Thread regarding Optum layoffs

Yes I burned all mine before resigning to go to work for a competitor. I disclosed that I was going to a competitor in my resignation letter thinking they would not make me work my 2 week notice but they did. Pretty stupid on their part but nothing at Optum was ever professional nor kosher.

YES. Fact, this happened to one of my coworkers a few years ago. Take your floating holiday first, then put in your PTO and get it approved. Call in sick for 2 weeks if you don't. New PTO requests will frozen.

Huge shoutout to anyone who helps others out—you’re basically the office saints. But when I leave, I’m pulling off the ultimate exit. First, I’ll schedule a “meeting” with my manager, drop the bo-b that I’m quitting in five minutes (after I’ve milked every second of PTO, of course), then hang up like I’m avoiding a scam call from the IRS. I’ll wrap it up with a mic drop, a little awkward two-step like I’m the world’s least coordinated dancer, and then casually stroll out like I just won The Price Is Right. Peace out, y’all!

To the keyboard warrior up managements butt….you know who you are. playing the “I know better” card? Typical Optum pet. When you get thrown to the curb you can tell them how you read all the policies and have them written on every part of your body including your smell be hind. If you don’t have anything more useful to add than maybe keep it to yourself. Coming off like a je-k doesn’t really help anyone. Next time, maybe just stay quiet if you don’t actually have anything to contribute. No one likes a kiss a s s

PTO Policy from Sparq… Will vary per state.

Applies To
In general, this policy applies to regular employees working in the U.S., except in California, who have standard hours of 20 or more per week. This includes:
Full-time
Part-time (some exceptions may apply)
Exempt
Non- exempt

This policy does not apply to:
Employees working in California (who have a separate Paid Time Off policy)
MedExpress employees with standard hours less than 30 per week (unless required by law)
Employees with standard hours less than 20 per week (unless required by law)
Contractors
Temporary employees (unless required by law)
You are covered under this policy immediately upon employment.

OptumServe
If you are part of the LHI business, review additional information about PTO grants and carryover
E on the LHI DMS site.

Leaving The Company

PTO is a grant and not earned compensation. Unused PTO is not converted to cash payments upon termination of employment except where required by state law. The only exception to this policy is for employees who are laid off due to job elimination. In this situation, employees will receive payment for unused PTO up to one week of their standard hours, up to a maximum of 40 hours, according to the UnitedHealth Group Severance Pay Plan.

If you use your Purchased PTO and terminate employment before you have paid for it, the company reserves the right to recover the difference from your final paycheck.

If you elected PTO Purchase and haven't used the amount, you will be reimbursed for the outstanding amount it your termination date occurs by the end of the calendar year. You should receive this payment within 1-2 pay periods following your termination.

The PTO grant is given to you on the wednesday of pay week following the completion of each pay period. You must be actively employed on the last day of that pay period (Saturday) in order to receive the grant.

PTO cannot be taken after notice of termination has been given, even if it has been pre-approved, unless required by law.

The mail code assigned to the employee will determine the state policy the employee will follow (ex: an employee works in CA but lives in NV; their mail code is in CA, therefore they follow the CA state PTO policy).

It is state by state, so know your state’s rules. If you haven’t already taken your floating holiday…now is the time.

all of this is on sparq that you clearly never spent 2 seconds to educate yourself on. there are states that DO get paid out all of their PTO. you act like you just discovered some magical secret lmao