HouseCalls Pharmacy in Optum Care is currently having a massive layoff. Sad. Many will be going to OptumRx, the rest done on 11/20.

An email received - all hands meeting today @ 1:30... Good luck all.

Why are they taking the chance pushing the layoff date out 2 weeks to 30 days after you are notified. With the hopes that people will find work elsewhere and jump ship so they do not have to pay severance? After receiving notice, employees are going... — read more 

The entire upstairs is a ghost town. They were all told their last day would be December 4th due to outsourcing their jobs. So far the fulfillment area is safe but no one is sure.

For those that live in states that will lose their PTO in the lay off.....did you notice the amount of PYO and call offs today!!! Take it before they do!!

If you needed proof of what’s going on, take a look at the new case count reports emails, there’s a new section on the spreadsheet grid labeled “OGS” and the states they are now working marked with Xs. Apparently there are some states that prohibit... — read more 

Anyone have any information regarding the future for nurses on 24/7 nurse line? I heard nurse line will no longer be free. Curious to learn how many accounts are opting to purchase nurse line for this coming plan year.

Folks: For those who continuously comment on UHG and Optum layoffs, take a look at Humana. They are laying off hundreds of people very soon too, for nearly the exact same reasons. This is the industry we are in, high risk and low reward. Those who... — read more 

Layoffs?

Letters/Phone Calls/Meetings will begin 10/28/19. The information will include benefit, pay and severance information. The final date of employment will be set roughly 2 weeks out from this date. This is not for any specific division or entity. This... — read more 

Wow!! Massive changes in Santelli's organization. Precursor to what is going to happen on 11/6? Sure, leave it up to the new managers and leaders to make any layoffs official. What do others think?

Much more intense/ doom & gloom than his previous convos. He’s obviously feeling pressure from the board. Adding 6k jobs is really not that much given the size of the organization, acquisitions and attrition. Most requisitions are frozen. Only new... — read more 

That's what I am hearing for OptumRX I left in 2017 Good luck all

Psycho babble.......no one is safe....they are just preparing the mind for when you are let go....permanently. ALL of IT will be going overseas. We were warned. IT staff is not the money maker......it will cease to exist here in the USA.......OPTUM... — read more 

Currently happening but wanted to get a thread started to capture reactions. I haven't been impacted by the layoffs but I'm not "high on the mood elevator" going into this one. Reading everyone's stories has me angry.

Has it been confirmed?

Very true.. I was part of this round of layoffs. No warning whatsoever. I was given 2 weeks within the company to try to find a job. For any body that has ever been through the hiring process with UHC knows that 2 weeks is NOT adequate enough time... — read more 

Is it just me, or has job security become a thing of the past at Optum? How many layoffs did we have this year so far? And we are still expecting to see even more. I'm wondering if we'll ever again be in a position in which we don't have to worry... — read more 

Optum and UnitedHealthcare employees beware: a huge layoff is coming very, very soon. End of October. The entire enterprise is under a HUGE cost cutting exercise for US EMPLOYEES ONLY!! Their model does not include India nor Philippines, so those... — read more 

When I turned in the severance agreement, I received an automated email stating severance would be paid out within 2 - 3 pay cycles. That is literally 4 - 6 weeks time. Does it really take that long?

According to this article, US Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced legislation to eliminate unfair incentives that allow US companies to use foreign tax credits to shelter profits in offshore tax havens. These profits results from companies... — read more 

According to this article, Wells Fargo laid off 26,500 employees and many of those jobs went to India and the Philippines. Wells Fargo hired an additional 7,000 workers in the Philippines, in addition to the 4,000 employees already in the... — read more 

Any updates for 2019 and 2020 layoffs at OptumRX

117 US employees terminated in what is being called Phase 1 of 3. Any more info on the following two phases? Will they also include layoffs and if yes, how many are we expecting to be affected and where? Basically, any additional info would... — read more 

Both RI and CT helpdesk sites are being eliminated. Mostly replaced by Phillipines hires.

A lot of IT people are being let go if they are not local to a mn or unable to work in an office. A large portion of a team I used to work for are being laid off October or November 1st. The announcement was so poorly managed that some people found... — read more 

I work in the IT department for John Muir Health, in the SF Bay area. JMH made a deal with Optum to transfer their non clinical employees (IT dept, etc) to Optum. JMH and Optum are stating we will retain the same pay and still work at JMH, but will... — read more 

End of the quarter. More people out the door. Nobody is safe.

Got to love that new Linda Peterson heading up the M&A group. They just gave the Alere IT group the shaft. Yup, they told them they are not moving with the rest of Alere on the 21st but at the end of July and yet they just canceled all the... — read more 

If you have identified any fraud in a health care company, please report that fraud here https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/report-fraud/index.asp... — read more 

Beware the last Tuesday of the month. Been in the same position or department for a long time? Guess what...you are no longer welcome. Not enough turnover and movement so they will create it for you. Atleast the next round will be around the start of... — read more 

Grade 29 managers getting let go across the board today. Optum is a c-ap hole

If your job was moved to India, please read these articles and contact the reporters who wrote these articles If these reporters wrote an article about these companies, they can write an article about our company too is it true that this company now... — read more 

Do you know where I can find more info?

We know there were small layoffs a few weeks ago and then it stopped. I somehow doubt that was it, but spending weeks anticipating more has been excruciating. Am I wrong? Could it be that those layoffs were really it for this round and we are don for... — read more 

That's because people who never developed a line of code in their life make the staffing decisions. Offshore resources believe they are favored over their American counterparts because they are more skilled and talented. The truth is, it has... — read more 

Why is no one in the organization talking about current policial movements that aim to eliminate UNH alltogether. Am I the only one concerned we may all ultimately be laid off?

I've heard from a few different sources that more layoffs are coming soon. Probably at the end of this month or in early March 2019. Anyone else hearing this? Who else is looking for a job?