I know quite a few people have left in the past several months. While I commend your bravery, I have to ask, any regrets? I wouldn't mind leaving myself, but I don't think I can find a place with more job security right now (I'm not saying we have job security, just that I'm safer here than as a last arrival somewhere else.) I'm really curious how you're doing?
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I left and then 1 year later we’re bought out by them 🤦🏻♂️😂
I was one who was let go in 1st Qtr 2020. Devastating at the time, I also worked many long hours, at the expense of my family.
Took awhile to find another job, but very happy over the outcome. Better management, I'm actually thanked and appreciated at the new place!
I still keep in touch with my old coworkers, who are just swamped with work. Remember, you get what you pay for. In keeping the cheaper workers, you may not always get the best work or knowledge.
Keep your eyes open!
I resigned several months ago and so glad I did. Like others, the stress of working long hours and no appreciation from the leadership was taking a toll. The awakening was seeing the negative impact on my spouse and children. There are a lot of opportunities out there. I miss my co-workers, but the culture has changed. It's a sinking ship, unfortunately. Keep the faith. If I can land somewhere better, you can too.
I cosign that last post. I think that's the toughest part. Working like a dog and people could care less. You're just a figure to them. But I'm built to give my all as well. Working late. Working weekends. And sometimes working vacations. That's who I am.
From one of those who came over from WellCare: My regret is that I put so much into what I knew was "a job", including very long hours and more than one interrupted vacation, but that is the way that I'm built. I come from a different part of healthcare, and that was par for the course.
I don't regret working hard for my team. I liked (most of) the people with whom I worked and never let them down. We all pulled together. However, I had real concerns about the senior management of the unit I served and also my reporting line (two different things)–I was senior enough to see what they were doing but not enough to influence a bit of it. Sometimes I felt that no matter what I did, it was never ever enough and not appreciated by them. To them, I was another Marketing Mule. This was in contrast to my co-workers, who were great. I regret that my departure left them in the lurch and with more work on their overflowing plates.
My hope was to tolerate it long enough to make it to retirement, which is chronologically on my event horizon. Even so, I kept myself in the marketplace especially after the acquisition was announced, as I've been to this movie before. The position was X'd out in January (long runway till the end of June), I was not replaced (they patched in a consultant), and, as I later found out, the reason why was that Centene corporate marketing was completely eliminated and outsourced.
All in all, I don't regret not being part of an unholy mess. I do sleep better at night, even though job search is no fun. Trying to find something at my level is not easy as anyone on this board will appreciate.
Ken Burdick and the WellCare board, may they regret that they sold to the wrong company.
I left (voluntarily) in the first quarter of 2020, and have absolutely no regrets. The stress was significantly impacting my mental and physical health, as well as my relationship with friends and family. I dreaded going into work every day, and the expectation to work every night and weekend to support poorly managed/poorly prioritized projects became too much. Minor crises would quickly be escalated to senior VPs, followed by threats of termination based on political considerations. This was on top of the daily frustrations around working with poorly integrated technology, relying on outdated review/approval processes based on emailing spreadsheets, and overall lack of communication between corporate divisions and local health plans. The lack of transparency and vision for the company was incredible.
From a benefits perspective, I did lose my accrued PTO, as well as my eligibility for annual bonus (by a matter of weeks). Based on my circumstances, and the new opportunity I was moving to, it was an acceptable choice. I realize not everyone may have the ability/opportunity to leave - for those that do, I highly recommend looking, if you aren't already.
For most states yes, CA pays for unused PTO.
They don't pay out PTO so make sure to use it before you leave. They have to add to that bottom line after all, and they don't care if you earned it or not.
Couldn't be happier, glad to get out of the corrupt company taking advantage of those that need it and making billions off the backs of the disadvantaged. You are just a number and they are quick to replace you with a lower paying body.