Let's Pull Up The Receipts...

it feels like we're being gaslit... as if we didn't hear what leadership said and read the program information and FAQs. I pulled the receipts.

quotes from Sarah's 6/15 Calling:

"we are sitting here today as a result of policy changes and market changes, program changes and strategic business decisions that we have made."

"when our membership shifts, we need to shift our organization accordingly. In plain terms, what that means is there will be CenTeamers who are impacted by some of the restructuring that we need to undertake in the near term."

"[The Voluntary Separation Program] is something that our people team has worked incredibly hard on... we felt it was really important in this moment as we were embarking on this restructuring, to give CenTeamers who, for whatever reason, may be ready to move on to their next chapter, or to continue to pursue our mission in a different way somewhere else, the ability to raise their hand and do that with some enhanced benefits."

"there will be a wave of restructuring, our goal is to notify any of the impacted CenTeamers by early August."

"my commitment to you as we go through these changes, both in the near term and whatever change comes as a part of Mission Simplify, is to be as transparent as possible."

both in the near term AND whatever change comes as a part of Mission Simplify... that's not anxiety inducing at all*

Tanya's 6/15 Email:

"Today, we are announcing a Voluntary Separation Program (VSP) to provide a pathway for those employees who are ready to start their next chapter, as well as the hard news that following the VSP, some members of the CenTeam will be impacted by a wave of restructuring."

"the VSP is designed to provide eligible team members with choice."

Employee FAQs:

A1 What is the Voluntary Separation Program?
The Voluntary Separation Program is a program that provides eligible employees with the opportunity to apply to voluntarily leave Centene with some enhanced benefits.

A2 Why is Centene offering the VSP? And why now?
We have a responsibility to our customers and members to constantly evaluate whether we can deliver better outcomes more efficiently. At the same time, when our membership base shifts - whether because of policy changes or strategic business decisions - we must adjust our organization to match that membership. Combined, these factors mean we are entering a period of both reimagining and restructuring. So we are offering the VSP as part of our efforts to right-size our workforce.

we are offering the VSP as part of our efforts to right-size our workforce*

A3 Will there also be job eliminations as part of an involuntary program?
Centene is offering the VSP now to proactively manage changes in the business while being transparent, remaining true to our culture and providing team members a voluntary option first, before considering other actions. Following the VSP, we do expect that we will need to make further restructuring decisions, and we will expect to notify anyone whose role is impacted by early August.

we do expect that we will need to make further restructuring decisions*

Tanya's 7/1 Email:

"The Voluntary Separation Program is an opportunity for those employees who were already considering an exit from Centene for personal or professional reasons to do so with some enhanced benefits."

"We strongly suggest that you apply for the VSP only if you want to leave Centene."

in essence, they said what they said... we heard what they said, we listened to what they said... we are not d-mb. we know that MCR/MCD/MKT health insurance is going through a major change. we know the economy is not looking all that great...

so we were supposed to risk being cut with less money? we have seen people post on here that they received significantly less severance. we have families to feed, we need to keep a roof over our heads!! I have been with the organization for years, believe in our mission and planned to stay for many more years, but this is ridiculous...

#EmployeeRelations #Layoffs #Restructuring #Transparency

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@k8 Just my 2 cents! We all have our own perspectives. If this isn't your cup of tea, feel free to just scroll on by. It's totally free to ignore, so no need to get worked up over it. 😊

@jy

Why do you keep copy pasting this exact same post content, word for word, onto multiple threads?

Seems as though you're leadership/PR, on a mission to do damage control!

HAHAHAHAHA

Honestly, no one knows what leadership will do, and they hold all the cards. Speculating on every rumor isn't going to change the outcome. In the end, it boils down to two options: accept the Voluntary Separation Program (VSP) or risk an involuntary layoff. It’s a financial decision for the company, not a personal one. My best advice is to stop stressing over the noise and focus on preparing for whichever scenario comes your way.

@am SL, probably

@ak I took it as far as pictures of the emails we received since we cannot forward them to our personal email.

Psychological torture this is wrong on so many levels

@ag The email was sent to work email late yesterday afternoon

Who was the id--t that down voted this post ?

Thanks for documenting the “receipts”. This will be provided to state if Centene tries to deny me unemployment benefits.

@ab where was this at the latest email sent??

it's this part for me:

"Centene is offering the VSP now to proactively manage changes in the business while being transparent, remaining true to our culture and providing team members a voluntary option first, before considering other actions."

they provided us with the option to voluntarily resign before deciding to lay us off. this is clearly what that says.

I hate this place

@OP it’s INCREDIBLY tacky to continue to use the term “CenTeamer.” I’m absolutely convinced they’ll say anything at this point to navigate their way out of this with zero personal accountability for steering us into the icebergs in pursuit of their “North Star.” Real captains go down with their ships. The leaders of this company are feckless. And reckless.

History will not be kind to the organizations and leaders who threw their employees overboard to save themselves.

Godspeed

But why is the date to find out if your accepted extended?? More applied than they thought??

@a5 my thoughts exactly!! whatever additional time worked will be deducted from the VSP.

holding employees for an extended amount of time prevents them from being able to be productive in their job search.

the only benefit is I think the tax withholding amount won't be as much. for those who are bonus eligible, I would hope if we work an extra month, they would add that month to the VSP.

whatever happens, I plan on stacking cash away as if I were already unemployed now.

@OP so called the VSP phone number and asked if the separation date is extended past Sept 1 will the amount offered change for each additional week I worked and how much? Was told it will change but not sure how much it will change. So now I am wondering if they keep you an additional 3 months, do they deduct how much I made in that 3 months from my VSP offer?

@a3 yup! in the 6/15 email from Sarah, it states.. "In the months ahead, we will continue to talk with you about the progress we’re making in our change journey as well as impacts on the CenTeam."

meaning this is not a short term thing, job eliminations will continue.

@OP the messaging has completely shifted. "We strongly suggest that you apply for the VSP ONLY IF you want to leave Centene." Now it feels like the responsibility is being placed on us, as if this is our decision or an opportunity to leave Centene. That isn't what Sarah communicated in the initial email. The message has changed significantly, and it comes across very differently now.

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