Watching promotions roll out is something else as well. It makes you really question if performance actually matters even a single bit. To say the names on that list don't always match the people who carry the weight daily would be an understatement... — read more
4/30 WellMed?
Please drop any WellMed RIFs here!
Unionize Optum
https://cwa-union.org/
Didn't relax for a single second this weekend
It's just survival mode at Optum now, constantly restless, constantly anxious. This weekend was especially bad because I know what's coming this week. So damn exhausting.
Well there's no sense in working hard next week with the massive layoffs looming.
Wait and see if you're chosen to stay.
Anyone have a sense of the numbers for next week?
I've heard so many different rumors that pieced together, it sounds massive. Anyone have anything more concrete?
Wellmed Texas
Anyone know if WM Tx Will be hit with RIF next week?
Executive did appear to be capped 2%
I guess it was just us losers that were capped at 2% for year end... — read more
Who will be impacted?
Does anyone have an idea of what teams/departments will be impacted by next week’s layoffs?
Optum lost all employee trust
Not some. All of it.
FYI: AI usage is being tracked and reported to managers
Be sure to use your Co-Pilot (or other AI tools) at least a few times a day. This is being monitored, measured, and reported directly to your manager. This could be another way to decide who stays and who goes. Source: one of my friends who works on... — read more
Enterprise Imaging
Is anyone aware of layoffs that are upcoming for enterprise imaging? There was an org restructure (as there always is) so many of us are moving under a diff leadership structure. There have also been requests to provide more info on our roles and... — read more
It used to be that layoffs came in waves
You'd have a bad quarter, they'd cut a bunch of people, then things would be quiet for a while. That's not how it works anymore. Now the notifications go out almost every week. Someone new gets the call. Someone new clears out their desk. Every... — read more
Contact Center RIF
Any idea how many and which teams are impacted? They reorgd our entire engineering teams and i heard massive layoffs are coming on 30th and again next month, with 4 rounds planned as contact center is generating dozens of millions of overhead losses... — read more
Working at WellMed clinic
I have been laid off after more than 20 years as a physician. It was a huge shock, with no warning—just an invitation to a Teams meeting! Inhumane! On the other hand, it was a relief after working nonstop in a horrible, toxic environment and... — read more
Companies to apply to where people are hearing back for interviews?
Are there any companies you've been applying to where you've actually heard back for an interview?
WOW - Look at that stock
As we rage back.
Might be a stupid question
but is it possible to negotiate your severance? Do we have any leverage in the whole process?
What the actual heck.
My team of registered field nurses has no work. Okay, we have some work but not very much, as in not enough to meet productivity. They hired new nurses last year just as things were slowing down. Now things are so bad- like the hunger games vying... — read more
Can your team be impacted twice?
If your team was already impacted by layoffs in Feb, is there a chance to be impacted again next week?
Any truth to this?
Check out this video, "uhg moving hq" https://youtu.be/v0ll2Y2tp1I?si=FDd9GBQuyn6YnHo-
Beginning of the Process? Bereavement Leave being Questioned.
HR is questioning my 10 day bereavement that I took last month. Is this normal or should I be worried that they are looking to include me in the next round?
Care Week
Isn’t Care Week (what a joke) scheduled for next week? I keep hearing layoffs will be on 4/30. Wouldn’t it make more sense to have the layoffs this Thursday?
It's all our own fault
We're the ones who keep overextending ourselves to cover for those who are cut. We do it over and over again. If we all just stopped, they wouldn't be able to do this anymore. Work wouldn't get done. There would be consequences for their actions. As... — read more
No one knows
Seems all leaks have been sealed and no one has any insight into the future of their jobs or this pathetic company that profits off of human misery and disease/disease management. Interesting
Just how brutal are these layoffs going to get?
They've been offshoring us into oblivion already.
ECS
Anyone have any insight into ECS and layoffs? It’s been really weird with such little work available. Is AI being used covertly?
OIP
Does anyone know of Optum Infusion will be affected by layoffs anytime soon? Work seems to be dwindling
It's time to unionize under the Communications Workers of America.
https://cwa-union.org/ https://www.wikihow.com/Unionize-Your-Workplace
Will Home and Community be impacted?
Does anyone know if Home and Community (business side) will be impacted by the 4/30 layoffs?
Specialty pharmacy
Are they going to lay off technicians??
Meanwhile on Linked in..
My linked in feed is filling with post about IT engineers getting new jobs at Optum India... "Liked" by the United healthcare account no less.... They have no f-ing shame.
No work left in the pipeline
Has anyone else seen their pipeline of work come to an end before RIFs? My team doesn't have any new projects planned to start after Q2. I assume this means we are being set up for layoffs. Any thoughts or similar experience?
OI onshore cuts today
Not poppycock or rumor. Asked this morning for multiple names from my 10 person onshore team. Of course they said we cant take anyone from our 35 person offshore team. OI is not meeting IOI, doesn't matter that my products are. This Jenga tower is... — read more
PTO
Just tried to take some PTO was approved but when I tried to put it in global time system, I got a message unfortunately missed the time. To submit this request. Ask your manager about the next open submission.. Anybody know what this is about?
Surest is the next business to be targeted
Surest is a junk product and the division is run by imbeciles. The news I picked up on today is it's about to get hit
Just got transfered to an Offshore Manager.
I think I am done for and that they are planning to move my job offshore too.
COBRA QUESTION
i have a feeling i'll be cut soon (weird vibe coming from the manager, being ghosted and gaslit) i am thinking about keeping cobra and wanted to see if anyone had experience with it. thank you...
Corporate America doesn’t serve America anymore
We need legislation that will force companies to pay money into unemployment benefits, equal to their profits if they choose to move the workforce offshore, or replace with AI. Why should 93% of America suffer so the 7% of stockholders can benefit?... — read more