It's a slippery slope these days... - Anonymous employee Tivity Health Employee Review

2.0
May 12, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Tivity Health (formerly Healthways) was a great company to work for. Despite being a large publically traded company they did seem to care about the colleagues. When Donato Tramuto took over he gave us hope, for an even better workplace but that hope has died. One per they provided was well-being programs and financial incentives for living and breathing the culture but working for Tivity and Donato is now a slippery slope.

Cons

As the culture changes to an ugly world full of fear, benefits have been cut and there is never solace in knowing what tomorrow will bring, other than more fear of the unknown or to be clear, I should say more layoffs. Donato is so proud of his 'bonus' program but let's all remember the high taxes a colleague pays on 'bonuses.' Colleagues have always embraced change, and I have seen this over the past 10 years but the change now is not for the better. Donato and his 'puppets' who he brought in from his previous employment are setting this company up to sell. They are firing people who knew what they were doing and hiring people that they think have new ideas, which are not exactly 'new' to anyone other than the 'new' people. There used to be a time where people looked forward to retiring from a company like Healthways and there were recognition events to acknowledge their years of service, that is all gone! Donato and some others like to think the culture hasn't changed but boy is that false. The culture used to rely on trust in their colleagues, flexibility, empowerment and now every task is being micromanaged from the top down. Rumor has it that Donato and the board are setting us up to sell, we'll see.

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Tivity Health Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We agree that our colleagues are dedicated individuals who work hard and are second-to-none in terms of their commitment to our customers and knowledge of the business. We are disappointed to hear about your negative experience as a current colleague, and hope that you’ll reconsider your outlook. In regard to some of the “Cons” you mention – Yes, our culture has changed; it’s become faster-paced and more collaborative, and there is a lot of work to be done to stay competitive in today’s marketplace. Yes – We’re proud to be able to offer bonuses as a reward for hard work, and we believe that these rewards recognize the success of both the company and our colleagues. That said, most colleagues would agree that paying taxes on bonuses received is better than having no bonuses at all, as previous to many of our organizational and cultural changes, there were little to no bonuses paid out for many years due to poor performance. Yes – We’ve brought new colleagues on board, and we’re also promoting from within—check out our recent promotions list in our recent internal newsletter! Furthermore, we’ve been hosting professional development sessions to help our colleagues expand their roles and grow, whether that’s here at Tivity Health or someplace else. Rounding out a team to align with key strategic imperatives is the responsibility of the CEO, and the current solid performance in all areas – (i.e: more investments into our current business in this current year than in any single year prior; growth in membership and new customer win backs; customer renewals; stock price) speaks volumes to the quality of our team and the investments being made to secure a solid future for the company. And yes – we’ve experienced change, and all companies do. Purposeful change is necessary to move our business forward and continue to provide value to our customers, members, and colleagues. We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and advice, and assure you that we’re deeply committed to our colleagues, customers, members and most of all, our culture which is the driving force to our success.

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