Micromanaging typically has a negative connotation. Like bullies, micromanagers, exert, inappropriate influence over others through constant criticism and control by their excessive attention to small details. In time, negative effects of micromanaging on employees. Engagement and morale become a parent as productivity drops and turnover rises. The work environment created by micromanagement is ineffective and filled with unease. Employees are made to feel that their work will never be good enough and lose motivation, and confidence in their ability to perform the task required for their position . It decreases productivity it increases employee turnover. The morale is lower. There’s loss of trust teamwork are destroyed. There’s reduce innovation, health problems, arise. Micromanaging is the worst possible leadership trait you can have.
Cigna has such poor leadership.
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My boss is a MACRO MICRO-MANAGER but somehow cannot spot the faults in his favorite employees and even has some of them do his presentations for him to report to his higher-ups in Connecticut from Europe.
@1aly+1rv0FPRE What is toxic is your response to mine. I do not support rude, insensitive or gaslighting managers. But attention to detail is NOT a bad quality as listed as one of the traits of micromanager.
You all want managers who do not interfere a bit , are not technically savvy so you can put any cr-ppy code to somehow make it work without thinking about end to end solution.
And that is what I do not like. I hope my managers are technical enough to know what I do and rate me accordingly. Managers should not be blind leading the blind. They need to be competent and be able to give directions and what is wrong with that?
I am sure you had a manager who called your BS out and that’s why you are a sore thumb.
I had a micromanager that I reported to but did not work with on a daily basis. My manager knew nothing about the complexities of the projects I had been aligned to. I believe you should be aligned to managers that you actually work with, who can rate your performance on what they’ve witnessed, NOT what they’ve heard via feedback. I’ve been gone several months due to a job elimination and I can honestly say that I didn’t realize just how stressed I was - and I’m not a person who stresses. I receive calls weekly about how the morale is at an all time low and that managers are running scared and micromanaging even more - and that’s too bad. I hope that for those that remain, things calm down. It’s not a healthy environment and no one deserves that kind of treatment, even if they are being paid.
In my experience, cigna is not a country club and has not been so since the 1970’s and 1980’s when Connecticut General Life Insurance was in existence - since then, layoffs and job eliminations have been part of Cigna’s IT and business plans and operational process(es). Accordingly, there is perceived benefit for individuals to continually assess and adapt “personal” expectations to align with Cigna plans and operations for achievement of career assurances or outcomes…
Micromanagement is the exact reason I left my previous position.
Cigna no longer cares. We are not people, we are resources to be expended and discarded when used up or no longer needed. We are warm bodies to fill seats in the office and add to CT tax revenue as a result, not individuals who may get much more and much better work done at home. The only thing that matters is delivering profits to shareholders.
Sorry your boss micromanages you. It is toxic. Quiet quit and give as little back as you can until you can find a less toxic job someplace else.
Managers:
There is a huge difference between identifying a gap to provide feedback or education versus micromanagement. Trust employees will get the work done with the right skills and tools. Don't hover and critique every move. People all have different personalities and strengths and work styles. Some are due to neurodivergence or mental health or physical challenges. Have empathy and help everyone in their own unique way. Your way may be the best for you, but will not be the best for all.
I think you are being paranoid. Toxic work environment is generally very specific to a either a toxic senior leader who trickles it doen to their team. Or an individuals
Also micromanagement is not always bad. I have had share of micromanagers. But it made me very competent. They are more detail oriented and nit pikcy on stuff but trust me these are the managers who will propel you to grow.
Stay away from managers who don’t care about what you are doing.
I agree!!
Working at Cigna is a very toxic work environment.
Cigna is causing me to have health problems.
Cigna is losing good employees and the customers are also leaving Cigna.
The customers have lost respect for Cigna as a company as well as the employees.
The employees are treated poorly. It’s a very harassing work environment.