I love his reporting it’d be wonderful to have optum exposed for what it is in a documentary or 3

According to the https://www.ocregister.com/2024/07/24/optum-laying-off-364-california-healthcare-workers-shuttering-urgent-cares/, there will be layoffs in "eight waves, the letter states, beginning Sept. 16 and concluding in January 2025."

Cant say name or itll get removed. Head of ETIPS org optum IT either got canned today or left. Not clear which.

If for no other reason than because I can’t cope with not being able to provide health service my clients are due and in many cases depend very much upon it, as per the profit only-driven policies. There is “being too much of a softie” and there is... — read more 

My first rule to not being laid off is to watch for signs of trouble and act accordingly. The majority of these layoffs are not random and are business segments we've heard rumblings about for awhile. If you were on one of these teams, try to find... — read more 

Multiple sources believe more than 2,000 employees were impacted, though that figure is unconfirmed. Social work, behavioral health services and local outreach workers have been cut in many... — read more 

Honestly, I feel like the OICs are just thrown to the wolves at this point. Like someone said the other day, the “red-headed step children” of the company. Tired of people throwing things on OICs with no extra pay. I’m sure it won’t be long before AI... — read more 

as we approach Layoff Thursday, I'd like to respectfully request that anyone who posts updates PLEASE avoid abbreviations. "ABC team will need more XYZs if we're not careful!" ...isn't helpful...or in English. if possible, please cite the VP... — read more 

Are you ready to unionize or not?

Does anyone know? Not just fear doom and gloom but truly have some intel?

Has anyone had luck with finding new employment after layoffs and before layoffs? If so can give tips as to what you did to get their attention or even the company you’re at now, maybe they have some other open positions!

Optum - San Jose, CA - Urgent Cares closed, and laid off workers

Coming to work yesterday after a bloodbath was really sad.

My RIF was in November. There is no loyalty to you as an employee. Remember HR is not your friend or advocate, they are there to protect the company not you. If you have some time in the company, wait for the severance. There isn't a shortage of jobs... — read more 

And continued layoffs through September?

This public company in business for profit and not healthcare is just a public acquisition company in business to make money not heal sick people or add value. It acquires businesses for 1 of 2 reasons they either want data that helps them to... — read more 

So many people with the most experience were once again let go without anybody stopping to consider how that'll affect the company in the long run. That should pretty much tell you all you need to know about current leadership and what their... — read more 

It's not that working here has improved in any way, it's that I started looking three months ago and I'm horrified at how bad the job market is. There are so few jobs available and the ones I decided to try and apply for either completely ignored me... — read more 

Does anyone actually get a job through redeployment?

Has anyone else heard more layoffs will continue through Thursday and again in September?

Is there a possibility we can get fired during this 60-day waiting period? I know they can release us at a sooner date and still have to pay us our base salary, but would/could they go out of their way to say we’re fired, effective immediately? My... — read more 

How do people with 15,20, even 30 (!) years stay in the company and avoid these layoffs? Staying at a certain GL? Moving from one area to another?

This should have been the push everybody needed to start looking for a way out. We have to accept that job security no longer exists at Optum. I'm not saying layoffs are something new, but at least we had an occasional round and we knew we were safe... — read more 

Did the patient navigators get let go on the infusion side?

CHC employees stop drinking the Kool-Aid. The fact that a “great” company didn’t have basic MFA says it all. CHC was not strong. If they were they wouldn’t have sold out. A lot of CHC employees don’t like change, pun intended, and neither does Optum... — read more 

Anyone still not currently working since the attack? I hear all systems are still not up and running. Any truth? I'm surprised a layoff didn't hit them, or maybe it did?

I’ve been waiting for this since the last round. Happy to be moving forward.

Anyone laid off from a technical or IT team? If not, if metros continue to be eliminated, at what point do IT layoffs become imminent? Most layoffs to this point seem to have been be around patient facing or clinical roles. But if we start getting... — read more 

I presume until the next round, which is probably around the corner. Just a piece of advice - don’t take on others’ work, don’t pick up the slack, don’t even try to figure out things which are mgmt duty. Do what’s your usual stuff with minimal... — read more 

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/clarence-thomas-rv-loan-health-care-1235059440/

https://distilinfo.com/healthplan/optums-workforce-reduction/

Are the offshore teams going to walk the floor to fix the BSOD’s?

We're supposed to go to work today and act as if nothing has happened. Just continue on with our jobs when so many of our coworkers have been kicked out without a second thought and knowing that in the next round, it could be us. They really see us... — read more 

I was let go 7/18 but just got two HBMC Model Transition meetings to attend today by executives. One 15 min one 30 min?

If the HouseCalls department wasn't hit by this recent layoff, are there plans for that department to decrease staffing by the end of the year or early next year? Wasn't there word about Landmark taking over HouseCalls operations in the not too... — read more 

It's ironic that I've been hoping to be laid off for a year and I'm still here, layoff after layoff. I'd tell my manager but that would alert him to me wanting to leave and I'm sure they'd just wait me out. The only reason why I'm staying is because... — read more 

did anyone from Episource or any medical coders get laid off today?

What is this about a transition for assc admin coordinators? Transitioning to optum Rx. Whole teams let go and some chosen to be safe. How do they make these mediocre decisions. Quantity over quality, central taking over is a complete joke. They... — read more 

I am worried about losing my job right before the holidays. I have heard rumors that landmark is going to shut down completely by end of 2024 and we will all be out of jobs?