Thread regarding United Healthcare layoffs

Now that I’m on the other side of it, I can finally say it: I’m happier. A lot happier. My time at UHG/UHC left me questioning whether the work I was doing aligned with my values. I became uncomfortable telling people where I worked and spent the last few years trying to find my way out. The irony? I worked for one of the largest healthcare companies in the country and still felt like the healthcare coverage was terrible. I’ll never forget hearing in an HR meeting that essentially, “Just because you work for a health insurance company doesn’t mean you get affordable healthcare.” Then my significant other had a serious medical emergency. We went to urgent care, were told to go directly to the ER, followed that advice and still ended up dealing with a denied claim. You pay into the system every paycheck, work for one of the biggest healthcare companies in the country, and when you actually need care, you can still find yourself fighting to get it covered. That’s hard to reconcile. Then there was the workplace culture. Layoffs became routine. People disappeared, and their work was simply handed to whoever remained. I consistently took on additional responsibilities, absorbed work after positions were eliminated, and was repeatedly told a promotion was coming. The reward? A small raise and even more work. After nearly a decade in healthcare, I know one thing for certain: I will never work for UHG/UHC again. I believe this country desperately needs meaningful healthcare reform. People shouldn't have to choose between getting medical care and worrying about whether an insurance company will pay for it. Universal access to healthcare needs to be part of that conversation. Healthcare should be about people not constantly making employees and patients wonder whether profit comes first. So I left. And honestly, leaving was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I found a new company and, for the first time in years, I’m genuinely happy to go to work. I didn’t realize how much that job was weighing on me until I finally walked away. My experience is my own, but if you’re considering working there, I’ll leave you with this: pay attention to what the job is doing to you. No salary, title, or benefits package is worth losing yourself over. Sometimes the best career move isn’t climbing the ladder. Sometimes it’s getting off it.