Lots of rumors around today. Can we use this thread for updates?
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Consumer Office GL28 got a meeting invite this morning
@c9 please tell us!!
@c2 who are they?
@c8 CE. Calling out the director would make it obvious—still debating whether I should.
@c6 what business unit or area of the organization? Who is the director?
I’m the last one remaining on my team—five of my peers were let go today. It’s hard not to feel like I’m next. A team of one isn’t sustainable.
@OP I work in learning and development and was let go today along with my whole team of 11 people, including the director and three managers.
@by Rita had largely been able to shield her team over the past few years, so it's unfortunate that she couldn't do so this time. I'm not sure if Hans faced a similar situation—were any team members from UHC Consumer Product affected?
@c3 same me to
Consumer Engineering under Julie Durham
Optum Tech under Mukesh Davit in M&R lost a few people so far.
@by depending on completed years of service, check spark for the severance doc as varied by grade and caps at 28wks
@br what is CE
Done 11/14 Optumcare
@bs What was the severance?
ESRO. Not sure how many or what teams.
80 has actually been the goal for a while.
Multiple Analysts in OI/Pharmacy Network Solutions/Data & Analytics. Effective immediately.
@bp 80% is the new target.. some teams made it to 70! now are asked to get to 80
@bq
you get 2 weeks to find another job or terminate. Severance kicks in 45 days after termination.
impacted in CE :(
Are you told to leave campus/office immediately? Do you get help removing personal items?
@bm
They won't stop till we are 70% offshore. Get used to it the beatings will continue.
@az What location in Tampa? We just had 2 medical assistants terminated this morning.
Do we know if any future layoffs will be happening? I feel like the worst has yet to come.
@ba what team?
Purge every October since 2023.
They just let 10 of us go via a webex meeting. Last day is 11/13. -- Which product do you support ?
I’ve already heard of at least 10 people in Rita Kahn’s Design org. Likely many more.
They just let 10 of us go via a webex meeting. Last day is 11/13.
OT Product teams got hit. Heard of engineers on shore too.
Just as someone posted a few times, wide and deep
@b2 This is not the new Reality, it's the reality that Andrew Witty proposed when he became CEO in 2021
@b1
You're an id--t
Optum Insight/Network Pharmacy Division
I’m gone. Another from Rita Kahn’s team.
"We already have openings in India to replace people we let go from our team today. This is offshoring." -- This is true and will continue because all at the top has their own bottom line at the expense of employees here is USA, unless government put some check balances these greedy corporate will not stop.
@b5 which lob? C&S, M&R, E&I? Somewhere else?
Which manager?
Pl post which of 30,31,32 were let go as part of rif
Optum tech, we were just informed two of our team were let go.