I joined Cigna just a few months ago, and I have learned that layoffs are a constant and there’s a new round always looming. I am worried that being one of the newest people puts me at the top of the list. Hoping someone can explain if this is the case or if I might actually be safe.
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I would think you are fine but stay alert. 2026 seems like strange year to be here.
What role were you hired into?
Yup this is true. Not a stable company to work for. You will never retire there. Age also plays into it. They usually start with a 55 and up early retirement package to see how many will leave on their own.
There is no easy answer. You somehow learn to live with the knowledge that your job is only safe for about 30 days before the next JE event rolls around.
Do your best, learn a marketable skill and build your network. It still may not save you, but all of that will be a positive if the worst does happen and you are part of a future wave.
Remember, if you are laid off it may not be a reflection of your work product. If you are in an area that is de funded, you can easily be caught up in the net.
I would say the hardest thing is making life choices based on this knowledge. Kids ? House? I have no answer on how to make those kinds of financially impactful choices in the times we live in.
Good luck.
I agree, if you were hired Q4, your job opening was needed and had to have approval for immediate need purposes, so your job should be safe. There were mass layoffs 2 years ago, and large bundles of people or teams in the following year after, but those have slowed down dramatically. On the other hand there will always be a specific Thursday every month that any one laid off that month will always fall on. So if you or your department is outsourced or deemed obsolete due to AI one day, that is the assigned day they do it on.
Getting hired Q4 means your department needs major help. You will be ok.