The job is so stressful, the pressure so relentless, that I can never unplug. Workdays are write-offs. I just exist until the weekend, hoping to finally decompress. And it never happens. Seriously, how is everyone else coping with this?
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How are we coping, you ask? We’re not. It’s impacting close relationship, free time, health. One day at a time. Praying for improvement but very honestly continues to spiral.
@24j PEGA has been around for a long time - nothing new. I gave 5 years of my life to Centene that I'll never get back. The culture is so horrible and even worse - it's ran by aggressive, over achieving, women. It can't get any worse. They are relentless and will do anything to get ahead for a title. It was ridiculous to watch. So happy I walked out.
It’s swallowed many lives. Sad thing is we’re treated like sweatshop rats. Not exaggerating. Expectations are not realistic. Pega is not transparent. Daily changes of expectations with public humiliation if not met. Panic attacks here are real. Constantly reminded of shortfalls. Many friends looking. There’s nothing out there. Enslaved. Company knows they have us by the ba--s. Had a miscarriage. They didn’t care. Didn’t ask how I was. Met with manager when returning and told I needed to meet production. WTF?
Look for jobs on another team, department, organization, etc. Not everywhere is hopeless in this area. It may take some time to find a good fit, but don't give up.
I felt the same way and was having panic attacks from the expectations. After almost 8 years I finally bit the bullet and found a new job. It immediately was like having a ton of weight off of my chest; I could breathe again. PEGA has been on our computers for almost 6 months fyi…and they’ve been watching. Layoffs are coming.
Natural result of cutting people but not equally cutting back on the work.
I’m sure people are taking advantage of WFH. My guess is the company will cut and cut until WFH slackers give up or get managed out.
@w6 don’t. Even some of us that can hang are feeling it. I’m currently dealing with people taking advantage of WFH
1000%
we are not fu--ing wimps like you. we handle it.
Trust me, you’re not alone. I’ve had dreams about work—audits, phone calls, the whole thing. Sunday evenings would roll songs and I’d get anxiety bc I’ve that I’m to clock in a few hours. I’m at a point now where I’m fine with being laid off (there’s speculation in my department that many will be let go) You’ve got to find an outlet and protect your peace. Don’t let this job drain you or steal your joy.
@OP I was a CSA for Home State Health for 4 years.
After all of the loading on of more work and no sufficient pay increase and mangement a joke, I retired.
Centene needs a leader with a direction to make this company grow shareholder confidence in the company. Good luck.
Hello, fellow stressed out friend. First and foremost, you are definitely not alone even though you probably feel like it. Everyone in my market who is brave enough to be honest has shared that they’re nearing breakdown status of have developed ways to cope.
If you scroll back through posts on this site, you’ll see an entire thread where people talk about the medications they’re on to try and deal with this place. All of this is to say that IT IS NOT YOU. You are in a toxic environment with unrealistic expectations and everyone smiles and pretends like they’re fine because they don’t want to identify themselves as the squeaky wheel and be the next on the chopping block for layoffs.
My best advice is to continue to apply for other jobs, keep quiet here, and figure out how you can make this work for you for as long as you have to be here. For me, this looks like hard boundaries around stop times and telling my boss that if I’m supposed to prioritize a project, that another one will need to be removed from my plate.
I wish you the best in the Centene circus and, at the very least, that you know you’re not alone <3