Any coincidence senior directors and managers with terrible performance who also sell Amway for their VP constantly avoid lay offs? In the Optum feudal system, the best way to keep your job is to become a downline selling Amway for a UBH VP.

I was part of the 11/6/2019 Optum rift. A 5 minute phone call from my manager after 18+ years with the company telling me "thanks, but your position has been eliminated. An email will be sent to your personal email address with the details." No doubt... — read more 

Cuts in progress

We received an email reminding us about the use of PTO. Our supervisor admitted she was not well versed with PTO policy in the past and therefore did not adhere to strict policy. This year she said she will be following it closely and we need to be... — read more 

Anyone have information about December 4th layoffs? Some have posted about mandatory department meetings on this day. It was posted here about the November 6th layoffs prior to the date and this was spot on. Can anyone please confirm the December... — read more 

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/23/unitedhealth-sues-ex-executive-for-taking-trade-secrets-to-amazon-health-venture.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/13/what-is-haven-amazon-jpmorgan-berkshire-revamp-health-care.html

CNBC: “Stocks are moving on the heels of an announcement that Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan are forming an independent health-care... — read more 

Laid off 11/6/19, last employment date 11/20 also turned in severance agreement on 11/20 and received a deposit today. I dont know if its sev pay, holiday pay or last check and just wondering if anyone else received a deposit today too.......and if... — read more 

Is anybody else across the Optum domain required to move their mouse and keyboard not more than a minute?

Hearing that another round is occurring today. Anyone else hear this?

Anyone noticed the nick picking and harassment coming from supervisors just in time for MAPs. Unrealistic standards and pressure they are now trying to push to justify giving those 1s, 2s, and 3s. Most people now know what this really steams from... — read more 

Correlation?

any info on lay-offs this week or December....

Do we know anymore info if this is going to happen?

Can anyone speak to the few posts awhile back on 11/20 lay off date? Especially if your dept has basically been offshored almost totally. It’s a long wait till Wednesday.

Does anyone know how many people have been laid off so far in the Oct-Nov layoffs? Does anyone know how many more layoffs are planned?

Just saying, some of you sound like company HR moles or something..

Executive compensation for publicly traded corporations is public information. Below are a few examples of what UHG executives are pulling in (from 2018 FY): https://www1.salary.com/UNITEDHEALTH-GROUP-INC-Executive-Salaries.html John F Rex -... — read more 

So sad!!! Arghhh

The survey's were always a joke. Nothing substantial was ever done when I was there (14 years). Fluffy parts might get some attention, but anything serious was ignored and tossed. Seriously, anyone still at Optum and reading this needs to start... — read more 

I’m sure there’s more to come, but I didn't see anyone mention layoffs happening in the last couple of days. Is it possible that they slowed down with this process. If so when can we expect the layoffs to start again. Are we at least safe for this... — read more 

The employee surveys are being sent out to be completed despite all these layoffs. Yet I didn’t hear or see any improvements from the last survey. So what is the point? Are the surveys actually kept confidential or do they use them to tag you for... — read more 

To Ya’ll, hawking the board that know in advance that 100’s off people will get cut. Posting how much anguish this is , the stress. All to protect that mighty severance dollar. All that bad energy and wishes that will be cosmically hurled at you for... — read more 

A lot of people are looking for a new job right now, be it because they were laid off or because they just want out of this place. So just a word of warning, before you submit an application, check the page of the company you want to apply with... — read more 

Any ideas?

I have yet to be laid off. What I've learned over the years is that it's what one doesn't say that should be of concern. A lot of talk with no depth in my opinion can be or is the writing on the wall. Months ago there was a town hall or something to... — read more 

I’m relatively new to Optum and all of the talk about layoffs is overwhelming, especially since I don’t know all of the abbreviations. Can anyone tell me the likelihood of the telephonic case management programs being affected by layoffs?

How many jobs did UHG send to India and the Phillipines? According to this article, Wells Fargo laid off 26,500 employees and many of those jobs went to India and the Philippines. Wells Fargo hired an additional 7,000 workers in the... — read more 

Actually, I don't see any relaxing weekends in our future, at least for a few months. I think by the time this is done, I'll need medication just to be able to get through the day. Isn't it sad what this company has done to us? I'm starting to think... — read more 

Are there any signs that are present days before your layoff, that could have indicated that you would get cut? Any different behavior from your manager, anything different in the assignments that you’re being given…. In short, is there any way you... — read more 

During the global townhall, a question came through on the chat about the fate of the future for the Teterboro employees. The person running the chat saw the question and hid it off the screen. She pretended there were no questions in the chat. ... — read more 

I assume the layoffs will continue. Remember the layoffs of February 2019? I lost alot of friends. I am guessing there will be another round in Feb 2020. I wish I had been let go this round. This place is miserable. I don't trust Optum or UHG... — read more 

Upvote for "Job Security" - down-vote for "Country's Economic Progress?" I am torn.

Why do people keep mentioning wave 3? Are you telling me there'll be more of this c-ap sometime soon?

I'm not sure how much more NJ can take - not to mention HCT. How bad is it in other locations? Anybody else feels like they are taking this too far?

Does anybody know if Nurseline or Workforce Management (WFM) will be impacted?

They are replacing people with automation and honestly some of the staff took advantage didn’t show up what do expect. I am not talking about the small amazing percentage that actually did their jobs. Maybe take a look at your own impact in this.

Will there be more layoffs? Any chance we are done for now?

I just want to express my gratitude for those that come on this site and provide meaningful information. Thank you for looking out for the collective group. I hoped the talk was fear mongering but it seems to be true. Good luck everyone.

The best way to show our outrage is to stop buying this insurance :) good luck everyone This company has been making money off our backs and sending out emails about how much they saved on pr-scrip-ion costs. You can’t use the insurance Bc of... — read more