Got wind that multiple senior directors in EEPS laid off under matthew shultz. Also a few senior engineer and new grad types.

While it's understandable to feel disheartened by the transactional nature of work, it's also important to take care of your own well-being and prioritize your own needs. It's okay to seek out organizations and workplaces that align with your... — read more 

What's this obsession with retail IT folks from Kohl's, Amazon, Target, Best Buy ....and then getting rid of them in few years?

Asking for a friend… Is it common as part of a RIF to receive a skip level meeting request with your C level out of the blue? About 10 people on invite, all likely mid level management. Does this indicate they made “the list”?

Some managers (VPs too) who had ballz quit and maybe saved some jobs. Others, oh well , we know them. This whole thing is so bizarre, it was not an RIF, not an business situation, trying to solve a made up problem which doesn't exist.

Any leader, who has long term vision and ambition do not bring consultants at this rate. If any changes are needed you achieve with your "own" team and you hire skills. There are doubts on the real intentions here, buzzwords and fear do not solve... — read more 

Because UHC/Optum has no actual way for users of it to get help, I thought I would tell their disgruntled employees some truth. My parents are elderly and ill on Medicare advantage so I have experienced firsthand the nightmare Optum creates in real... — read more 

Someone in every team now has to be tagged as a non-performer. Our Boss helped with the analogy. You are in a lifeboat with the SEALS the best of the best, and you have push someone off to die in the ocean. Who would it be? That poor sod would be... — read more 

It's mandatory every group has a 2. You could be a group of all 5's. But one of you HAS to be downgraded to a 2. If you get the tattoo... There's nothing you can do. It means Sandipity Deep and El "Raging Bull" Mohammed or whatever the F his... — read more 

Jason Nollinger announced departure last day is this Friday. The voices in my head whispering another leadership departure soon to announce... Likely who Jason N reported to.

Maybe I would accept the criticism if the scope of my work was smaller, however, if you overload an employee with a double or triple workload, I think it is very unfair to blame him if not all the work is done well. What do they want from employees... — read more 

A.I. will be replacing most jobs that companies are starting to cut. If you think you were so talented, then give yourself a pat in the back. Just remember, A.I. is 100x times talented then you are.

Let's all come together to make a powerful statement and message to Optum that we deserve better. Using our PTO on the same day, we can show Optum that we are united in our commitment to improving things and need help. Let's take this moment to stand... — read more 

Have told you lately this company sucks in more ways than one?

There are still so many jobs out there. Unemployment is only 3.6% and over 236K employees were hired last Month. Good Luck. If Optum doesn't want you, it's their loss. Update your resume and start looking. Many companies are still hiring.

Surprised that quite a few expected the company to genuinely care about them. Our jobs are transactional. They pay, you do. If Cost cheaper elsewhere, they get someone else to do the work. As simple as that. Understandable that there is an... — read more 

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/tradeact/petitioners/petitions?company=Optum&items_per_page=100 https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/TradeAct/petitioners Contact your TAA person. Go to the website and call to see all who were laid-off qualify for TAA... — read more 

Has anyone taken a look at the WARN notification in your state? If they layoff a certain number of people all at once, then they have to give WARN notice. I don't see Optum listed... — read more 

Does your manager just call you the day of on Teams or is it a HR led meeting?

Take a look at the UHC proxy statements in the past few years... Proxy 2022 is coming soon... hence the need to speed up RIF to show the C level truly deserved the $10M plus overall comp for each of them. Check out the link... — read more 

In my opinion, it is quite an incomprehensible move and time will show how much harm has been done to the company. How can one make sense of cutting the institutional knowledge that this place desperately needs? On the other hand, I think we all... — read more 

Claiming to be overstaffed, and laying off people to make their numbers for wall street is a failure in leadership. It shows a lack of vision, direction, and innovation at the leadership level if you must rely on cutting jobs to 'right size', rather... — read more 

What is the 100x that others are referring to at Optum? https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=100x

For those impacted by RIF / layoff, does Optum pay out PTO?

I was let go after more than 18 years... My MAP review has been a 4 pretty much always... With me (and people like me) gone folks that are staying will have a huge knowledge gap. This is all sad and poorly done.

Asking for a friend.

Make it easy to get a package to leave. Many of us are waiting for one. It spares those who want to persevere.

If you got laid off, then please post your department, your age, your salary range (if you feel comfortable posting), years you worked for the company, how many people besides yourself in the group got cut, your rating over the past three years. I... — read more 

Is it true that 8000 people got laid off? I left on my own in 2018. Good luck.

Four that I know of but a larger "unknown" number working it's way thru the system.

I'm currently in UHC Tech Ben Ops and the WLB is very sh---y with constant overtime along with working on the weekends. I plan on transferring internally to a different team and wanted some recommendations on orgs with good WLB. Thanks.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/5k-gm-salaried-workers-buyouts-163036974.html

Anybody heard of layoffs for Optum Insight?

brace for impact 10000000x coming in a few days.

Rage against the American decision makers who are exploiting foreigners, rather than blame the foreigners for accepting jobs being offered. Instead of blaming them for their existence, you should be pushing for equal pay for them as they are the... — read more