Please comment if you were affected with the RIF yesterday what market and department.

Need to shut this down! As human beings how can we accept this from a company? How can we be apart of a blood money scheme like this? CLOSE THIS DOWN!!!! I used to work there…. This is 100% factual!... — read more 

Are there any CHC employees left or have they all been laid off?

I’m in coding and there is a coding auditor role open that I’m applying for. Can anyone share their pay amount if they are in this role. I am a coder for family practice at 36.53 (75k). I saw some posts about recent layoffs so not sure if that’s why... — read more 

I know several were let go today, but the date we have all heard has been December 18th. Anyone know if more is to come on Thursday?

In an email manager recommended to take PTO, CEUs, equipment reimbursement, etc. early in the year (2026). More worries.

I’m so sorry for everyone impacted, especially with this happening just days before Christmas. Try not to let it get to you. It will all work out in the end. You’ll likely look back and be glad you left this place behind.

Meeting invite today - just me and my boss with title "Org Update"

Folks, so many posts referring to forcing a badge out. This can not be done in the US in any state as it violates every states fire codes. You can NOT force a badge swipe to grant an exit from a building. It's simply not allowed as a safety item... — read more 

Can anyone who attended the provider data ops meeting speak to the segment regarding the expansion of RTO mandates in 2026? I’ve heard mentions of a phased approach nationwide, but would like some confirmation as I didn’t attend that meeting.

Any insight to rifs being talked about on Dec 16 or Dec 18? What parts of wellmed will be affected?

Hello. I am a journalist with the FT who writes about Optum and UnitedHealth. I have heard that there was a layoff at Optum Insight sometime before Thanksgiving. Would love to chat with anyone affected for a story I am writing. Get in touch... — read more 

Optum/UHC jobs exist less to create real value and more to sustain systems, hierarchies, and the appearance of productivity. People often sense—quietly and uncomfortably—that their work doesn’t truly help customers or society, even while it consumes... — read more 

I’m curious if Optum will adjust severance again soon and if there’s any way to know that? Those updates sometimes come out of nowhere, but they’re too big a deal to just learn about them when the actual layoffs happen.

Good luck to everyone at WellMed who’s hoping that the axe doesn’t fall on them this week. Thought I’d raise the Festivis pole for an airing of the grievances or a place to drop the dread we’re all feeling!

Older folks can try to ride it out. But if you are younger person you need to look externally for opportunities. Going from 4.5 to 3.5 % is a ~23% cut on 401k match, plus any lost compound interest. Also factor in medical premium increases for... — read more 

The last thread on the first page of this board was made 7 days ago, last post 6 days ago. Every other health insurer’s page? The last thread on the first page was made weeks or months ago. That’s because Optum is on purpose stressing you out and... — read more 

For those who have questions or wondered about your coworkers in the Philippines : well here is some info. Once they are hired it is near impossible to fire them. They have extreme rights. The country is employee friendly so if a company wants to... — read more 

Our team's lost four people since the fall, and they aren't being replaced. All this extra work is probably just going to push more of us out the door. I don't see how this helps the company in the long run, but here we are.

Rumor has it that they are moving away from Tableau and Alteryx . Going to Databricks, PowerBI and Superset. Any truth to this?

Will they track both Badge In and Badge out? If so, say goodbye to Coffee Badging. Your time locked in the zoo will be tracked.

How is the landscape looking right now? Is it akin to the hunger games? First thing is the cloud stuff. We were told to go full hog to the cloud so we did. Now the outages are insane, and leadership is regretting it for our area, but with on prem... — read more 

I ended up being part of the November RIF at Optum, which actually worked out in my favor thanks to my team lead. I had already told my manager in September that I was planning to retire in October. She let me know about the upcoming layoffs and... — read more 

Has anyone been able to not RTO due to a medical condition?

Town hall became “all about me” CFO spends 30 minutes talking about himself and his wife instead of the growth, health of the company. While he was patting himself on the back for taking the job, I got 35 emails and 2 phone calls I then had to deal... — read more 

There will be a huge round of layoffs happening in Optum with notification date of Jan 22. Every business is at risk, as Corporate handed down mandates of between 10%-30% reductions depending on the business. More happening in Feb & Mar as well. Oh... — read more 

I work as a Coding Analyst I’m going to be quitting. Anyone know if they make work out the two week notice? Debating whether to give a 2 week notice or just quit the last day I would want to work.

The settlement requires the largest divestiture of outpatient healthcare services to resolve a merger challenge (by number of facilities) and imposes a $1.1M civil penalty for false certification The United States District Court for the District of... — read more 

Any RIFs or reorgs today?

Message to HR from Philippine . We applied the last week of November, and then we were given a start date of December 4th. My colleagues were able to start, while I was put on hold because they said they'd already met their maximum cap for the... — read more 

Good luck with that. My manager is just writing people up to fire them with cause - and then replacing them with offshore labor. Is this really happening?

Right on time for UHG to complete divesting the LATM businesses. One can only hope with that the unqualified people with fake LinkedIns will also be divested. Let's start with the UHG Segment Information Security Officer - Global who also claims to... — read more 

Looks like I was on one email that was sent on behalf of Phil McKoy. Body of email says note 1 of 4 invites sent. Any reason to be concerned? Are layoffs or a reorg here?

In full transparency, and in support of everyone trying to navigate the uncertainty right now, I think it could really help if we start sharing salary information. Having a clearer picture of compensation across grade levels and roles can empower all... — read more 

They’ve made the conditions so difficult that we either leave on our own or stay completely miserable, and at this point it feels entirely by design. They’re not even subtle or creative about it anymore. What’s next?

Effective 1/1/2026, UHG/Optum/UHC will reduce the maximum for their 401K match from 4.5% to 3.5%. In case anyone was wondering if they're trying to get employees to give up and leave.

but glad we learned about the CFO's deadbeat brother I guess?

They give all these teams a deadline of 12/15 to get their MBO score in order. Many teams in our org had releases scheduled to address various vulnerabilities prior to this deadline. Now that date has magically shifted to 12/10 and the "MBO Score"... — read more 

There are postings I see this week of roles I know 100% were a pay grade higher which is now lower by one level. So take away our bonus, lower 401, lower raise, more workload, less people and now downgrading roles. Fu-k you optum.