I'm in a position where I can't afford to lose my job and I don't have the time or energy to look for a new one. As a result, I'm worried 24/7, which is contributing to my already elevated stress levels. I'd ask for unpaid stress leave if I wasn't scared that would push me to the top of the list for layoffs. It's a catch-22 situation.
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I agree with the previous comments. Set aside some time each day to work on your resume. Have a friend or someone outside the company that is knowledgeable review. As they say, it is always easier to find a job when you have one. Start writing down the services you are performing and what you have accomplished. You may be amazed and fully understand the value you add.
Not sure about you but I do not want to be placed in a position where I am laid off and have x number of weeks to find a job. Do it for yourself so you have the time to make the decision based on a new job you will enjoy and not require rushing and taking any job where you may end up being miserable.
My advice is to befriend your manager and make connections with them outside of work. In my division, all of the choice assignments and promotions go to the friends of managers and the friends of whoever the managers report to. Yes it is corrupt and unfair but unfortunately that's just the way it is and I don't see that changing. New employees pick up on this quick. They get themselves invited to the manager's house, spend time with them outside of work, and doors open quickly. Undoubtedly that friendship has benefits come layoff time. That can be difficult if your managers are all cis white heteronormative men and women, while you're something other. If you try hard enough, you'll find something in common to build upon. Stroke their ego, laugh at their humor, and choke down whatever they say. Instead of investing your time in learning new things and building skills, direct all of your energy towards schmoozing. This is the new normal here.
There are tons of jobs out there if you need to look. If you get laid off you will find a solution just like you did other times in your life when you needed a job.
Go ahead and update your resume and poke around on job boards like indeed. Don't put pressure on yourself just spend a few minutes a day. When your resume is update and you have poked around a bit you will be much better prepared should you need to find a job and this should ease some of the anxiety.
Greedy corporations love worrywarts like this. That fear keeps them in place, compels them to agree with everything, and has them groveling for that paltry raise. The Wage Slave is beloved by the upper caste who gains far more by enabling them to live just a wee bit beyond their means and thereby locking them into servitude. Downsize, live below your means, update your skills, and free yourself from fear.
Big sense of job insecurity at Change Healthcare with a lot of (mostly good) people leaving as a result. Ok, some running away.
The bottom line is that this company does not offer employment contracts despite many requests to do so even at high levels (VP or director on up.) As a result, a good many of us are being poached away as other companies are offering contracts with job security, better salary, guaranteed remote, etc.
Change Healthcare knows all this so the attrition is probably aligning with the potential Optum acquisition making employment contracts a liability for the company. The brain drain will continue but so does the offshoring. Remember that the leadership are very very smart people who have hundreds millions of reasons to do this.
Do not take layoff as a personal judgement. Although it affects us all PERSONALLY. It is not a statement to your value, integrity or competence. It is decided by someone far removed from the actual work being performed. Biggest factors are Pay and demographics.
The worry and culture of insecurity is difficult. America is missing an opportunity to create PT positions (with bennies) for a mature and experienced aging workforce. It is tiring losing all this knowledge quarter after quarter.