You guys know none of the RIF posts are true, right? This is all purely made up and people are having a great time playing with your emotions.
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@OP do you feel d-mb now? Because this post was 100% accurate and so is most of the stuff on this site.
The RIF is definitely true today.
@dz only question is the scale
@OP I’ve been fortunate to be with the company over 10 years. Where there is smoke there is fire so they say. Seems to me there have always been layoffs when they are mentioned on this website.
......Posts like this make me smile. Not too sure why. Maybe it's the outrageous level of stupidity and/or denial thinking that their jobs are safe or, even worse, that this company actually cares about them? Or, even better, the fact that karma has a swift and strange way of silencing these id--ts.
@d2 where are you getting the mandate 75% from?
@op
There have been over 200 site closings last year - and predicted to be 400+ more for 2026. Mandate to have 75% of labor force off shore.
these are not rumors... hard facts from real estate.
With all the closings will bring RIFs.
Playing with emotions?
When they tell you and your colleagues that they're eliminating your positions the week before Thanksgiving after 16 years of being a top performing employer, and all you can think about is how or if you can tell your family this right before the holidays... then you can speak. Otherwise stfu. Shame on you.
@ac I was one of them on Aug 10, 2023
@am I dont know but I do look at myHR "employment info" every Thursday morning because I am paranoid. Not even sure it would say anything but I rather have a hint than not!
Cant wait until tomorrow you see people laid off and then feel really d-mb.
@ah several MD’s, NP’s and RN’s were laid off when landmark was acquired
Does anyone know what the first signs are?even before you get a meeting scheduled that could hint. Ex like getting kicked out of a log in, schedule being cleared, etc
@OP How many people on this board are MD, PA, RN, etc.?
Wish I could believe it but it’s true. They are also aggressively changing the sales-oriented compensation so you are basically fired if you miss a goal and the goal can be changed monthly.
Wish it wasn’t true. But it is the reality Managers downsizing training meeting I attended had over 250 on it from all over Optum. This is a big one. Buckle up.
@OP Why believe you over someone else saying something different?
My experience has been the predictions on the timing of lay-offs here has been pretty reliable. Getting a sense of the scale has been less reliable, but still ballpark correct.
UHC/Optums' plan for 2026 are to build margins by shrinking over head. That's not a secret really. Layoffs shrink over-head. There are more layoffs coming, and a good chunk of them.
OP, you must be new, or like I tell the higher-ups- You can be positive, but you better be reali$tic first... Mr.Jakaz at the top don't care about our customer service & if we deliver med's at 2am with a happy face- he cares about his pocket$.
The whole reason I come on this site is because many were posting/warning of the massive 30,000+ UHG/Optum RIF that did actually happen August 10th 2023.
@a7 I agree! But, I think those that are RIFd will be the lucky ones. They will be looking for jobs while the economy hasn’t fully tanked.
Those remaining here, on shore, will have it rough. They are tracking everything you are doing, reporting on it, and determining your worth by it. NOT what work you get done, oh no, that won’t matter. You MUST use AI for everything. Complete AI zombie zone!
Some exec drank the CoolAid!!
I'm sure there will be RIFs, things like behavioral health, teams from acquired businesses that already have Optum teams supporting the same role, operational scale back with 1 million less MA members (select PPO plans in specific geographies). If you support those then RIFs are more likely, if not then all this doom and gloom about 20/25% reductions are as OP stated - not true.
If you're working on projects, involved with the business in many ways, part of a team that can communicate some degree of vision and future state - you're probably fine. We had the same discourse last year on this board.
You’re an id--t!
It is legit. I had to justify in so many different ways as I didn’t want to give anyone’s name for RIF as we are already barebones. Goal was to reduce 15% cost. Told my boss to give mine instead.
@a2 OP is in denial.
I really hope you're right
Why would we have manager RIF training this week if we didn't need it? Explain that one?
Yeah please tell us then!
Like how you are with this post?
@OP What exactly is not true? Please alleviate people’s fear and anxiety with concrete facts.