Topics regarding layoffs at Optum

Topics regarding layoffs at Optum

A premonition of becoming a target

I know several people who were cut here and who told me that they had no idea at all that they would be on the cut list, that is, they thought they were safe since they were good performers. It was always hard for me to believe that there were no... — read more 

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| 2487 views | | 6 replies (last December 3, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1jONDPW4

ECS being driven the wrong direction

RM and her closest allies in senior ECS leadership are running ECS into the ground. She only cares about her metrics. Her survey results and budget. Telling employees unrealistic expectations on a town hall meeting that wasn't communicated to middle... — read more 

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| 3620 views | | 5 replies (last January 19, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1jM3I0Ty

It’ll happen when you least expect it

Laid off from the Quality department after working with the company for 35 years just for my position to be available to the offshore team at a lower salary grade. Worked my bu-t off to audit claims through endless meetings in order to meet... — read more 

Scrooged Again

With the holiday season quickly approaching, I’m sure cutbacks will be made to the staff that have generated the company revenue in order to secure hefty bonuses for the ones that sat on their hands and did nothing. Any talk of which department’s... — read more 

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| 2230 views | | 4 replies (last December 10, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1jJeX0K5

Meeting with a consultant?

Is anyone else out there having to interview with a consultant about your job with Optum? It's been my experience that this is almost never a good thing.

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| 1840 views | | 6 replies (last November 18, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1jJGivjl

Medicare Advantag

If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, please read this article Once the results of these audits are available, please request the audit for your Medicare Advantage company... — read more 

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| 1322 views | | 2 replies (last December 27, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1jISTcKr

Layoffs coming soon

Per internal emails, layoffs expected to resume after Thanksgiving. Some departments will see a decrease in US based employees, but an increase in offshore employees. VPs are concerned they are losing money due to multiple lawsuits going around and... — read more 

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| 3730 views | | 9 replies (last December 10, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1jIEZ3z0

Sir Andrew Witty and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

According to this article, this happened when Sir Andrew Witty was the CEO of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Corruption, bribery, illegal marketing, contaminated dr-gs and collusion are some of the “highlights” of Glaxo’s business practices revealed during... — read more 

Today is Veteran's day

Today is Veteran's day Please stand with us as we recite America the Beautiful On this and every other day, we thank veterans who have given so much to this great nation for so many years God Bless our veterans O beautiful for spacious skies For... — read more 

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| 1090 views | | 4 replies (last November 15, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1jEK1ZbW

Huge lay off coming

It’s too secret so many already know. Biggest layoff ever with new ways to sc--w people out of any compensation. The best thing to do is stop working and lay low. You will probably not be compensated for any of your work this month so why bother? — read more 

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| 4350 views | | 8 replies (last November 16, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1jCLYOVu

401K

If you'd like to learn more about how your 401K is being managed, please read this article https://www.zuckerman.com/news/press-release/zuckerman-spaeder-and-berger-montague-file-suit-against-unitedhealth-claiming-hundreds-millions

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Post ID: @OP+1jBbjg7z

WARN ACT - please read this.

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act is a Federal law that says that your employer must give you 60 days written notice before you are laid off, and they must pay you for these 60 days. The WARN money is in addition to any... — read more 

It's a waste of time

I totally understand why people decide on quiet quitting. However, it is bad that some spend a long time like that, instead of looking for better opportunities for themselves. Isn't that a waste of time? Don't let your skills atrophy here. It is... — read more 

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| 1821 views | | 4 replies (last November 9, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1jwFvsEY

Any more information?

