Hi I’m currently at a company with higher pay but toxic manager. Thinking to return back to company with same title and pay when I left. Is it worth the switch?

Years ago, it always felt like they targeted lower performers, and most of us were okay with that. But that hasn’t been the pattern lately. The more recent cuts looked like they just wiped out roles and whoever happened to sit in them, performance be... — read more 

https://x.com/gebaidc/status/2004931798279586072?s=46 But yet if u go to Good Rx and compare prices for meds : Optum prices are Higher than everyone else’s. That’s why that Poor kid died because they jacked up his rescue inhaler up to over 500... — read more 

I know this may not be the ideal place to ask, but I haven’t been able to find much information on Sparq or through my communications with HR, and was hoping this group might be able to share any relevant experience. I’ve been with Optum Health for... — read more 

I have yet to experience a reorg or set of cuts that actually resulted in leaner, more efficient teams. The bloat always seems to stay, critical roles disappear as a rule, and the workload ends up being distributed in ways that make even less sense... — read more 

With nonstop stress from layoffs and constant overwork, I’ve been making more mistakes than I ever used to. I know I’m not alone in this. So far, my mistakes have been minor, but it’s hard not to wonder what happens when enough of us start slipping... — read more 

Or are there going to be layoffs before that? If anyone has credible updates, please share.

I keep hearing mentions and whispers of reorgs. Anyone have insight to that? What areas are involved and when?

Leadership has bought into the AI hype hoping it will allow them to shed people. AI is just another a tool...like a hammer. "it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail." ~ Abraham... — read more 

I keep seeing posts from people saying they can’t land a job, and I’m confused. So many who have been laid off seem to refuse anything that doesn’t feel perfect or exactly their level. How do you manage to be so picky if there’s no paycheck coming... — read more 

With Landmark fully sunsetting on 12/31, talk of organizational changes, and losing patients to other health plans, any word on RIF’s in this area in January?

Anyone have a leader who requires cameras to be on in every meeting? How is this even enforceable?

I wish I had a job that wasn’t this draining.

Anyone know what’s gonna happen? I keep hearing RIFs but also massive reorgs?

A couple of days mean nothing. By the time you finally start to relax, it is already time to go back to he-l. I genuinely envy people who can switch off the moment they leave work.

Long story short, Rif'd 10/30 with last day 11/13. Signed and email severance agreement 11/14 and received response 7 minutes later saying they received the agreement and are reviewing it. Fast forward today, call the hotline and they said they... — read more 

I was scheduled for mandatory Compliance Training a few weeks back. Earlier this week, it was cancelled from My Learning. Am i reading too much into it? With the upcoming, ongoing cuts, i cant help but wonder if I was put on the list. Thoughts?

Do you answer or just respond when you get back? I feel like I’m being pressured because they have sent two emails knowing I am on pto this week. Why do people do this? I have my ooo message on and my calendar blocked for a reason.

The odds of finding another job anytime soon are very low. Rationally, I should want to hold on to this one, no matter how bad it is. But the toxicity and manipulation, being overworked and underappreciated, the constant exhaustion, and having so... — read more 

seems counter-intuitive?

Anyone mid internal hiring process and notified that the req has been put on hold? I had an interview scheduled for early January but now it is cancelled. Is this just to see if the position will be eliminated?

January 22 is the announcement. Lots of projects will rush in the first three weeks of the year to get done. If you're getting unusual pressure to complete projects by that deadline, it's part par for the course, part because you're out. Those in the... — read more 

UnitedHealth Group has released findings from multiple independent reviews of its business practices following a June pledge from CEO Stephen Hemsley to conduct a transparent and comprehensive examination of company processes. The reviews, conducted... — read more 

When do employees find out? And then will they be walked out same day or 2 weeks still? When do managers find out? Will it be same day or before their employees do?

If the rumors are true, not only will there be a major reorg with entire teams vanishing, but massive layoffs across the board too. Oh well, it’s not like I ever thought my job here was secure, and I don’t like it enough to be upset about losing it... — read more 

Happy holidays and happy new year. There is nothing you can do right now (other than work on resume) so enjoy the holidays and your family/friends Rumors saying (take what it's worth), RIF lists are due today: 1) Departments told up to 25% cut (my... — read more 

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When layoffs are over, the sense of finality never lasts. Every single time a round ends, it already feels like the next one is loading. Sadly, we’re by now used to it and we’re just going with the flow. Nobody complains, nobody does anything. They... — read more 

Why can’t leadership, for once, stand behind their decisions? Anything that negatively impacts our well-being, prospects, compensation, or benefits is always delivered in a stealthy, cowardly fashion, preferably with multiple layers of separation... — read more 

If you are told to underrate someone who earned better, how do you justify it to yourself? Does that ever sit wrong, or does it eventually become routine?

Everything that was said in that stupid meeting could have been said in an email. Your employee survey feedback su-ked and you still don’t get it!! Just hold more meetings to see why and how convenient no time for Q&A!! No mention of the 401k cuts. — read more 

Please please open backup the community centers in Kansas City. We seniors would be open to paying monthly to keep these centers open. They have been a godsend for us and to just close with no warning or no way to say good bye to staff right before... — read more 

Given our current workforce culture ratio(s), this is curious to me. Are WE to become more like THEM, or are THEY going to become more like us?

Anyone cut today !

Asked my manager as a follow op with the 401k going down and what other total compensation costs there are projected to be in 2026. She was surprised that barely any people were asking about that, granted the area I work in is basically all women of... — read more 

Its just comedy at this point. Fourth P1 ive seen this peak season where the entire Optum tech ecosystem cant hit endpoints, all from this vendor tech that we didnt need that ESRO forced everyone to switch to. A P1 during peak season used to be... — read more 

What's going on with these layoffs....will optum health services GL 22 agents get hit?

Y'all. Optum/UHG/UHC whatever you want to call the entity is a giant joke. Utilize your benefits and get a new job lined up. Do not sacrifice a relationship with your spouse or children or friends for some weirdos across the country or world behind a... — read more 

More layoffs, or not? I assume the fact that a significant number of layoffs happened yesterday doesn’t really affect what happens on Thursday.