r/ColumbiYEAH

I work for BlueCross BlueShield based in Columbia, SC. Last week our company laid off about 200 employees, they found out 2 days before the end of the workweek and many of them were not given severance because our policy is to not give severance if notice is given.

Our company just signed a $5 million contract with an Israeli contracting firm, based in Boston but the contractors are based in Tel Aviv. We have a part of the company that contains software developers, cybersecurity experts, and plenty of technical specialists. Why the HELL are we hiring contractors outside the US?

Not only are these contractors operating outside the US, but they have access to current and historical medical claim data. Employees are vetted and certain barriers prevent us from working overseas due to state regulations but we did not vet this company. We have no way of knowing what these people do with this information.

I tried reporting them but was ghosted, the next best option was to create a Reddit account and inform the people of SC. I don’t want to scare anyone but with the way things are headed I would prefer people know before it’s too late.

Anyone else on the avenues with an outage? I have no way of seeing this in the app or a lookup tool.

Recommendations for bat removal? Smaller company preferred. Thanks!

Hello there. I’m looking for a GI doc who is particularly knowledgeable in diverticulitis. Does anyone have any recommendations? I’d also love to find someone who approaches things holistically if possible.

I would love to have a pumpkin spice espresso martini, and if there are any places in Cola serving it, I would love to know where.

Helloo 𝜗𝜚 looking for some recommendations on areas that offer free car vacuums!!! :P

I spent my summers visiting my granddaddy in South Carolina. One of the things that we would do was pick pecans, and then sit together and talk while shelling them. I enjoy those memories and would like to replicate them in my family. I've been looking for a house in Lexington for the past year, and could not find a single property with a pecan tree on it, so I finally put in an offer on a house that met my other qualifications. The sellers have accepted my offer, and I'm counting down the days until close. All I can think about, is that I'll need to plant a pecan tree shortly after the property officially becomes mine, since it takes several years for pecan trees to mature enough to yield pecans. The biggest problem is that I'm reading that since pecans are dichogamous, I would need to have one Type I pecan tree and one Type II pecan tree close to each other in order for proper cross pollination. But since my lot is only .33 acres (and a couple thousand square feet of that is taken up by the house), I'm not sure that I'll have enough room for two pecan trees once they've matured. A mature pecan can develop a huge canopy, often 60–80 feet across. And I don’t want a tree planted where the eventual canopy will overwhelm the house or neighboring property, or cause problems with a septic system. So, my first question... who would a knowledgeable enough individual to look at my yard & help me determine whether or not my property could accommodate one or two pecan trees? Do I need an arborist? I was also hoping to plant a peach tree & lemon tree in my yard. And secondly, where can I find a grafted, disease-resistant Southern cultivar (like** **Elliott, Cape Fear) that is already a couple feet tall and ready for planting? Third question, is it possible to purchase a Southern cultivar that doesn't have systemic pesticides? Thanks (in advance) for helping me navigate this!!!