Any information is helpful at this point-what areas are safe or not, timelines, etc. will managers have a say in who stays or who goes on teams? Thx

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| 2050 views | | 6 replies (last November 9, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1jvQveeF

An Entire Area was Laid Off

With change health AI system they no longer need quality here so the ENTIRE Quality team was given two weeks notice. Wake up people! This place doesn't care about any loyalty.... Aetna, Cigna, BCBS look better then this he!! h0le! Heck it's time... — read more 

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| 2940 views | | 6 replies (last November 17, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1jv8KF6t

Productivity

Has anyone else lost interest in caring anymore? There is ZERO incentive to go above and beyond. Sure, I'm silently quitting like many others. We have lost faith in upper management a long time ago. The only option at this point is to jump ship or... — read more 

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| 2330 views | | 9 replies (last December 8, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1jv2n4ST

From now on I will do only the bare minimum

It's a shame that some of the best people were laid off. My colleague is laid off, even though I don't know anyone who loved his job more and did it more professionally than him. What is the company trying to tell us? That it is better for... — read more 

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| 1852 views | | 5 replies (last November 8, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1jvckdEy

Why hire somebody just to lay them off within months?

We lost a guy who started six months ago. I can't understand why they would hire somebody just to get rid of him a few months later. I feel so bad for the guy, he's one of the good ones. He left another job to come here and now they kicked him to the... — read more 

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| 2720 views | | 7 replies (last October 31, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1jo7EPkj

Layoffs are still happening

Small and isolated layoffs, but still layoffs. Just go through other threads here and ask around in person and you'll see there were cuts here yesterday and some on Monday. Unfortunately, we're now at the stage where we can never say with certainty... — read more 

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| 2500 views | | 4 replies (last November 4, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1jotPTmy

What about Monday?

I didn't expect to see any layoffs before at least next month and I was wrong. This came as a major shock to me. Now I'm nervous and I'm having trouble accepting that is over. Is there anybody kind enough who might be in the know who can confirm that... — read more 

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| 3200 views | | 9 replies (last November 16, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1jjMe74L

Layoffs During October

Be wary of meetings with Compliance Officers and HR. They’re basically going to tell you that you have been messing with your time and not working and all. Happened to a group of people today. They were immediately fired. No severance given. They’ll... — read more 

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| 3140 views | | 4 replies (last October 14, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1j97be4B

Way to Large - You get lost

This company has grown way too large and way too global. There are too many different "companies" and departments. Everyone has to have their own team that appears to be independent of every other team. How many different CIO, CFO, CEO, COO does a... — read more 

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| 2070 views | | 2 replies (last October 20, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1j6YyFLQ

Stopped doing my job

I have quite literally stopped doing my job and my boss has not even noticed. Yes, I check in and respond to emails, but I stopped doing tasks. I wonder when she will notice? Then I can get laid off and collect severance.

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| 2470 views | | 8 replies (last October 17, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1j6XaRWD

Layoffs October 22

Anyone aware of layoffs today (Oct 3) if anytime this Octiber?

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| 1960 views | | 2 replies (last October 19, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1j4zMfQd

Hiring Freeze

We're in a hiring freeze and moving people around.

Forced to work after a hurricane

There is no power on the island. Cell phone towers are down. Yet during the hurricane managers were texting us that we needed to work and go back into the office. There are flash flood warnings still in place. We are risking our lives for the... — read more 

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| 2120 views | | 5 replies (last September 21, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1iNjSEkT

CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE

This company is notorious for layoffs under the 20%, and gaslighting people after a CAP to get them to quit! Make them fire you! Then you can expose their TRUE culture.... TOXIC, and Discriminating.

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| 2260 views | | 5 replies (last October 2, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1iGOBH5q

Finally got promoted

Finally got promoted to Claims Adjuster, something I had already been doing for more than 2 years without the pay and title. Optum Puerto Rico is a joke. Can't believe I'm only getting paid .40 more cents than what I was making. Love these type of... — read more 

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| 1840 views | | 5 replies (last October 14, 2022)
Post ID: @OP+1iBKUHtr

You know Optum/UHG sucks when...

You work for them in Puerto Rico. You're SEVERELY underpaid for the type of job you're doing vs what your stateside colleagues (GL 24 $16/hr vs GL 24 $22/hr) We have almost all of our clients on CAPs but our SMEs and Managers like to refer... — read more 

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| 2240 views | | 8 replies (last October 7, 2022)
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