Thread regarding Elevance Health (Anthem) layoffs

@21t+1jncy8sw0 You must be in the Las Vegas office. Seems DEI was all they had there. It is a shitfest and sinking. Hey but we have no white people which is the ultimate goal.

I had a DEI manager and the whole department was a sinking ship. Had no idea how to be a manager or lead. So many people quit and the rest were left to kick up the pieces. But at least she had a nice weave, long lashes , long nails and her LV. The rest of us suffered. But that was my push to go back for my MSN and now I’m making 300K

So is DEI dead or not?

I am also a white dude. Still here and still cookin the brownies. Is that what you want to hear? I bet…. sc--w DEI. Makes my job easier.

I'm just a white dude. All I need is a cool buzz and some tastey waves....ah haha

I wonder if the DEI hires get higher AIP than the rest of us. Will not shock me.

Gail is in the #1 beneficiary of DEI

"This is the reason exactly, stop with the DEI/Neuro stuff it's lame:

It's a population of terrified people behaving in ways they probably wouldn't had the company not incessantly made it clear we have every reason to be in fight or flight mode."

Yeah, let's not have candid conversations about years of work inappropriate behavior. That will fix everything. Employees like you are part of the problem because you infantilize others and practice the soft bigotry of low expectations.

This is the reason exactly, stop with the DEI/Neuro stuff it's lame:

It's a population of terrified people behaving in ways they probably wouldn't had the company not incessantly made it clear we have every reason to be in fight or flight mode.

The irony of people thinking if you want DEI gone you are a troll but if you are for DEI you are great with telling white people there are too many of you. Go figure ….

Are we sure they're neurodivergents and not just aholes? This company definitely tolerates the latter. Any neurodivergent I know is just as disappointed and frustrated by the company as anyone and is also no more safe in the chess game the company is playing than anyone.
I've seen a huge uptick in people being absolutely vile to each other even upon a first meeting. It's not neurodivergence. It's a population of terrified people behaving in ways they probably wouldn't had the company not incessantly made it clear we have every reason to be in fight or flight mode. The company is driving and reinforcing the bad behavior not someone with a disability who is also trying to keep their job.

I've observed posts around neurodiversity at this company. My concern is not with hiring neurodivergent individuals, but with the lack of accountability when performance or interpersonal issues arise. When individuals struggle with teamwork or job performance, and these issues are not addressed, it creates a burden on the rest of the team. I've seen ten years of situations at EH where certain individuals are seemingly shielded from consequences. I am a fellow neurodivergent person and this frustrated me greatly.

I am floored by the number of people who don't think that the people who look and think differently than you deserve jobs, livelihoods and respect. I don't give a hoot if you're here 20 days or 20 years, that is a disgusting attitude and says plenty about your character.

Please sign yourselves up for rif. Go work at some company full of regular old white people immersed in group think. My guess is you'd have the same complaints but you wouldn't be able to use DEI as an excuse. But hey, give it a try. Let us know your findings.

To the question of who would hire neurodivergents, the answer is, everyone. Everyone would.

Disgruntled white man - let us know how it goes when age discrimination kicks in and the only job you can get is semi-pro walmart greeter. Competition will probably be pretty stiff. Let us know if you need a reference.

QQ for the trolls: would you be on here bashing DEI if you got your full merit and bonus? FOMO isn't a reason to be a xenophobic pos. The fact is everyone is being treated horribly right now. Everyone. We are all cattle. Why we're beefing with each other and not the people rounding us up for auction is beyond comprehension.

I saw plenty of DEI hires, mostly white males and females on the spectrum. They were my co-workers in IT. If we did not hire them, then who would!

I have been with the company 20+ years. Let’s get rid of DEI and let’s get rid of pronouns too!

In a response to 50 year olds white Director. I have been a Director with this company and used to be a SVP. We were demoted part of a DEI project so non white straight men can hold positions of value to up our DEI scores. So don’t come around here educating us on how we all need DEI. On top of that we all are expected to be on the riffs with claims.

As a white male in my 50s, born and raised in rural Ohio, I can confidently say that DEI matters — and it should matter to everyone. Been at this company as a director for 9 years.

It's time for all of us to get educated. The conversation isn’t just about race and gender; it’s about addressing the shortcomings of our outdated leadership and the mindset that has held us back for too long.

Focus on performance and potential, not DEI biases.

Did you know that DEI also encompasses pay equity? Through data and analytics, we can identify salary and promotion patterns. This helps determine if people are being compensated fairly, or if discrepancies exist that need to be addressed. The data also highlights which departments have the largest inequities, enabling targeted action to promote pay equity.

Pay equity benefits everyone — regardless of color or gender.

Take the initiative to educate yourselves and stay informed. Read the best sources and get the facts.

OP is getting their kicks off of this post. Just watching how they trolled us and it worked.

