JANUARY 3, 2024 — 165 EMPLOYEES TARGETED IN CALIFORNIA
The company has announced plans to lay off 165 workers by the end of January 2024, primarily targeting its Oakland office.
According to a company statement, “As a nonprofit health plan, Blue Shield of California is driven by its mission to provide access to quality health care that’s sustainably affordable for all. This includes reducing administrative costs, operating efficiently, and ensuring we have the right talent, skills, and capabilities in place. With that in mind and the economic headwinds we are now facing, we have decided to reduce our staff.”
DECEMBER 8, 2022 — Original post
Oakland, California-based Blue Shield of California, a mutual benefit corporation and health plan serving 4.5 million health plan members and more than 65,000 physicians, has announced the consolidation of office spaces in the state and a reduction in force.
The reduction will impact 373 employees in California.
According to a company statement, "As a nonprofit health plan, Blue Shield of California is driven by its mission to provide access to quality health care that’s sustainably affordable for all. This includes managing administrative costs, operating efficiently, and ensuring we have the right talent, skills, and capabilities in place. In a challenging economy, we have made the tough decision to reduce our staff.
Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?