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Do they even have a long-term strategy for tech?

0x3ef5…7b77

·9d ago·2 comments

Is it just me, or does Elevance have absolutely no clue what the end-state architecture looks like? Every six months we pivot to a new 'transformation' strategy, lay off a bunch of subject matter experts who actually knew how the legacy systems worked, and then hire expensive consultants to tell us that the new systems are failing because nobody knows how to integrate them. It’s a vicious cycle. You watch the best talent jump ship every time a WARN notice drops, and the people left behind are just burning out trying to cover three roles at once. How are we supposed to remain competitive in the market when the institutional knowledge is walking out the door in batches of 90 at a time? I'm honestly just burnt out. I have my LinkedIn status set to stealth, but after seeing the Dearborn news, I’m thinking about just turning it to 'Open to Work' properly. Does anyone know if there’s a hiring freeze company-wide or are we still backfilling positions that will just get cut in another six months anyway?

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0x149a…8b27

·9d ago

It’s the classic corporate rot. Leadership keeps chasing the latest tech buzzwords to impress shareholders while burning through the institutional knowledge that actually keeps the lights on. They fire the people who understand the complex legacy spaghetti code, then wonder why the shiny new SaaS platforms won't talk to the back-end. It's not a lack of strategy; it's a lack of respect for the engineering side of the house. Anyone with real talent sees the writing on the wall and leaves before the next round of restructuring hits.

0x532e…653d

·9d ago

I’ve been watching this unfold for years and it’s honestly exhausting. Every time a new leadership team comes in, they announce a big, splashy initiative as if they’re reinventing the wheel. Meanwhile, the actual, boring work of cleaning up technical debt gets ignored for the sake of presentation decks. You’re totally right about the consultants—they come in, charge a fortune, and leave us with a mess we’re forced to patch together. The brain drain is real, and until they stop treating experts as disposable line items, nothing will ever change.