Thread regarding Humana Inc. layoffs

This was my post on another thread and someone copied it and posted it as a topic. I certainly was never intending to post it encouraging people to quit. For the record, I quit. I was NOT laid off. My heart breaks and continues to break for my teammates who stay. Why? Because I know the majority aren't happy. I post and visit because despite my moving on - I still care deeply for my fellow PHC, RN, CHE, HCMSS. I care deeply about some of the kindest and hardest working people I've ever worked with. And I want to help remind people who want out or are scared they can't get out - that there is always hope. If the post spoke in any other way, I apologize. I just know this site brought me so much peace during my hard last few days. To anyone who agrees and the people who don't - I just wish you all well. Anyone willing to spend their career giving to others, deserves all the respect and admiration.

I am happy for those that have moved on and are happy with their new jobs. I am hopeful for those that are still looking for another job. I agree that this website is for those who can't vent at work and/or vent within their homes. The only people that understand how we feel are those in the same or similar situation. Some coaches will let us vent and some not at all. The big meetings we have are a big joke. What management views as the next best thing is not always best for our members and us. I am sickened by the amount of reassigned members that I have now, that have already told one or two associates that they did NOT want to participate in the monthly calls. Yet, here they sit on my roster waiting for me to call them, and then I get blasted and get credit for the declination. Not fair to me or the member.

Are you kidding? I doubt this site has made someone quit a job they were not already going to quit. See another person acting like we are not adults and cannot manage our emotions. That is what we are tired of.

I don't view this site as others encouraging me or others to leave our job. For me it helps to know I'm not the only one unhappy and miserable working at Humana. I'm most definitely looking for other employment not cause of this site. I don't like being treated like a robot and micromanaged and this the culture of this company.

I get what you are saying but I doubt anyone is making major career decisions based on anonymous posts. If someone is looking elsewhere, it is because they are miserable, they don't see opportunity for advancement, they are tired of the job insecurity, can't stand the micromanagement, etc... Not because they read something on this site.

The intentions of posters who are bringing up the idea of better, less stressful opportunities, seem to be to provide some hope to associates who are struggling with the current environment. There's nothing wrong with that and I wouldn't worry about any particular post encouraging a mass exodus.

This is a layoff site: I am bothered when someone attempt to encourage those employed to quit and find other employment. We haven't been affected and not sure if it'll even happen. You waited until you were affected, received your serverance pay and PTO. I'm not sure if leaving a position that continues to deposits a 80 hour check into our bank accounts is a smart idea.

Thanks to the op.

This job has become pure torture. I can only imagine that this is what hell is like. Speaking of hell, my daily prayer and hope is that humana and its absolutely stupid top brass BURN eternally in the lake of fire/hell. This is my dream as punishment for all that theyve done to us and our members. There is right and there is wrong. Humana has crossed the line and i hope they suffer.

I am glad I left. I have found a new job with a stress level of zero! Same line of work, but not the same amount of stress. Humana is inhumane. Case management should never feel like that! Yes, you stay busy, but you should never have to piss in yourself and not eat to complete a job.

For those of you looking for a new job and having difficulty,keep the faith. I left a few weeks ago and I am so relieved and happy. I was there for a year and a half and I kept hoping that it would get better. It did not. There are companies/facilities/employers that will value your skills, caring, education and professionalism. Keep looking, your experiece and knowledge are valuable.

My only regret is that I didn't get out before I was laid off. The amount of stress that we were under with this company is unbearable. This past year has been the worst of my life. I am still stressed because I still haven't found a job but it's still better than waiting for Humana to drop the other shoes. For God's sake, how many shoes can they keep dropping? The most unethical and immoral company I've ever had the misfortune to work for. As for the poster who wants the people who were laid off to move on - the site is for us - you move!

Management is definitely watching and hating this site. No worries we will keeping 😀

I've noticed on this forum, when associates start to discuss things they were/are uncomfortable with at Humana, or if they start to share stories of feeling empowered or less anxious elsewhere, someone is bound to comment with condescending judgment, or just negative and unhelpful posts. It effectively changes the topic and the tone of the entire thread.

I like how the person who said that those who were laid off would just move on...seriously? This is the lay off website so like me and those who were laid off can share our stories and voice our opinions. You are insensitive and you have no idea how much stress, anxiety, and depressing it is to be laid off. Some handle it better than others and for those who have had a really rough time hang in there and don't let's this insensitive person get to you.

The person that made the negative comments about those laid off need to move on

You are bothered by people who were laid off sharing their experiences on a site called thelayoff.com?

I wish the individuals that were laid off would move on

Well said, both of you. To the poster writing of internal struggles with the aggressiveness of the job, wow - I could have written that myself. That is my main discomfort with this position, I can not get comfortable with disrespecting members' wishes, and the main reason I am leaving.

Like you, our coach also doesn't let us close members. I feel so shady forcing folks to take calls. Or I'll get a reassigned member, look at the previous notes, and see "member says not interested and hung up," as the last call status. Great. If this were my family member being forced to take calls and answer personal questions, I would be angry. Those are just some examples, but I am done. I can't do it anymore.

Being laid off was the best thing to happen to me. When I interviewed with Humana I was so excited for the opportunity and what this " would mean" for career advancement. When I took the job I even said out loud- well if this doesn't work out, it will look great on a resume! Then, the job started and I saw it for what it really is. Some members I felt like I truly helped make a difference to their health and wellbeing. Other members, the requirements of the job and MOC I felt like every day I was jepoomy integrity to do the job the way Humana wanted us to. Every day I struggled with how is this the right thing to do with those members who we label " resistant ". The ones who wanted to be actively involved made the job better, it's what I was hired to do. I had huge internal struggles of "forcing" members to stay in the program, offer all these services, do the surveys, or even keep them on the phone for 5 minutes to get to count the call as successful, our coach wouldn't allow us to close members, and the few we'd ask to close because they continuously said stop calling, our coach would just pass them to a different person on the team to get the same result. I got joy out of helping the few I did but I felt more like this job was intrusive and disrespectful to people. If anyone on our team mentioned concerns we were told we were being negative. The MI out coach used just made you feel like why am I even bringing concerns to my supervisor, so eventually we all stopped speaking up. If you didn't drink the kool aid and talk the Humana talk 24/7 you were viewed as negative. If you had thoughts, concerns, or questions you were viewed as negative. This site has been so refreshing to see that out of hundreds of us, I'm not alone and those feelings and situations are real across the board. I do miss some of my members, but I feel so much relief now that im gone. My new job actually does to focus on the client and their needs. I was telling my new supervisor it's so weird for me to not have to roll with resistance and that if a client says they don't want a certain service but wants another- it's so strange that it's okay!! We are so conditioned to work the Humana way, that now that I'm gone, it's like adjusting to not being in a cult again!

There is life outside of Humana, the work we tried to do there has so much value and it's a shame that the reality of corporate greed trumps being a true care managers. I hope you all find something that makes you happy, and thank you for validating that our team wasn't the only ones feeling/ seeing the company for what it really is