush Money. And Hammergreed gets rich. Just disgusting. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mckesson-justice-idUSKBN15133J
Charlotte Observer - Foreign workers replace Americans in tech roles
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article81676692.html The map and chart with business names, job titles and prevailing wage is interesting. There are at are almost 13.000 H-1B visas granted to workers in Charlotte. If you scroll down... — read more
RelayHealth Layoff in FY 2017 prior to Change Healthcare merger
There are rumors that there will be significant layoffs on the RelayHealth side prior to merging with Change Healthcare. Any truth to this?
Stupidest posting of information ever
'McKesson and Change Healthcare Announce New Company Will Be Named Change Healthcare' why is this news? why bother posting this? It took up more than 30 seconds of my time. No one cares or keeps up with the ridiculous and unsuccessful... — read more
HSA (health saving account) money not deposited by McK into our accounts
McKesson has not made the deposit into our HSA accounts as of today 01/04/2017 that our sign up literature indicated would be deposited January 1, 2017. What is up with that?????????????????
McKesson, you're so funny
Look at all the posts. You do nothing to curb the rumours. You let them fester and grow, continuing the demoralizing downward spiral of your workforce. You hide behind surveys and completely miss the mark on employee engagement due to your own... — read more
Charlotte Paragon (e) January planning meeting - Stand Up!
Every person being laid off on 3/31 attending this planning session needs to stand together for the confidence vote on the last day in the "1" section. And anyone worried about the go forward plan should stand with them in a message of solidarity.
My Thoughts
Good ole' boys run rampant here. I've seen the decline over the past 10 years. But it's society as a whole. People don't care. Everyone is selfish. Me me me. Work remotely. Steal resources from the company. Give 20% effort. Expensive parties on... — read more
Merry (last) Christmas
Walking around the office during these holidays, one can't help but look at the faces and name plates of coworkers who have built Paragon with their blood, sweat and tears over the years, and recognize that so many of them will be leaving McKesson on... — read more
TCS at the top of the list for gaming visa system
Nothing surprising here, but its good to get confirmation. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/11/06/us/outsourcing-companies-dominate-h1b-visas.html
New Secretary of Labor to focus on AMERICAN job retention
New Secretary of Labor to focus on AMERICAN job retention Andy Puzder said in a Saturday statement according to RealClearPolitics as circulated by Trump’s transition team, in a sign he’s genuinely changing on the issue from prior controversial... — read more
NextSteps job assistance for laid off employees - what a CRUEL JOKE. Anybody having any luck???
This NextSteps program for laid off employees is a joke of the cruelest kind. All they do is forward your application to the Talent Acquisition Rep responsible for the posted position. They don't follow up with you, nothing. Then you never get in... — read more
I'm just sitting here thinking
Oh. My. Gosh. It's the blind leading the blind. Idiots in my office! Sitting here listening to HR negotiate forcing employees to work the holiday. =) Hey, if you wanna see what working for McKesson is like, watch this video... — read more
McK is a business school case study in how to not run a successful company
McK is a business school case study in how to not run a successful company. The president of EIS is a perfect example. He excels at using smoke and mirrors to talk about how we're on target for new sales, but then misdirects when someone asks him how... — read more
Offshore Testing Paragon - warning to PARAGON clients.
Offshore QA testing of Paragon and regression testing of Paragon is dangerous. They are passing tests in the clinical applications that have failed subsequent testing by on-shore QA analysts and clinicians. Some regressions tests look like they have... — read more
STill feeling the residual affects
I was laid off in March....can't get HR on the phone to save my life to verify employment. And they charge to obtain information from "the work number" .
McKesson Layoffs 2017
Rumors here? Updates here? I want to know what executives are planning here in San Francisco.
McKesson has no strategy
McKesson has no strategy and it's getting scarier by the day. ClausIne Sourcing Services? What the hell is that? New LLP "owned by McKesson and Walgreens. Business professionals tasked with effectively navigating the trends and challenges in the... — read more
S-xism alive and well at McKesson
During a video conference a finance director wanted to offer up his audence (all women) some "fatherly advice" he encouraged us all to always have a current resume. Of course this is common sense advice. What is creepy, weird, and patronizing, is a... — read more
"That's a very good question"
If this Hr lady says "that's a very good question" one more time, I may just vomit. How can they not know the answers to some of these basic questions???? They've had so many layoffs that it should be like reciting from a script by now!
Goodbye H1Bs
Book your flights for January 9th!
Charlotte Observer reporting 11-07..
Charlotte Observer reporting this morning that there were 60 people laid off in the Charlotte office.
Margins, margins, margins
Please help me understand how a business with razor thin margins can afford to pay exorbitant salaries to a CEO??