Thread regarding Elevance Health (Anthem) layoffs

Don't allow this place to break you. Control the controllable that's all you can do.

I deal with the stress by posting the RIF dates on this site. It makes me feel better.

Time to let go. Mental health trauma can lead to physical health problems. If that happens you are tied to the job for medical insurance.
So choose you, stop giving them 150% the Mentan and Physican ROI is not there.
I was laid off 3/2025 and still adjusting.
Take care of yourself, be patient and kind to yourself during these times. Find you way to a safe career that doesn’t drain and gut you out.

I’ve been here for 12 years, and this place was truly amazing until a few years ago. Managers were supportive, inclusive, and invested in mentoring their teams. We had great collaboration, even remotely, and the culture felt genuinely innovative. We pushed ourselves to do the best we could as a company.

Now, things have changed. Morale is low, and many people feel sad, anxious, and disconnected. Leaders and managers rarely communicate on work related projects , keeping information to themselves and excluding others from critical discussions. Departments are blaming each other, and the once-positive culture has become toxic. It has been tough mentally for me as well, not just because of the pressures of RTO and RIFs ,but also due to the erosion of my skillset from a lack of substantial, concrete work.

Despite this, we have to stay strong and support one another. Eventually, we’ll all move on to better opportunities, but without meaningful change, the company risks losing its top talent as high performers slowly begin to leave. It would be ideal to turn this ship around and bring this place back to what it once was. We need refreshed, forward-thinking leadership to make that happen.

I was Rif'd last year after over 20 years. Last year was the worst, knowing that more Rif's were coming and having a feeling that my number was up... and it was. I regret canceling PTO to work on fire drills. I save the company a few million dollars a number of times over my career, caught major errors that would have been serious impact, had they not been corrected. But none of that mattered the day of my Rif. I haven't landed a new job yet, but the next company I work for I will not be as dedicated... I will take my PTO, and I will not work on my off time. This once great to work for company broke me of that.

Honestly until I stumbled upon this site I thought I was the only one who felt this way. I thought I was being paranoid or crazy. A little back story I was rifd last year after over 20 years here. Idid find an internal job but it had a huge impact on my Mental health. Luckily my husband is supportive tells me one day at a time we will deal with it when it happens. It doesn't stop me from the having bad anxiety though. Idk I make decent money but am contemplating getting a weekend job for extra security. I am sorry you are going through this you are not alone.

I hesitate in providing this message on several of these inquiries as I was Riffed.
I was anxious and worried as many of you are (the feeling is real & still) but that was all out of my control. Don't waste your energy on it anymore of RTO or am I going to be "Riff" and when. I worked 80 hours a week, cancelled PTO consistenly to help others hoping they could save me if I got Riffed. Again out of your control and not many individuals will be there when it does happen.

I still do not have a new job and anticipate IF I am lucky 6 months I will settle for something with a dramatic salary ⬇️. We all have special talents so I will not say I am more talented than another individual (as I know we all work extremely hard as Elevance would not have hired us). I share as it is hard out in this new job market as so many other top companies have laid off thousands of top talent employees in anticipating AI replacement.

PLAN: Be Prepared
You have the opportunity to plan your exit and be prepared. Go to the doctor, dentist, etc. Take your all your PTO unless you are in a state that you get that benefit if not used. Many of your collegues that once loved you, will ghost you. That is ok as well. But you can only control how you prepare.

Please note: no rude comments here be kind.

Elevance SLT has turned a dynamic company into a toxic one. They need to double down on EAP resources or at least they would if they cared about the people. All Gail cares about is her millions and her custom Mercedes

The constant riffs and reorgs has pretty much demoralized everyone I work with. No one knows who to go to when a problem arises. No one can give you guidance and then when you do what you think is best you get criticized. Keep hearing our area “doesn’t deal with that” and then when you ask who can it’s I don’t know. Just buck passing all the time. Or submit a ticket for something you know is not gonna get worked. This place isn’t serious about doing any work do I stopped being serious about doing any work. Once you stop giving a fu-k. It gets a whole lot easier. It’s hard to stomach at first because I always prided myself on my work ethic. These days that won’t protect you from being riffed. I’m either gonna get forced out via riff or eventually I’ll find my niche. But I can’t not be without a paycheck so I’m going with the flow and trying to keep the lowest profile possible.

Don’t get mad that this question. If you are female , Is it possible you are in perimenopause? I literally lost my mind during this time and it’s hard to recognize sometimes. It makes everything 1000 times harder and difficult to be rational. Then being under constant stress here doesn’t help. I’m about done and seems like I’m slowly getting back into calmer headspace. I was riffed and hired back into a role I don’t really like but biding my time right now. I just keep reminding myself this is just a su-ky time. That is what you need to do, remember this will pass. Think back to another time in your life when things were hard and that you got through it. Remember you can do it again. I know it’s hard, Deep breaths, don’t let yourself be baited by another persons actions. Sometimes doing nothing is the best way to stand up for yourself.

Just know that thousands of employees at the company are feeling the same way. Our “brilliant” senior leaders have created a toxic work environment of let’s see who we can blame, let’s move work offshore for 6 bucks an hour, let’s put in automation that doesnt work correctly but then expect performance to improve. Yes, you are all ingenious leaders, have another mansion, another beachside property, another dou--e sports car. You deserve all your millions with your 4D chess moves that are making this company the success it is and it reflects on how amazing our stock price is and how satisfied the workforce is!

From a retired person, I can assure you this is not worth. Never jeopardize you health, physical or mental, for a job. Check with your mental health provider regarding disability.

As someone who lived through this for the last 9 months, the constant fear of RIF and that everything I did or said was under a microscope, I can tell you that even though I did everything I could to the best of my ability, I was RIFd anyway. I had good relationships with everyone but after being RIFd, I examined every conversation and every interaction that I had for the previous months. I was on edge all the time, stressed and miserable, making myself worry and when my RIF came, I was not surprised. I felt bad and cr-ppy for about 24 hours and then all I have felt is freedom and a sense of rebirth. So don’t let the fear of a RIF get you caught in a spiral. Your mental and physical health is not worth it. There is life after RIF. Sure it can be a punch to the gut but you will recover and honestly if you are that miserable, you need to really examine why you are continuing to work in an environment that is toxic for you.