It's not surprising that Optum is strategic in the time of year they choose to do most of their routine lay offs. Laying people off during the holiday season is a huge advantage to them because people are extra busy, including lawyers an ex-employee could contact. They are trying to "automate" and offshore as much as possible.
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Not only due they save on all the money related to employees, it makes the 4th quarter look better to bring up the whole year final results and adjusts their year over year performance and expected eps and 2020 guidance in the report January. Everything is for large investors and share price. Try to find a private company as they are much more inclined to share the wealth with employees. UHG has bought so many good ones over the years and it really s—s.
Are you kidding? Do you think they lay off late in the year to recoup the maximum amount of accrued bonus, 401k contribution, vesting they can from layed off workers? Were you told all year your going to get this compensation so you work hard for 11-12 months and then they don't give it to you?
UHG Executives and lawyers have been doing business a certain way for so long they have this down pat. Several employment attorney's in Minneapolis told me they just don't take UHG/Optum cases, no matter how good and solid the case is. This says something in the community about "Our United Culture!"