Does anyone have any details on a possible RIF in October?
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How many pts do they think one can see in a 10 hr day , driving ? Oh , as many as they want , that you will accept .
You will be told you are exempt so really it's a 24 hr day
Non patient-facing remote jobs are being heavily scrutinized. Clinical Programs, Optum Insight - I’m amazed they still have the number of remote staff that they do. A lot of the duplication between Optum and United is being analyzed. I’ve lined up something outside to start late August, because I no longer believe my management about “top performers are safe”. Just saw what a load of garbage that is in the last round and it’s pretty painful hearing who got the axe, again and again. At this point, the best defense is a strong offense, aka GTFO of here as soon as you can.
Get real - this is a layoff place and that’s how they grow margins. To work here, it’s critical to realize you have zero job stability. I was rifed from an aquired company after an 25 year career and make no doubt about it: there’s a good chance any one of us including you will be chopped.
What to do? Sorry - don’t shoot the messenger but you have to set aside 15-20 percent of your income for the day when you get the machete. And yes, this is on top of your 401 k, mortgage, student loans, etc if you have any chance to make it through this job market which s-cks now. Think of it as the price you have to pay to work here to not risk poverty when your day comes, and it will. Factor this into your compensation and compare it to other offers before working in this place that has zero loyalty to its employees. And yes, that’s a ton of $$ but I’d work here only if my net comp were salary + 20 percent of salary greater than a comparable job.
And be clear: if you’re an American they are obsessed with offshoring. They also hire foreigners in the us as they pay them less. These people have our data, and this will be obvious by the massive data leak. If you’re a human, your job is at risk by the AI focus, another obsession of this efficiency craving place.
Just the bottom line. This place has some positives but it’s a layoff joint and to forget that puts you and your family in danger of poverty.
September is usually when the biggest shakedown of the year happens across the whole enterprise.
How can Landmark lose more staff in October when almost everyone but providers have been laid off?
Fall is going to be huge as all the programs impacted by Medicare V28 are impacted.
That revenue change will be projected by Oct for 2025.
Those known already negatively impacted include; Housecalls, ISNP, IESNP, Landmark. And Optum insight as the biggest losers
The largest weak spots are Landmark, which we all see on other posts and IESNP. Both have consistently shrunk and pulled out of Markets all year. Landmark as that is what Optum does to acquired companies IESNP has horrible leadership on the clinical side (vp Kim Pratt and DCO Sue Miller) it’s all you hear on the business side how horrible they are and don’t know what they are doing.
iSNP supposedly is loosing a clinical VP and business side will tighten its belt (the are synched up to a size 2 waste as it is)
Housecalls will try to increase caseloads though they are also trending to more per visit reimbursement models and locums.
NaviHealth lost a number of state contracts. Michigan most recently.
Home health is in serious attrition as is Optum home infusion
I think the ask here was if anyone has any info on OCT specifically. This question is probably from a Landmark person, as they had 2 big layoffs, one in April, and one in July. That is likely the info requested, I don't think "you should worry every month, is helpful.
Yeah I'd be worried every month
Why is Oct any different than any other month? Aren't RIFs a continual monthly thing? I've been with Optum since we got bought 2 years ago and don't recall there NOT being a month of layoffs.
It's not the least bit shocking, or even news any more.