I wanna understand if this is only in my department or it is company wide phenomenon
We have kids and wifies working in our department of senior directors , directors and Principals like “one big family “
Do you see samething happening in your department aswell?
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We are family…you’ll work with my sisters and me.
Nepotism is a flex at Cigna. It’s designed so that the relative can support the other family member without reporting directly into them. That may sound fine but it’s vile, because the family relationship doesn’t stop with those two people. The higher Band family member makes sure that the lower band family member is protected in layoffs, gets better assignments, gets better information, and it’s all within the policy because they designed the policy to work this way. Cigna is so archaic and dysfunctional. I used to think they weren’t aware of the toxic culture that they created. smh
(all allegedly of course)
Family members can work in the same area if they do not directly report to a family member. For example, a wife can not directly report to her spouse. It's always been this way.
Cigna has been fine with hiring family members so long as there’s not a mgt conflict of interest.
I've noticed this in every dept I've worked in the last 20 years. They may not directly report to their family member, but they are closely involved in each other's conversations and decisions, especially if they work from home in the same house. I've had one spouse go to the other to put pressure on me because his position was higher or he'd jump on a call because he overheard a conversation with his wife and wanted the decision to go her way and he had more authority. There are also those that are related but have different last names and work on the same team, so always be careful who you complain about at Cigna! It often gets right back to the person through a family member, in law, or friend.
Some people meet their spouses at work, or met them in their major at college. It's not unusual to have similar skill sets in families. If the people are qualified, not directly reporting to each other, and doing a good job, it's fine. When thinking about layoffs, if you're concerned about having all your eggs in one basket, maybe not so good.
There are a lot of people who have family members here. I think it’s great!