With the apparent success of the UHC Voluntary Separation package, what are the chances Optum may offer this option as well this year?

Is this confirmed? Nothing major until then?

Does anyone know if landmark health will be effected in next layoff round? I keep reading april 17 Is next round. I'm an ncm.

Folks...you're being tossed out the door for multiple reasons...but it's not all off shoring. This weekend, Optum is lead sponsor for The Player's Championship on the PGA tour. Go look up how much that is costing the company....you should be crazy... — read more 

Optum ISNP is threatening to fire their Sales staff for not hitting at least 30 enrollments each month. “Model office” they call it. What a joke! They presented us with a beautiful deck showing us the path to termination. First off it’s illegal to... — read more 

I work on a team in the commercial implementation space doing prepay implementations and just learned another contractor on our team is getting hit by the bullsh-t globalization stuff. This follows after another member of our team got hit in Late... — read more 

Good Morning! Does anyone have an intel on upcoming RIFs, and departments affected? Thank you

I used to be proud to work for this company. Now I’m waiting for my turn for Rif and severance. Companies don’t even ask why you are looking to leave when they see Optum on resume

Yesterday most of the 2nd level techs were layed off. There are people who been with the company 20+ years let go. The last day is the week of March 17th. There is no way offshore techs can replace this brain drain. The top leader in Optum IT have... — read more 

People have been reporting layoffs, with small groups or individuals impacted. I can’t make sense of the rumors—how widespread has it been?

I am wondering with all the changes in BH CM when we will be cut. Now the are trying to recruit for people to work call queues and IEX is back although they try to gas light us into saying it's to ensure people are taking their lunches and not... — read more 

Not me, but heard through others - was one of my reports. 7 years experience, was told it was for cost cutting. This is in Optum Consumer Engineering, it's that time of year again.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Layoffs/comments/1irnmwe/unitedhealth_laying_off_30_35k_by_may_1/

It’s a cold world….. optum up to no good again

as feared they just took an axe to US IT. years of progress just flushed down the toilet. enjoy struggling with "tier 2" who have been hired off the streets.

Not sure if this was part of a broader round of layoffs, however I received a meeting invite this morning for a “Mandatory team call” with about 45 minutes of notice. Since my team is small (15 people) I immediately started reviewing the attendees... — read more 

Another round coming. All departments in Optum Health South being asked to reduce by 20%. Middle of April

Nursing leadership came up with this new decision, not new policy, not law that they want everybody to have a nursing license in their state of residence, which is not a requirement of all companies. They’ve put many nurses on leave without pay they... — read more 

If any of the nurses are affected by this new rule that they want you to be licensed in the state you live in order to do your job post on here. They cannot just put you verbally on administrative leave without pay if you’re interested on a class... — read more 

If you get one of these with your manager and his or her direct manager and yourself. Your time is up.

Me and others within the team received 30-minute meeting invitations with the director for tomorrow. Other technical staff did not. A premonition of an event was felt by many this week and now this. Inquiry: Are there others receiving invitations for... — read more 

Any info on what is going on in ECS? So many changes with no communication. What’s happening?

From: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/finance/fierce-healthcare-layoff-tracker-blue-cross-blue-shield-michigan-offers-buyouts Feb. 13 Optum eliminates 71 positions in New Jersey Optum Services is letting go of 71 workers in New Jersey, the... — read more 

Just saw this on LinkedIn from Bryanne Johnson, CEO Lincoln Reimbursements “Over the past few months, my team and I have been relentlessly pushing Optum and UnitedHealth Group for accountability on claim-processing failures, authorization denials... — read more 

Those that were laid off on 2/6, has anyone found a job yet?

Been with the company many years, back when they valued employees spot awards were a common occurrence, a surprise thousand buck bonus here, a 3 thousand bonus there many times over the years. Eventually that went away in place of Bravo awards... — read more 

Some of these presentations didn’t even do a basic competitor check. Alexa+ was launched today. What a waste of company resources. 1000X stupidity!!!

Haven’t had a meeting with supervisor going over yearly stuff. I see I got a bonus but my pay looks the same, idk if I’ll even meet with him since he keeps taking PTO, if I got a pay increase would that show on this paycheck or the next? Is it... — read more 

Has anyone that was laid off on 2/6 received their severance pay out yet? It has been almost 3 weeks and still nothing for me....

Payout is 2/28. Any resignations locked and loaded?

If there were other job opportunities—yes, I've been searching like crazy for months now—I would be out in a second. This year is shaping up to be a sh-tshow for the health industry, and I've been considering switching careers. If nothing decent can... — read more 

Tomorrow I have my annual review and I am so worried about what my rating will be. Through our the entire year I have not had any supervisor or manager tell me I need to improve anything, my productivity either meets expectation monthly or exceeds it... — read more 

Did you get downgraded in your review this year and is your skin color NOT white? I got downgraded and my skin color is not white. Wondering if there is some type of discrimination going on due to disabling DEI.

Anyone else feel like they are playing Spiderman v Spiderman? Waiting to be riffed versus quitting. They're both essentially the same thing (leaving the company), but one comes with potential benefits (severance) while the other offers more control... — read more 

"Companies that prefer migrants and H-1B visa workers over Americans will face federal investigations and discrimination lawsuits, says Andrea Lucas, who President Donald Trump picked to serve as acting chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity... — read more 

If anyone out there reading this has the email instructing managers to downgrade their reports to a 2 to CAP them and term them or force them to quit, I'd really be interested in seeing it as this has happened to me and I'd like to sue the ba--s off... — read more 

Looks like Optum and UnitedHealth is going down the drain. Share price is going to decline drastically is my guess as Dept of Justice investigates. And with Trump as president, you know he's going to go after healthcare insurance companies and... — read more 

Any idea if SICCs, CMCCs, and PSCs will be next in the upcoming layoffs?