Do I regret taking voluntary retirement? No. Will this company regret hiring people who don’t know our industry, empowered to make decisions and ultimately destroying service all to save a buck? Absolutely. But after tomorrow it’s not something I need worry about.
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I took the VRP. I never got my bonus that said 50%. And the papers were originally written up that we were let go so we can collect unemployment. Now they report it as voluntary retirement. Sc--wed out of unemployment.
@w6 Wow! Congrats on your retirement.
@w6 well said
@w6 Same here. Been seeing the writing on the wall for a while now and I think that any future VRPs will be reducing as they go along. The bi-weekly layoffs didn’t help with anxiety either. The future of Cigna, imo, will be difficult. I think things will only get worse for those staying. With that bing said, there are teams that are really great. Mine was one of those. However, those teams can only do so much to protect their people. The direction of the ELT and the mandates they keep pushing was just not something I wanted to keep contending with, so I accepted the VRP and am moving on.
@w1 , with everything that happened since I took it in December, Yes it was definitely a great decision on my end.
After that last all team meeting where David and his replacement patted themselves on the back for 90 minutes - and the new CEO's first 'ask' was conform or quit, I knew I had made the right decision. No regrets! Happy retirement, everyone 🎉
@w1 - I absolutely made the right decision and i would do it over and over again.
Congrats! After 28 years, I accepted the VRP and left in September. At the time, I was worried that if I stayed, the full package might disappear - so i made the difficult decision to take it.
Looking back, it's hard not to notice a pattern in many companies today: decades of experience, loyalty, and institutional knowledge walk out the door all at once. many of us gave years of dedication, long hours, and real sacrifices to help build the organization.
Sometimes it feels like once you reach a certain age or tenure, that experience is seen as a cost rather than an asset.
Personally, I believe strong companies keep their talent and value the people who helped build them.
For those who also took the VRP or were impacted - do you feel it was the right decision? Would you make the same choice again?
@OP Nope. Not our circus and not our monkeys.
@gc A local B5 manager in my division put up his credit card to pay for a going away happy hour party for the 4 of us "approved for VRP" that had 7-15 years each. The band 7 higher leadership does not seem to understand or care.
@gc Sh---y way to confirm that we’re merely a number, no matter how many years of service we have.
@gc We acknowledged our retirees on our team. I’m sorry that didn’t happen for you. Thank you for your 26 years! And I wish you an amazing retirement.
Lack of any acknowledgement of retiring from leadership was shocking....especially after 26 years with the company. Disgusting and confirms Cigna despises its employees.
Congrats to you, enjoy! Seems the unluckiest straws of all are those under 55 and not offered layoff
@ae Same! Best decision ever.
i wouldn't recommend retiring because if you are like me, I had to start on all the things I said I would do "when I retired".
Congratulations!
How many years of service do you have?
You’re absolutely right. I took last summer’s offer and don’t regret it in the least.
Congratulations! Time to enjoy every minute and forget Cigna. Good for you and good for me too :) may we both have an amazing retirement.