And until the two march in lockstep, layoffs and bottom-basement morale will continue. Each person needs to decide for themselves whether to continue to work for this set of values or not. While I wish the best of outcomes for everyone, I left in late 2023 because I realized that fear and bullying were evergreen in the leadership teams here. Happy to report there’s great opportunity beyond this organization.
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@q5 I understand what you’re saying, but this just perpetuates the cycle by taking the toxic leader and moving them somewhere else in the organization. What needs to happen is that CVS need to take action and remove toxic leadership permanently from the organization to show employees that this type of behavior is no longer tolerated. Unfortunately these types of corporate kool-aid drinking, metrics driven toxic individuals are often the ones promoted, instead of removed. And none of this solves the issue of corporate greed.
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Other companies move leaders around in order to avoid toxicity affecting staff. Not so at CVS. Get one toxic person making hiring decisions and that perpetuates the problem since they chose based on their personality...and so on.
@et How did it get this bad? My take is corporate greed plain and simple. And I think it all started with Larry M.
Apathy, Arrogance, narcissistic traits and a rudeness akin to Chelsea Handler define the leadership team at CVS health. How did it get this bad?.
@dy , great insight. I took the huge step of working for myself as a consultant (quality management and insurance). It was scary and uncomfortable and took over a year for a routine to settle in. My conclusion from experience and observation over 30 years in a number of roles is that the larger the organization, the more likely people are dehumanized and treated as a line item. On the other hand, there’s more up and down in income for self-employment and it’s not for everyone. I’m more comfortable creating my own way than working for a company that doesn’t have actions that align with its words. I am well aware that my choice is a luxury not everyone can afford to take, or even want. I know from my CVS tour of duty that the rank and file personnel are first rate and deserve the world for all they deliver on the daily.
To the original poster, did you get a job at another insurance company after you left? Or another retail location? Just curious, it would seem that the other insurance companies/retail stores would be similar in nature, but I could just be brainwashed from this place, lol.
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@OP Well said, I couldn’t agree more. I’ve been saying for a long time that company culture comes from the top down. So if you have a toxic boss, it’s because their boss allows it. If you work in a toxic environment, it’s because no one higher up does anything about it. Talk is cheap, and while CVS likes to brag about their so called “values”, actions speak louder than words. Fear, threats and intimidation is how things operate at CVS. That needs to change and it needs to change now. CVS has become like working in a sweatshop. I don’t understand how people think this is a good place to work with company culture being what it is. No support for the stores, layoffs on the corporate side, unrealistic work expectations, where does it end?