So none of you quacks are going to say who a dei hire is? You're just going to passive aggressively rail against these so called unqualified people....alright bet....here's some dei hires.

Veterans.
Older workers.
Pregnant women.
Neurodivergents.
People in wheelchairs.
Members of the qu--r community.
Women, in general.
Ethnic Minorities.

Sometimes you're more qualified but also a bigoted ahole, so i can see where the company isn't catering to you, even in its current state.

I will work with a kind, trainable person any day before I would some superior je-k who blames all their troubles on "dei hires". Sounds like your issue is your own damn personality and world view. Find a job at fox news and stay the f out of heatlhcare.

Sincerely another white person, who actually values other people.

You’re placing blame on the wrong thing OP. This place is never “going to get better” as you put it because of the inept, uncaring, greedy, manipulative, gaslighting of the so called leadership at this company. Not just the talking heads in the townhalls - I’m talking about the ones in each Dept. that could not find their own a— if they had a magnifying glass!

I’ve had Directors of about every ethnicity- they all were monsters as well as stupid, nasty, mean, lazy, liars and emotionally UNintelligent on top of that ! It made me HATE this place and what it’s become. I was glad to be RIFed after it soaked in, made me realize this place is he-l and Satan is your boss! Enjoy 😊

People who are questioning what a DEI hire is are DEI hires I’m sure. I’m sure you are proud to have a job you didn’t deserve like the education you received.

RAT is a DEI hire. What a disaster! He is a clown and a— li---r. Will do anything for $$$. The guy has no leadership skills let alone any technical skills.

OP - Who or what is DEI? Can you explain your definition of DEI? This place had major issues long before DEI became a trending topic so your comment makes no sense.

COMMENT OF THE DAY WINNER: DEI, my @ss. This place hires some of the d-mbest MFs I've ever met. This place has always been a mess. Just look at how it operates.😂😂😂 made my day

Do think minorities are being treated better than you? News flash: this company treats everyone like expendable garbage. Has nothing to do with DEI, other than how terribly you're treated below the staff vp level is inclusive of everyone.

The decision makers are almost all white men and women so who do you think is pushing the DEI agenda? Wouldn't it be the people in charge who, again, are all white men and women.

DEI is not AI.
DEI is not offshoring.
DEI is not H1B.

Again, who are you mad at? Because if you peel back the layers, it's white leaders enforcing all of those replacement options and driving the toxic culture. But sure, let's blame a brown person who has no say in anything.

You can't begrudge someone for taking a job that was offered. Everyone is trying to feed their family.

Your CEO is a DEI …. and a Target Board Member …let that sink in 😂😂😂

Do your research on who really benefits!!!

It’s impossible to get anything done because they riff people and departments without documenting job duties. Then hire people from outside and expect them to pick up where the riffed teams and people left off. You have to work a EH for at least a year before you understand how things work. I don’t think DEI has anything to do with what su-ks now. Just cr-ppy leadership driven by greed.

Didn’t realize so many people were pro DEI. The post is all about the FACTS people. Keep making DEI anti white. Blame your own.

Don't be shy, OP, tell us exactly which hires you think are DEI. Be specific...because it's white men going over finance and spitting transformation jargon constantly, so I'm terribly curious what you think "DEI" has to do with it.

You guys have rainbow brite?

This company has been going down for years now and DEI had nothing to do with it

You mean to tell me the rainbow brite guy that shows up flaming on my teams the last 3 years isn’t a DEI hire? Oh wait now there is 5. Still not DEI?

There's plenty of people of every race, creed, and color here who are non-performers.

It's impossible to get anything done. Most of the people the contractors replaced were lazy and incompetent as he-l.

This company has protected people who do not do their job, for god knows what reason, and it sent a social signal that being lazy or bad at your job is acceptable.

DEI, my @ss. This place hires some of the d-mbest MFs I've ever met. This place has always been a mess. Just look at how it operates.

Outsourcing has nothing to do with DEI. I might not be a woman of “color” but looking around the office this morning tells me DEI has taken over our company and this change is not for the better.

Hold on. You think CGS are the DEI hores? Offshoring has nothing to do with DEI. No one is Offshoring to meet some kind of diversity criteria. It's greed. Greed trumps DEI every time.

I don't care what color you are, how you identify, or what country you're in. Just be competent and easy to work with. End of.

This is a stupid post. Please OP name them. I’m sure who you think is a DEI hire is 5x more qualified than you.

I hate DEI but ironically only see it in name only at this company.

DEI isn’t only the vendors. DEI is women as well. I would like to think I’m helping our company succeed not ki-ling it. The issue is that when you outsource to the extent we have you lose loyalty, willingness to go over and above and do your best.

The DEI are the indians. and theyre offshore. and put u into of meetings for micro management til you dont care anymore and get you out of here.

so yea DEI is a sh*t show