Today’s questions are about layoffs. 1- why are you iguanas so bad at business planning that you have to lay people off every month? Can’t you figure out what your headcount should be and stay there? Do you engage in pi-s poor planning because you... — read more 

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I keep seeing that if you earn a 2 on your next performance appraisal, you are scheduled for a layoff. Does this imply that you will be given a severance payout, or does Optum ever remove employees without providing one? I am hoping they terminate... — read more 

Still triple sow cowing on the grave of your career, slag!! In case you didn’t see it, found out the land whale who ruined my career was let go. It is fabulous. It will remain fabulous. She deserves it and so very, very much more. Live by the sword... — read more 

Anyone know how long it takes to get the boxes to send back equipment after being RIFd?

As most people know, review Scores are rated 1-5 on annual review. Nobody gets a 5, so most get 3s or 4s. However, in order to RIF people I would assume there will be a lot of people getting 2s this review cycle in order to have an excuse to let them... — read more 

Since social work metrics are still being evaluated and will be aligned to clinical model changes. Does anyone feel like social workers will be eliminated?

But I have an interview scheduled for today. Will they likely try to push it through to make me an offer today to avoid having to pay out severance? Assuming they want to make an offer anyway. Can anyone confirm if hiring managers are pushed to do... — read more 

Does anyone know if there will be an annual raise or bonus this year? I thought February was the month we’re there is talk of annual raises?

Most frequently mentioned have been Clinical and IT. If you know more, please post. We are all stressed to the bone about what the next few months may bring.

Does anyone have any information on voluntary separation or early retirement being offered at Optum? If yes, any idea on when?

Has anyone heard of Optum offering voluntary separation or early retirement? If true, any ideas on when it will be offered?

Has anyone heard if any more layoffs will be happening specifically in the New England area? I work in Release of Information assisting Northern Light Health in Maine. I just want to prepare myself for what is to come. Everyone is tight lipped where... — read more 

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Now I just keep praying that anyone who asks where I work doesn’t recognize the parent company. That is, if I even answer at all instead of steering the conversation somewhere else.

Dr. Elisabeth Potter shares the letter United Healthcare sent her after she made a video outing them for asking her to justify a patient’s surgery to treat her br---t cancer - and later denying coverage of the stay. United Healthcare is the worst... — read more 

You’re just trading one corrupt and greedy set of leaders for another.

Are more layoffs coming in February? What areas?

Crazy they offshore all the IT jobs and they just send a mass email cooperate wide talking about employees getting calls or texts from IT people pretending to be with the company

Hello, I encourage everyone to review their W-2 information and reach out to Corporate Payroll to make any changes. In my case, Optum/UHG had my taxable wages and tax withholdings completely wrong!!!!

"The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is terminating the Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model at the end of 2025 due to the model’s substantial and unmitigable costs to the Medicare Trust Funds." SOURCE: ... — read more 

Has anyone secured a job with the redeployment group? I have applied to several internal jobs. No one has contacted me back. My last day will be February 6th.

This company doesn’t have a union that u know of and it should does it vary state by state? Does anyone know of one ? How di remote workers who are not physicians join one?

Of course I wanted to check to see if they were hiring internally for the jobs they laid off and of course they did. For a lower pay grade and severely reduced training time frame. I applied to about 20 jobs, some I am grossly under qualified for but... — read more 

There are plans that are confirmed to do an org wide reduction for onshore employees only in the US. All departments are being forced to do cuts. The plan is to do a small RIF, but then also do restructuring of individual teams, shift their leaders... — read more 

So, I understand what devastation, stress and turmoil that a layoff can potentially cause for a person, family, etc. It's terrible and scary. Thank goodness or those who are able to apply and utilize unemployment benefits to help bridge the gap until... — read more 

I heard a rumor a week ago that Optum was going to be doing a mass layoff in the revenue cycle dept. that supports Northern Light Health in Maine. Does anyone know if this is true? I find it oddly coincidental that exactly 30 minutes after our dept... — read more 

They hang over us all the time as a looming threat. Layoffs can and do happen at all times, not just during the big rounds. We’re all anxious about losing our jobs in this economy. Most of us are empathetic, well-adjusted people, and it’s been deeply... — read more 

“ Had a last min 30+ leader meeting scheduled for tomorrow(now today) and it includes a ton of HR and operations teams. Assuming more layoffs are coming this week.” What time is this meeting today?

On 1/23/25, they laid off several PSCs, CTMs, and RIFd a director. When and who will be the next? Have you heard of any restructuring? How huge will be the reorg? Will they replace Home and Community/Navi with UHC reviewers? Will there be Home and... — read more 

Someone posted that when they gave their 2 weeks they were not going to get their PTO. I have been thinking or leaving but after doing some digging I realize what that poster wrote was legit. So for all you thinking of leaving, don’t give a... — read more 

An important update was shared during today’s workforce globalization meeting in Optum Insight Provider. Leadership is moving forward with Project Optum, which is short for (O)nshore (P)ositions (T)o (U)rban (M)umbai. This initiative involves... — read more 

So I made a post a while ago about a class action lawsuit for them layoff Americans and offshoring jobs, turns out there can be a class action lawsuit for exactly that as it can have the basis of anti- American discrimination, and a breach of data:... — read more 

This is honestly the worst time for anyone to lose their job, especially with everything so unstable right now. I can’t believe the company would put so many families at risk like this. It’s beyond cruel. Their greed is tearing lives apart, and it’s... — read more 

The most recent WARN notice from Optum Care, Inc. in Maryland was filed on January 23, 2025, affecting 18 employees in Hagerstown, with layoffs scheduled for March 24, 2025.  It’s important to note that not all layoffs meet the criteria for a WARN... — read more 

While I wasn’t directly affected in this instance, I’d like to better understand how RSU vesting schedules apply to employees with multi-year grants (e.g., 25% annual vesting over four years). Specifically, if a vesting date falls in late February... — read more 

When the VP’s and director’s kids are carried on in the background during meetings, kind of undermines them trying to enforce UHC/Optum “rules”.

With some of the managers and supervisors getting laid off and their teams having to shift around to new ones is it worth it to switch to a different team or even apply internally? I don’t meant to sound tone deaf but if I get laid off I want as much... — read more 

I’ve heard that people in California, specifically those whose colleagues which were not located in California & were laid off Thursday, were temporarily spared because of the fires? From my perspective I can see a handful of California located... — read more 

We are down to half a team, and now I am concerned about what will happen to the rest of us. My best guess is that we will be reassigned, as there is no way to maintain our previous workload with half the staff. Has anyone been in a similar situation... — read more