Lots of layoffs till mid September

Gets worse everyday. Wish my luck, currently looking. This place mentally and physically drains you. Cannot take this anymore.

Please looking for a real answer. I took a position and moved for it as a licensed mental health therapist in December. Since then all of the therapist quit minus a site director. We have not been getting intakes but just hired a nurse practitioner... — read more 

One day, studies will be done on how companies like Optum pushed people to the brink, taking over our lives, forcing us into impossible moral situations, and making us hate the company, the work, and the office. By the time they’re done with you, all... — read more 

I don't know where to start. My leader has just placed me on a CAP with a description that is just untrue and a corrective plan that lacks any detail. I'm not a perfect person, but I have been performing here for years, with performance scores of 4-5... — read more 

At first my anxiety was through the roof worrying about finding my next job, however I found one a new position in a matter of a few months with a 20% salary increase with 8-5 hours, no nights/weekends. No more stress or anxiety, complete opposite of... — read more 

Feels rough now, but I still believe we’re all meant for something better than this. Just be patient.

We have had to download the secure osv app which is basically an app that is supposed to be used for emergencies for clinical field workers. Has anyone had this maliciously used against them for tracking their location?

Way too many chiefs but not enough Indians.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/two-us-senators-probe-unitedhealth-104152133.html

Any word on contract RFP, layoffs ? Are they still even be considered? Is it still on hold?

So the huge compensation email came out today, telling every employee who got a three or above performance review rating, or who is a new hire with no rating, that they will all be getting retro raises in one lump sum. Also, they will be compensated... — read more 

What a joke. One time transition payment and a one time pay increase equivalent to the 2024 reviews we just got. Keep in mind, 2024 were the LOWEST pay increases and the lowest RRP awards handed out. So now we know all those reviews, pay raises... — read more 

My home health company has sold out to UHC and we will be fully aligned with Optum in January. My prior company was very generous with our PTO and let us carry over year to year. Does Optum allow you to do that? From the things I’ve read, I’m... — read more 

You can google safe ways to do this. It may help you sleep at night

???

If its happening for everyone, when?

We all know it’s just a way to justify decisions based on numbers only.

Basically the OP. Why?? The stench some days on the floor is unbearable. People are here leaving garbage basically all week and even Saturday and it sits here until it’s so smelly that someone has to hunt it down and take the can out.

Over the past year, my team has steadily replaced onshore staff with contractors and offshore hires. Our previous manager was replaced by someone based in India. While the overall headcount has nearly doubled, output has dropped. Technical debt is... — read more 

I've trained plenty of folks before, but for some reason, this one feels different. Things they want to me to show him...it's not something that was required before.

IN the EXI town hall, it was announced everyone's RTO.

While Gretchen is out, the vestiges of her time are still running rampant. We have all these so-called GRC people who have been placed in positions best filled by technical people or the people you laid-off with technical skills: IT Project Manager... — read more 

Curious what people think re the future of Optum Insight & Optum Financial.. do we think it’s being eyed as a sell off opportunity to someone like Oracle?

I regularly have skip-level meetings with my supervisor’s supervisor and they just moved it to Thursday, August 7. I know they are doing talent review last week and this week so now I’m thinking our regular 1:1 will be a layoff. Or do they always... — read more 

About a year ago, one day I was working like normal, the next I was out. No heads-up, nothing. Thought it was the end of the world, but a few months later I landed something better and higher paying. If I’d known it would turn out like this, I... — read more 

I hope all of you fearful of the post saying to quit now are doing so because if you quit that means their job is just a tad bit safer, the company is legally required to keep a percentage of US employees just not very much for all those who we won... — read more 

The only thing the US still has is its reserve currency and our financial system. We have gutted/sold off everything else to protect these two systems. I think they are trying various quick fixes that use to work (tariffs, immigration, taxes, and... — read more 

No one is talking about the recent transition of certain departments to Optum. What do you think will happen in the weeks/months to come and what should those who transition expect?

Do we know if there'll be more?

No. 3 on the Fortune 500—confessing fundamental, long-standing problems endemic throughout the organization that may take years to remedy. This is what happens when you have Bobbleheads at the helm, followed by management that never says: Wait -... — read more 

I heard if you make it clear you’re open to leaving, they’ll sometimes go along with it. Curious if that’s real or just wishful thinking.

https://www.newsweek.com/august-layoffs-jobs-workers-tariffs-employment-2106620

For a look at the ratio of offshoring check Linkedin for Optum : https://www.linkedin.com/company/optum/people/ UHG https://www.linkedin.com/company/optum/people/ UHC https://www.linkedin.com/company/unitedhealthcare/people/ This is by no means... — read more 

In the earnings call they mentioned closing some markets impacting 600,000 members. Anyone know which ones will be closing?

How much have you lost due to failure of leadership at every level(VP, SVP, ELT)? I imagine lots of people had their life savings in the stock.

So, several news reports this morning: Our Vice President is being very vocal and admonishing companies who have laid off American workers in favor of offshoring, H-1B visas and cheap, foreign labor. Possible executive orders, legislation and tax... — read more 

...after Wayne spins off Optum? What are your predictions of how the split goes - all of Optum, spin a separate PBM, leave Payer products in UHC, break it all up: OH, OFS, OI, RX, OA goes to the likes of Gartner? How long do you think a gutted UHG... — read more