Is anyone just waiting to be laid off when you reach 62 ish? At my age, and being so close to retirement, that fat severance after a long career doesn't seem too bad. Just feel as if I am playing the game.
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@qf the onesie know about got what was in the policy. I'm so sorry if that didn't happen for you.
@qf Again, that can get them into a lot of trouble if they are handling severance in an arbitrary manner. It needs to be reported to your state's DOL if it contradicts published schedules.
@mh the severance doesn’t match sparq. They put that on sparq to disarm the people still there. Those of us who were laid off got trash packages: 6 weeks for 8 years. Another got 4 weeks for 8 years. Don’t believe that trash on Sparq.
@j9 whoa this is crazy! Sorry to hear this
@j9 What division were you in that your severance was different than the Sparq policy for your year of experience and grade? Just curious as we haven't seen that in OI.
@ev This is so true!
@j9 what's your GL level
@e5 Sparq is fake. Several recent layoffs including mine gave 2-6 weeks of pay, unless you are a mgr of people. I got 6 weeks for 9 years 😆 Trash!
@g3 Severance is now between 2 and 6 weeks, unless you are a mgr with direct reports! Ask all of us who are laid off lol. No 26 weeks!
@aa OI still has several people over 55. Especially Change Healthcare. The caviat to not being laid off is being a bully in management. Another OI group still has a 75 year old. No skills but stole peoples work and presented as is. You will be discriminated against at UHG for whatever reason, if you are ethical and a high performer.
@bf you are wrong. Lol
@OP BTW, my severance would be about 26 weeks. Worth a layoff.
@fh gas light much?
@ey lol you sound like you’re 12
@ex yeah that's what I thought. But my colleague did confirm he only got 4 weeks. Now I am not sure if he was on PIP etc. can someone recently laid off clarify if their severance matched what's published on sparq or not?
@e9 stop this Christian nonsense.. this is a layoff forum, not s church group
@ev Hmmm. That sure sounds like a wide open door to a discrimination claim. I don't think they would publish a schedule of severance based on salary grade and years of service if it were that discretionary/discriminatory.
@e5 the policy is not set in stone and it's not an agreement. Each layoff has it's term, look at your employment contract you signed. Severance is purely discretionary, not sure how they decide, some get more, some less. My colleague only got 4 weeks. He's been here 8+ years. Grade 28 I believe.
@a1 If all this that you said is true, God sees it and will judge each of those individuals partaking in that behavior and He will either judge them in this life or eternity or both. Or He may choose to convert and save them, in which case we should be glad for that as well…even more so.
@c3 severance is based on salary grade and years of employment. The policy is on Sparq.
I’m 66 want to make it thru next year after that would love to be laid
25-30 years of service is six months severance
@ba where did I say tired in my comment? I said exhausted. And if you look up the definition of exhausted, it is not the same thing. Mental health is a real issue. Thank you.
@bf actually its not look at the requirements and ask yourself if what you said is correct
@b0 The severence is not that great anymore. Some people only got 4 weeks after years of service. They were told there is a 4 week cap. How are people getting 6 months?
@bf FMLA covers more than caring for a family member, it also allows eligible employees to take protected leave for their own serious health condition if it prevents them from working. Disability benefits, where available, may provide income replacement, while FMLA provides job-protected leave.
@ay FMLA is for a family members care. You would need to take disability for yourself.
@ay Go to doctor and get diagnosed. Ask for fmla accommodation based on your diagnosis. Has to be all approved. Fmla is not just given out because you are tired. People with fmla have a real diagnosis and have to prove it affects their functioning.
6 months paid is not too fat? It's a bacon!
@a1I want to do FMLA....is that smart? Been with company for 16 years and I have not taken it once. However, I am now mentally exhausted.
@OP That so called fat severance is not very fat even after 30 years with the company. Sure its nice but not enough to retire early on.
I’m 54 and got laid off last Thursday. 14 yrs with Optum
If you don't have a complete a--hole manager you could just let him/her know you wouldn't mind being on the next layoff round.
Actually happened to my first manager. She wasn’t too upset.
They laid off everyone I know over 45.
They layoff for many reasons. They discriminate on people who are bullied by management, long term employees who’ve been with them for over 20 years are placed on PIPs/CAPs and fired, people of color who raise discriminatory complaints, employees who go on FMLA, either due to sickness or stress, so age discrimination is just another to add. They do it to everyone first their own su-k, shady reasons. They have psychopaths in HR and Legal who tell them how to do this and skirt around it. And if you file a legal complaint, they will try and give your lawyer the mandatory arbitration doc with your signature, even if you never saw or signed it. These people are EVIL! Best berm file an EEOC Complaint so they can pile up.