Thread regarding UnitedHealth Group Inc. layoffs

After being fully remote for 2 years, may need to start hybrid, no clarity around expectations

I was hired as a fully remote employee, which makes sense since none of my colleagues live near me. After 1 year as a remote employee my manager informed me that I may need to begin coming into the office as a hybrid employee, but for what reason? Regardless, all of my meetings will be remote, so how does it matter where I work from?

Also, the company has not given any clarification on when the hybrid mode will begin, how many days will be required, and where I will be located?

As of now, I plan to ignore this requirement, as it seems entirely superflous, a waste of my time, and a waste of gas.


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@1vs

Anything you invent is owned by UHG/Optum, Clown. Go ahead and invent something for them. Enjoy the lay off with everyone else as they make millions of your idea.

Anyone joining a gigantic company with IP provisions in their employment agreement to “Invent Something” is almost child-like in their buffoonery.

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Post ID: @20n+1k6jpce7y

What departments and any idea what states?

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Post ID: @1mh+1k6jpce7y

@ab the Department does not matter. It has to do with being within 30 miles or 30 minutes from the MN or DC office. A colleague of mine is in the list and she is the only one from her entire department. My team has 10% that has to go in. They say it is about collaboration but it is not. The rest of my team is remote so I will go in and sit on teams calls.

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Post ID: @1be+1k6jpce7y

This was brought to our team as starting near the offices that are required to be staffed to keep them open, for example MN since it’s a home office and DC an expensive empty office. Is this happening near other offices? It was supposedly a real estate issue, but I fear it will impact all wfh ee’s eventually!

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Post ID: @wd+1k6jpce7y

@fd wasn't just Optum, i a teammate was notified last week and we're UHC.

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Post ID: @vh+1k6jpce7y

another huge wave of Optum employees received notice that they have to come in four days a week, so pretty much full-time on Monday. It starts 10/20. Doesn’t even matter if you were hired as a full-time telecommuter. Go check out the Optum page.

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Post ID: @fd+1k6jpce7y

Keep in mind this is the first phase. They will roll this out to any UHG/Optum office. My worry is in the last “phase” they will let people go if they are too far away from an office

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Post ID: @f0+1k6jpce7y

It's a de facto layoff.

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Post ID: @eb+1k6jpce7y

If you didn’t get this weeks memo you most likely won’t be required to come back. Everyone less than 30 minutes away from the office are required back 4 days a week starting 10/20. Performance, tenure, GL, sitting on international calls the majority of the are not factored in. It’s complete BS. They are trying to get people to quit on their own.

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Post ID: @b7+1k6jpce7y

May I ask what segment of UHC you are in? Claims, customer service, etc..??

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Post ID: @ab+1k6jpce7y

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