Thread regarding Cigna layoffs

The C-suite has plans for the company's future. If I were placing bets, I'd put money down that my position has been on borrowed time (since the day they broke ground on the HIH).

To all my colleagues who are still left and reading this post... Invest in yourself and continue to do so. Upskill your technical skills; learn and leverage AI to its full potential (because your next job will likely require it); and take advantage of all the company benefits you're entitled to -- do not leave anything on the table, even up every single day.

I'm currently learning new tech skills. I intend to take the severance when offered and hit my TBD future job running!

How are you all prepping for the future? I'd love exchange ideas.

@e4 I heard the last administration was going to throw a wrench in these plans and they were slowed down. Now, not so much anymore.

Excellent question and to take it to the next level...

• What is the long-term HR workforce plan to meet company obligations?
• Is there a reason why it hasn't been communicated to everyone?

None of us are in the inner circle of C-suite officers within the corporation. As opinionated as some of us may be, I believe these officers are business-oriented individuals who are laser focused on the shareholder value (at all costs). They aren't going to do something stupid to jeopardize the profitability of the company. They will take on risks that they believe will yield larger returns for shareholders.

The C-suite isn't stupid enough to lay off people without an HR workforce plan in place to continue meeting company obligations.

Here are the facts:

• During Dec 2025 Town Hall, it was stated that headcount at the end of 2026 would be less than the beginning.
• During the previous 3 years, MANY jobs have been eliminated.
• Evernorth inaugurated the Hyderabad Innovation Hub (HIH) in August 2024. It is capable of housing THOUSANDS of workers in India.
• Evernorth has filled the HIH. These employees fill roles that were once filled by onshore employees.
• Evernorth opened up a site in Philippines (https://sagilityhealthph.com and google search "Evernorth site in Philippines")

These things don't "just happen" without a plan in place. The company didn't invest tens of millions of dollars for buildings in India and the Philippines + hire an accompanying workforce on a whim. There has always been a plan, but the rank-and-file is not privy to it.

The real questions to consider are why this plan wasn't shared with employees. Start by thinking:

• Would employees actively resist or undermine the plan?
• Would employees voluntarily exit the company well before the plan was fulfilled?
• Would sharing the corporate HR workforce plan with employees represent a risk to meeting company obligations and impact shareholder value?

I find it astonishing that so few people are openly addressing the influence of Indian management in many U.S. companies. From what I’ve observed, numerous senior Indian executives at Cigna already knew each other professionally or personally long before joining the organization. Now, working together in key leadership positions, their decisions appear to be seriously damaging the company.
This same pattern seems to repeat across a large number of American corporations. Yet neither government regulators nor corporate boards seem willing—or able—to intervene. Even CEOs appear to fall under the same influence. The overriding motivation often looks like short-term personal gain—particularly maximizing their own bonuses—while the long-term health of the organization and the livelihoods of thousands of employees are being sacrificed.

Why would you think that a long term plan exists? Are you new here?

Backup plan is more hiring in HIH, more layoffs domestically. With a low-enough labor cost, the stock is bound to hit target price. If not, back to the top of this paragraph.

There is no long term planning. Haven’t you noticed by now? It’s always about the next quarter.

I’m stuck on Cigna for health insurance through my spouse’s coverage, and I’m truly concerned about how cr-ppy the service is likely to become.

hih workers are 90% cheaper than their US counterparts. Large corps only see past the next quarter's profit. What they don't tell you is that you get what you pay for. I've literally worked with hih devs that did nothing for months at a time and couldn't even finish a simple feature. The code they do develop is AI slop code that can't be scaled or changed without breaking prod. They'll realize just how sh*t their new workers are when bugs keep showing up and features are unfulfilled. They'll start re-hiring just enough on shore workers to balance out the garbage environment then