#vrp

So the company is offering another voluntary resignation program in Mike Bakers area. I think we all knew this would happen again based on increased use of AI as well as the poor financial state of the company. More information is supposed to be made available today.

Term date 2/1

Same offers as 2025.

UHC O&E

This is likely just for UHG but hopefully optum as well. Many would take it.

I feel like that whole meeting was a fluff fest trying to convince everyone things are fine. Announcing right at the end that there would be another VRIF was the most important part IMO.

When I was offered the VRP earlier this year, I specifically asked HR if I would be eligible for unemployment benefits. I was told explicitly that I would be. When the severance package ran out, and I hadn't found another job yet, I applied for unemployment, and was denied because I took a "Voluntary" package. Has anyone else had any experience with this?

Does anyone know if any of the folks that took the VRSP if any were hired back after applying for open positions? You can’t apply back after 1 year, here it’s been 1.5 years since your VRSP. You apply for the exact same position, outstanding reviews 4’s & 5’’s, went nice and beyond, built great relationships internally and externally a UHC Alumni for 16 years at UHC, . A Referral is sent on your behalf and your qualifications meet every aspect of the job role, and this is what they reply via email:

Although your skills and qualifications are impressive, we have identified other candidates whose experience more closely fit the specifications of the position.

This has happened
Not once
not twice
But multiple times

This just goes to show UHC truly doesn’t stand behind their own “culture values of Transparency”.

Shame on them!

Just wondering if anyone has been re-hired after accepting the VRSP last year.

So Friday was the VRP opt in decision day.

Are you in or out?

Any timing rumored or known for a VRP for S&T?

I’m 57 and ready for a layoff or vrbo package. Come get me! Or invite me to come partake.
Could financially retire but feel like I’m a self made prisoner of the golden shackles.

Will 57 year olds ever be eligible for a vrbo given decades of service?

I am 52 and want to take VRP but not eligible for it. Anyone knows if HR would bridge 3 years and give me the package? It would be hard to stay 3 more years. I will lose more than 50% of my pension if I leave before 55.

What’s everyone hearing?

Wondering if anyone who submitted their name for VRIF has heard back from anyone yet. I’m also curious the % of people who submitted their name. I feel more than we think.

I don’t know who at SAP needs to hear this, but please do this!

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/microsoft-plans-first-voluntary-retirement-program-for-us-employees.html

Guessing the folks wanting VRPs are not going to get their wish.

For anyone who reads these posts and took the VRP, if you cancel Cobra because you found other coverage, watch your bank account. They took the money from my account for the monthly Cobra bill AFTER I terminated coverage. I had received an email saying the automatic debit was terminated, but I just had a funny feeling that Cigna would take the money anyway, and they did. I called the customer service center, and she put in a ticket to get it refunded, but it makes me so mad. That's a house payment. Cigna wants to keep the money to earn the interest, so I won't get refunded for 14 days! Just watch out.

Thinking about putting in for it and just wondering what the craic is really

Anyone here hopes for VERP again?

As a person who took the past VRP and received 2 wks of pay per year of service, (so a year of pay for me), well subsidized cobra and bonus, I am curious what the terms are for those laid off. Is it a similar package after being paid through March or whenever? How long is the severance pay and other items.? Thanks for any info and so sorry for those affected. I definitely hadn’t planned on leaving this soon. Really loved my job

This might avoid layoffs.

Can someone explain the differences in what you are offered if you take the VRP vs what you get if laid off?

Any talk of VRP in future? It would be nice to plan ahead.

If (or should I say "when" ) job eliminations happen in February after they review VRP numbers, will those eliminated still receive their 2025 bonus payout?

Weird timing of the month. It appears that this layoff largely depends on VRP acceptance. They want to start the year by offloading a huge burden.

I've also heard that this is going to be a quarterly event for 2026. Has anybody seen any WARN report for their states? Just wondering if this is small or a huge one

After talking with colleagues current and past, someone had asked does anyone know of statistics of people who declined the last VRP, only to be let go soon thereafter? As a band 4 for some time, seeing this all play out last year into this year it's uncharacteristic that last years offering of same, personnel had 30 days to make a decision whereas this year it's said they only have 10 days!

Who can make a life decision like this in 10 days..... And what about those in-betweeners..... 50 something but not yet retirement age? Many people here in the TN office have said that if you're on a list such as the VRP, you're undoubtedly on some other list somewhere else especially if you take the pass. Any cred to this?

So, if you are offered VRP and decline it, and then get laid off anyway, is the only difference COBRA coverage? Do you still get 2 weeks per year of service? Are there any other differences or perqs to VRP?
TIA!

Wonder if anyone else noticed the VRP related dates there?

Some rumors say there won’t be any at all, others say it’ll be offered across multiple orgs before layoffs hit. Can anyone actually confirm which is true?

What’s in the VRP? I’m 55 so do I get access to my 401k without penalty? What about stock? 2 weeks for every year of service?
Are they gonna sweeten the deal?

If leadership is planning massive layoffs, which they are, this would be a good way to start. I’d take it without a second thought, and I imagine plenty of others would too.

Have any VRP been offered yet ? The last offers were last November almost exactly 1 year ago. In a few weeks they will be on the hook for lots of new 9 % ACH contributions they will have to make every paycheck after the pension plans stop accruing. It would be nice if they could try to use the VRP to reduce the number of people they need to force out of a job and reduce the burden on themselves too.

Orlando plant closure is the start. What’s the next step?

70 front line want out

Any idea when it would be for the next VRP offer? Any change to the eligibility and severance package?