Thread regarding Optum layoffs

It will only get worse.

Attended the town hall this morning and was laid off in my next meeting. Guess that answers that question.

Lol riddle me this? OP you way over thought and yeah 2/6 is the date specifically for no rrp payout. They are trying to save money everywhere.

It's happening at UHC right now.....100 people in E&I sales and some in E&I marketing. M&R was hit too.

It's happening today....

Last February 2019 was also a sizable lay-off. It happened in smaller numbers in some other months but every month of 2019 was layoffs.

There was a large July layoff on uhc as well.

I can’t imagine working for a company and constantly worrying about job security and layoffs 🤦🏼‍♀️ good luck yall

Seriously if you need anti-depressants and a therapist because of your job then you should take control of your life, get your resume ready today, and quit Optum. Why live like that? It's only a job.

I cant keep living like this. I have needed a therapist and anti-depression meds. I am so sick everyday wondering if Im next. Its time to polish my resume. This place is not worth my health.

2/6 date officially communicated today - tomorrow, meetings with those affected will be scheduled early. Not sure of the criteria, guessing based on both review score and / or optum hire date.

The townhall for Optum in South East facility based care advocates commercial was rescheduled for 3/5/20 as well.

To all on this forum - No matter where you are... Good luck to everyone on Thursday the 6th. May anyone impacted rise above this and come out better.

The October RIF was on a Wednesday and a UHC town hall was held the next day. There was no mention of the RIF in the town hall. Leadership continued on with everything as if it was business as usual. It was pretty sickening to listen to when over half my team of 15 was let go the day before.

There was a very large RIF in Optum 1 year ago nearly to the day. I know, I had to let an employee go

This was posted on the UHG subsite. I personally know people were let go on 12/23 also, so no idea why that wasn't included... Prior to October UHC layoff were always on done on the Tuesday after a payday.

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Fact: Wave 1 of UHG Layoffs/RIF were on Wednesday, 10/02/19.

Fact: Wave 2 of UHG Layoffs/RIF were on Wednesday, 11/20/19.

Fact: Wave 3 of UHG Layoffs/RIF were on Wednesday, 12/04/19.

Fact: Wave 4 of UHG Layoffs/RIF will happen Thursday 02/06/20.

You nailed it. There are town halls all the time. I don't think we should view town halls as a barrier to them letting folks go.... They dont care.

So people think Optum is tomorrow, what;s the giveaway?

I think we are talking about different town halls. I received an email at 11:01 am today inviting us to join in on tomorrow’s Optum360 Town Hall on 2/6 at 10:00am
CST (correction from my earlier post stating 12:00 noon). To be hosted by Paul Emerson from the Irving, TX complex.

Let’s recall that Optum is a big place with lots of divisions. Your guess is as good as mine in regards to this debacle.

Sounds like on 03/05 will be a 5th rounds of layoffs since October.

A email went out on 1/24/2020 that the Town hall was rescheduled for 3/5/2020

100% happening 2/6

Optum and UnitedHealthcare tend to have separate layoffs. I agree with the other comment that they have mixed up the dates of the layoffs. No rhyme or reason. The last 3 were on Wednesday’s but this one is on a Thursday.

Just got an email today reminding me of the Optum360 Town Hall meeting for tomorrow (2/6) at 12:00 CST.

I don’t think 2/6 is the correct lay-off date.

Some people's bonus will be getting laid off and not having to deal with this b—s— company.

Optum is laying off on 2/6. It is known who will be laid off and managers typically will not award that person a bonus - but in theory, they could receive their bonus because they are paid through 2/21

Or is it 2/5, since the other layoffs were on a Wed.?

I still see the Optum360 Town Hall on the schedule for 2/6 at 12:00 CST out of Irving, TX. I received an email on 1/28 reminding us of the meeting. Maybe another divisions town hall was moved to March?

The 2/6 lay-off date still doesn’t make sense to me.

The town hall meeting was cancelled and rescheduled for March 5th.

I guess we will find out on the sixth!

Hard to say.. UHC was following an off- pay week Tuesday up until October when they decided to mix things up. Haven't seen a pattern yet. We also had layoffs on 12/23 - Monday of a pay week right before Christmas.

Possibly but UHC also did layoffs on 12/4 as well. I know of a few UHC senior medical directors were shown the door that day.

Maybe the 2/6 is the date for UHC and Optum will be later? UHC did layoffs October 2 and then the Optum layoff was December 4.