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EEOC Acting Chair Vows to Protect American Workers from Anti-American Bias
I am so glad to be done with Optum. It had it's kind people.... but then it had the people I had to deal with. Vile humans that don't exist any place else. Ones I'm glad I never worked in person with. Anyway, since I LOVE to stir the pot. I... — read more
Anyone else terrified for their team?
I need to check in with other managers here because I'm hitting a wall and getting seriously worried. It feels like so many tech teams across the board - UHC Tech, ETIPS, CDO, CE, OG, OI etx are completely stepping on each other's toes. We’re all... — read more
Glide Path to the Trash Bin
UnitedHealth Group managed to squeeze $12B in pure profit out of the healthcare system last year solely through value extraction. Like Sears, Circuit City, and other notable companies that found themselves in the trash bin of history, they are... — read more
Red October Alert!
People.. October is going to be huge, directly sourced from management. I am calling it red October me. For you naysayers, add a reminder to your calendars for Halloween and come back here to talk about your worst nightmare and then thank me for... — read more
Disastrous Reorg
The last Reorg is a massive failure, very poorly planned and executed, they will pay the price soon. Layoffs are being done in the wrong places. Instead of constant reorgs that don't work why don't you layoff all the sycophant leadership who created... — read more
Let’s talk layoff packages
I was laid off in Mid Feb and they gave me a terrible package but then paid me a decent bonus later as well as my PTO, which I know some didn’t get. My colleague was laid off in October, no PTO or bonus. Another in November and they got a bonus and... — read more
How to File a Complaint at Federal office related to WARN Act Notice
The Wage and Hour Division is responsible for enforcing some of the nation’s most comprehensive federal labor laws. This is protected and has nothing to do with your Servance package. Online filing is easy and can be anonymous as well. Would like... — read more
Rolling layoffs are the new normal
Way to keep us at peak anxiety all the time.
Link to VP fired
https://www.thelayoff.com/post/@OP+1ktmsca1x This thread highlights how toxic this company has become - both Optum and UHC. Highly recommend, share this in all social media and let it go viral.. this is much needed to drain the toxic nuclear swap... — read more
Offshoring/Layoff Process
Does anyone have insight into the process or timeline of laying off an entire department of individual contributors and moving the positions offshore? Does Optum ever hire temporary US contractors to replace us first and then eventually move to... — read more
I don't get it
Every time there's a layoff, they let go of the people who've been around the longest and know the most. The ones who can solve problems in five minutes that take new people five days. Then a few months later they realize the work isn't getting done... — read more
Posting Links to Other Posts
Please be very careful if you are going to go to a link in a post on the site. From what I can see most people are just doing it to try to be helpful but I hight recommend against just copying, pasting, and navigating to the links in posts asthey... — read more
Link to massive layoff mega post
https://www.thelayoff.com/post/@OP+1kryy7b2b Let's blow that one up.. add your layoff Intel there.
Most important discussions here the past few days…
These threads must have done something to “whomever” as they are actively posting nonsense threads to keep people from seeing these ones. Here are the links! These unethical corporations hold so much power, therefore, employees need to BE AND TO STAY... — read more
More Optum locations closing?
Are there more clinics closing in California? I called my local clinic and they said they were not taking new patients. Optum Care? More like Optum Don't Care.
Potential Layoff Plans
IT leadership stated in meetings it has goals to cut IT staff by roughly 50% and reduce processors by about 75% by year-end.
Optum's Rank - WSJ - The 2026 Best Companies - For the Future
The Wall Street Journal evaluates how leading US corps stack up in 6 areas: AI readiness, innovation, talent readiness, financial fitness, resilience and agility. Optum does not appear as a standalone company in the uploaded table, so I used... — read more
ENGINEERS, LET US UNIONIZE!
AI/ML Engineers, Technical Managers, Architects, Reliability Engineers, Operations Engineers, Quality Engineers, Software Engineers, Data Engineers, Dev Ops, IT, Etc Tired of wearing more and more hats instead of the company hiring more resources... — read more
Is there anybody in the C-Suite who could right this ship?
