I suspect my team in OI may be impacted by RIFs this month. Does anyone expect layoffs on October 15 or 29, given Optum's history of Thursday announcements?
My one-on-ones keep getting canceled, leadership calendars were blocked for two days last week, and communication has become noticeably limited. Has anyone else noticed similar behavior, including canceled meetings, closed-door discussions, hiring freezes, postponed projects, or sudden requests for workload justification?
@hv So who is it?
@hv Likely didn’t identify, but offshored their position and let them go.
Appears Optum finally identified who was leaking all the layoff dates since nobody seems to know if the 15th or the 29th is accurate.
My guess is 10/29 since I and about 50 others on my team were let go the Thursday before Halloween last year
@OP people are now suggesting 10/29 will be the big one. There could be some impact this week though
I heard offshore us ramping up for a huge hiring spree.. that means layoff in America
In our department we now have to justify in detail if we don’t make any of our numbers for any reason (our fault or client). I believe this is just another way to determine who gets the axe next.
I try not to guess but Thursdays make me nervous anymore. We have lost top performers and there are only so many people left to pick for the next layoff wave.
We've been losing customers at an alarming rate across our products, so I wouldn't be surprised if our team is impacted by the next RIF. At this point, being laid off might be preferable to reporting to an offshore team. We were told no onshoring hiring and can only get offshore resources if a million levels of upline leadership approve the headcount.