Topics regarding layoffs at Optum

Topics regarding layoffs at Optum

How strict is RTO being implemented?

Will we be fired for not going in enough? I know they are tracking badge scans. 31s and above are mandatory back to office including telecommuters. I am sure it is only a matter of time where everyone else goes back at this point.


Remote being converted

I heard recently that a remote person who is less than 30 miles away from the office is being converted back into hybrid and forced to go in. This employee is out at the moment so I can't ask them. Anybody else hear anything to this effect


STOP

If I hear one more “rumor“ on this website of layoffs, I’m going to vomit. I swear to God every month somebody puts up a rumor on here and it never happens. All it does is cause concern for the employees who have been there and are still working. Do... — read more 


Zero work life balance in ECS

I hope some of the ECS leaders are outed! Clueless and self validating, speak to people like they are butlers or maids and have no respect for workload balance, I always lose out to the boss’s minion because she brings her pillow to the computer each... — read more 


Dev Days

At what point do all these "ideation" sessions and powerpoints revolving around AI amount to actual working products in production and increased productivity? We are on year 3 of the company mindlessly pushing this cr-p on people, and all we have to... — read more 


This job is just a stopgap

After several years here, it feels like nothing more than a temporary pit stop. Layoffs keep coming, and management uses all sorts of tricks to push people out quietly. I’m planning to stick it out a bit longer to weather the storm, but I already... — read more 


Have You No Sense of Decency?

Witty, who was also the most compensated CEO of a managed care company in 2023, received $26.3 million in total compensation in 2024, the majority of which came from $17.3 million in stock grants.

One time payment and increase

Just letting everyone know my increase was 2% and I was a meets 4 for this year. The one time payment was only $450. You can view this info on your myHR under documents.

15 min Leaders meeting

What does it mean to be a manager or above and get a random 15 minute Leaders meeting - is that to discuss layoffs to come for our team or inform about a layoff of someone or a team that impacts our area? What have managers and above seen in these... — read more 

Worried about small layoffs

It seems like people are getting let go outside of the big announced rounds. I keep hearing about random cuts and it is starting to make me uneasy. Anyone else noticing this trend and wondering if it will continue?

GNAL

What the he-l is going on with GNAL?? Have a ton of people quit or been laid off or is this just due to the new system? It’s been terrible for the last 2 months and we have no connection with our teams to know what’s really happening. Are people... — read more 


I embraced the uncertainty

I stopped thinking of any job, especially this one, as long-term, and trained myself not to panic about losing it. At some point, I realized I'd feel foolish for ever stressing about work, a manager, or coworkers once they let me go without warning... — read more 

Too many layoffs

It’s getting impossible to feel secure here with all the layoffs happening constantly. Even joking about job security feels wrong because no one actually believes it. Morale is at an all-time low and it amazes me that more people haven’t already... — read more 

August RIFs

Did anyone receive notice in the month of August from Optum? If so, can you share when you last day is or division impacted?

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