I watched as employees who subordinated their private lives to this company were laid off. The old value system in which the company’s loyal employees are the best asset, no longer represents absolutely anything. Loyalty seems to have become completely worthless. Instead of loyalty, we now have people brown nosing their superiors. The company shows in every way that it will be fine without us and that we are replaceable and so there is no room for loyalty.
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I was loyal for 14 years. My boss stayed the same but the environment turned toxic, and I had a good relationship with my boss until her boss changed, then the entire dynamic changed. People are not treated well. Its really sad to see.
The below isn't true. I had an AMAZING boss. Still got laid off. S/he had nothing to do with it. No input. They laid off who they wanted, which was pretty much e'rybody in California.
If you have a good boss, loyalty is everything. You will be taken care of. That has been my history,
Once my boss left and I got a new jerk boss, I was laid off.
Pretty simple rule. I should write a book. If your boss likes you, you should do pretty good. It you boss hates you, and of course you will hate your boss, your history.
The good news is most of my job life was with a good boss. Another good news is that when my mean boss got rid of me, I ended up in a better job.
And my mean boss. He just went to company after company bringing pain and misery to those around him.
Agree. Our society has perpetuated the notion that employees owe employers “loyalty” as if employees are indentured servants lucky to be thrown whatever bits their master is willing to share...and should be grateful. As someone in an earlier post said, having the attitude that no matter who your current employer is you always work for yourself is not only healthier but will help ensure your survival. Treating the employer-employee relationship as a temporary contractual relationship (even with no actual contract) is best because it’s between two equals. You stay if they give you what you want and hold up their end of the bargain and you leave if they don’t. You don’t expect more from them. And you don’t give them more than they deserve. Then you control the things you can control (as much as possible). How much debt you take on, your level of education, how much you save/spend, and how much you “need” them. You always keep your contacts current (take people out to coffee or virtually connect during COVID especially when you need nothing from them/or can offer them help when they need it), shop your resume around even when you’re “happy” at your current job, and help recruiters fill spots (when you don’t want the job they’re looking to fill). If you didn’t do any of that (I haven’t in the past), do it going forward as soon as you can. When you’re unemployed take any job you can in your field to “fill the gap” that employers seem obsessed about and keep looking (but always paint your current, past, and future employers as lovely organizations with brilliant people who you had the opportunity to learn so much from during your time there but you are so excited to continue to grow with this new potential organization you can just hardly stand it!!). So many Centene people being laid off at once will help employers realize that it isn’t “just you” and you will have a better shot at finding a new role quickly (consider outside healthcare too if you’re not an actual care provider and your field translates elsewhere) especially if they think you’re so grateful for the opportunity at Centene (even better if they’re well aware of how terrible Centene is and you get points for your amazingly positive attitude/longevity). It’s a disgusting game but you’re far better off coming to terms with the fact that corporate America is a joke. And contrary to the almost religious teachings of childhood and young adulthood, not giving your life and loyalty to a company is not immoral, ungodly, or unethical. Whether you’re a VP or a entry level employee you owe them your work for each day’s pay. You work hard for you and your family - your bottom line- not because the master said so. When they are no longer serving you effectively, ax them with a smile on your face and move on. “It’s nothing personal, Centene. Just business.”
Yes, I’ve never experienced anything like this. My layoff, opened my eyes to a lot of things. Also, things I would have done differently. Loyalty, truly meant nothing there.