A single capable person? If there is, who is it?
When and where are they laying off?
if you were/are impacted by the layoff, please reply and keep this post on the top so we can have some ideas how many people they are cutting secretly. Just post your date and your state.
Very bad layoff packages and requirements
Since Andrew left, and he only led for approximately 4.5 years or so, the treatment of employees has gone down to the gutter. The only period in which employees were treated fairly was during his tenure. Look up the history of UHG leadership and you... — read more
Mandatory Arbitration
Health insurance corporations use forced arbitration. If you don't know what it is and how it impacts the public, consumers, employees, etc. Look it up! Here is a link you can start... — read more
AI not all it is cracked up to be
All Health Insurance companies will accomplish by leveraging AI over human being workforce is to provide a lesser quality of services and product to whom should be their customer base. Will AI save corporations millions if not billions of dollars... — read more
Sharing from the UHG link on thelayoff
I see it’s lit over here lol! Someone posted this on the UHG link for the layoff. Did anyone know about this? https://www.thelayoff.com/post/@OP+1ktq0j4m3 Basically they are saying UHG-Optum-UHC utilizes forced arbitration which is generally... — read more
Rx Architecture?
Large group 15 minute meeting scheduled for Thursday.
Mall walkers in the main hall
If you go to the office in EP these days, you'll see plenty of pretty girls smiling and drinking coffee, and also ladies in hijabs walking laps. This place is such a joke.
I have a heart burn - with this offshore thing.. /
I am from India, but went through the University -> H-1B -> Citizenship route a while ago in Tech space. At that time, there was no fraud or offshoring, and very few select people got an H1B. I really appreciated the opportunity provided to me... — read more
VP quit!
Our VP ..HT.. announced he is leaving. I was told he's an ahole but even he couldn't put up with the bigger ahole that's now his Boss. Yes Sh--Charity managed to scare away even Thakkar. Rumour has it they had a falling out. Pure SH-TSHOW!
Leadership is ignoring all warning signs
Culture deterioration, low morale, key talent leaving, remaining employees being overworked... They've created a recipe for disaster with layoffs and constant toxicity and there are plenty of signs it's slowly destroying the company but nobody seems... — read more
Rehire conspiracy?
Was laid off over 1 year ago. Found a opening or what I thought was an opening on Indeed. I applied for it, got the email confirmation from Indeed and the email from UHG HR advising to complete the UHG application on the company website. When I... — read more
ETIPS megathread
Starting a new thread to keep track of ETIPS layoffs. Layoffs coming for legacy applications, which application / department are you working with? Any layoff rumors? I am with a legacy CRM and we have no work. Pretty sure layoff are coming based on... — read more
Insurance Wins You Lose
Not layoff related, but here is another example of why UHG is so hated. Couple denied coverage by UHC for preemie twins in NICU. Help this go viral: youtube.com/shorts/4VVE-GO4cbg?si=I0OWMbq7qc5jzxea
Starting at Optum | Have an exit plan
After accepting a job at Optum, be sure to have a solid exit plan within 12 months. This is about how long it will take them to decide to replace you. Pattern: Hire, layoff, replace, repeat. Other pattern: Hire, layoff, AI, ??!? Restructuring is... — read more
optum california pediatrics closing as 7/31
optum is getting rid of all its california pediatrics staff as of 7/31. doctors fired staff, sent to the wind
OptumRx Health Plans
Is HP a pretty decent segment to work in? I've heard some nightmare stories in the past and just curious.
divvyDOSE - did UHG offload this?
anyone heard this? there is a news going around that UHG offloaded Divvy.
Wellmed all hands meeting?
Please provide what was discussed. Not all Wellmed folks were invited . Managers are nowhere to be found and my whole team is having computer issues.
Lay offs this week for wellmed
Are there any layoffs this week for wellmed. We are locked out the computer and cannot get any answers
EXI
Completely off the layoff topic, sort of, but, does anyone know whe the exi results will be in?