The tone that the post from "Thomas" took leads me to believe it might be a post from someone in management posing as an employee to do some damage control. Either way whomever you are you are an idiot. Either a.) you don't actually work at AmMed or B.) your previous empoyment experience includes cleaning up monkey poop at the zoo, as that is the only job I can think of I would loathe more than AmMed.
Next, I know for a FACT the majority of people laid off were not "thugs", nor were they lazy, poor workers, or had bad attendance. Several managers in customer service were let go who had been with the company many years and who rarely missed time. I worked for one of the managers laid off and will say they were possibly the best manager I have ever had. Definitely the best manager I have ever had while in my years at AmMed. The manager accused of sexual harrassment who is still in customer care wouldn't know proper customer service unless it was carrying around a nice set of DDs and the other manager left at one point had to have Kim send another manager from another department over to supervise and "teach" her how to be a manager. I'm sorry aren't those skills which one should possess prior to being made management? But this is the kind of thing you encounter when you have Gail Banks running things. She stood in a meeting a few days ago and commented "Oh, we have no issue firing people!" and LAUGHED. Little does she know her time is probably limited. Of course with all the stuff going on as of late I am sure that all of our time might be.
Many of the lower level employees let go were A+ as well so I don't know what this "Thomas" person is talking about. I am ashamed to work for this company. I am actively looking for new employment so I will throw that out there to avoid any "you can always quit" remarks this might get. Times are tough. As of now I am glad to have a paycheck however paltry because I have mortgage, however if I got a call mid day offering me a new job I would clock out to go to lunch and never come back. I have never been so miserable at a job. The atmosphere has definitely changed since when I started and not for the better.
I can believe that AmMed is being investigated by Medicaid, Medicare, etc. I know of many, many illegal things that have gone on and are stilll going on. I am not willing to go down with that ship just to have a job. Am Med doesnt give a flip about me or my family, why should I care about them?
The horror strories continue at AmMed. From being harrassed about bathroom breaks to being written up for talking to members of management I think they are grasping at straws to fire people. It's a sad situation they are in and the idiots in charge aren't smart enough to dig the company out. In the meantime my resume may be coming to an HR department near you.