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?

As Mr 100x has spoke about many times, increasing time to deliver with 100x. Although that only seems to apply to layoffs

What’s the going resale value of Optum and Landmark outfits on eBay?

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/unitedhealth-medicare-doj-diagnosis-investigation-66b9f1db Now is the time to push back at upper management! Call your representative! Let them know how all of our jobs are increasingly going offshore! This used... — read more 

How has your experience been working with the redeployment team? One of them messaged me stating that i matched for a job and should apply (i already applied to this job days before). I’ve also applied to numerous other jobs. The job i applied for... — read more 

After working hard for 14 years at this company, I was promoted from a 28 to a 29. I started as a 27. Rated a 5, got a great bonus, stock, and increase in pay. I've had years where I got a 3 and barely a raise and I know it's hard. I remember walking... — read more 

What is the time frame when we are to get the boxes with shipping label to return the laptop? Please tell me I'm not the only one who has not gotten the box as of today.

Colleagues, The recent raises have fallen short of expectations, and it's clear that the current allocation of resources is not aligned with the value we bring to Optum. As a united front, we must advocate for fair compensation and a more equitable... — read more 

I used to work at Optum. Felt sick to my stomach pretty much every day. Toxic environment, horrid managers, laughable HR, and absolutely no appreciation for anybody. I was so happy when I got laid off. My entire body relaxed. My conscience was... — read more 

It doesn’t matter how hard you work, they will sc--w you over. They funded bonuses at 57% corporate wide last year and this year it was around 70%. A lot of people didn’t get merit raises and those that did were minimal. My org only gave merits to... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unitedhealthcare-offers-buyouts-employees-cnbc-173726423.html

According to this article there are 30K employees targeted for early retirement with offer of early retirement. https://www.yourtango.com/news/unitedhealth-employees-offered-voluntary-layoffs-despite-profits If true that is lots of families and... — read more 

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-mar-o-lago-corporate-dinners-healthcare-executives-a8f171b0

Not surprising the company is cheap and gave out .05-2.5% raises for 2024. Wonder where all this money is going from the quarterly lay offs

Has anyone else heard this rumor? Managers of people to be impacted have been invited.