IMO this company is engaged in crimes against humanity. Not only for its surreptitious undertaking of replacing American workers with foreign subintellects but also its drawn out conclusion leaving a multitude of human beings in fear of their future and anticipation of their fate.
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@ha checked the news? France is about to declare a state of emergency owing to the population rising up. They are the first but most of Europe is on the same trajectory.
I will be sure to keep that tin hat on.
@nb???
@n9 so smart and classy
@n7 what is all that gibberish
@n5
You should get back to work and on your knees - I hear your manger unzipping already.
@ed and apparently "chiefs" too.
@ed yes it is
@jy can't speak to tech jobs, I just know there's always full time nursing and therapy jobs out there.
@jp
Truth hurts, doesn't it chief? I guess you think that being a corporate slave is the best you can hope for and you think working longer hours for less and less every year is "The American dream". Keep up the mediocre work.
@jt you may get a position in that field but it might not be full time w/benefits. And, not everyone is in nursing. For example, the tech job market is bleak in the US.
The overall job market in the US is in bad shape. That’s not opinion, it’s fact.
On top of that PPI came in double, expect inflation to push past 5% in the next few months as producers will pass those costs along.
All this "low IQ" language sounds vaguely familiar... and likely projection.
@c5 why are you working there then?
@h9 so the hospitals. Home heath agencies, hospice agencies and nursing homes have absolutely NO positions open for RNs, PTs, OTs or STs?? That's pretty hard to believe.
@h7 the second you come out with the 'lick boots' the rest doesn't matter. You've outed yourself as a low iq super-dou--e clown.
@h8 no, actually, I wear a blue hat. But, we also live in a capitalistic society, so, "fair", maybe not.. but it is our economic structure. And while I don't think our Healthcare system should be run like a business, it is. If it wasn't, we'd probably all be out of a job.
@hc
Brilliant response. I guess you're happy with the clown show that's currently running the country into the ground at a record pace, but hey, anything as long as you're "owning the libs", right Einstein?
@hb make sure to vote blue in a couple weeks. We need to import more low IQ government leeches to run more learing centers
@ha If that is your belief then I wish you the best of luck. Current projections from various economic sources show the US is short ~5 million jobs to just keep up with population growth. Civil unrest is already occurring in Europe, the US is about 6 months behind.
The ruling classes are betting that AI productivity increases will grow them out of this. That is why there is so much focus and investment in this area.
@h4 no wonder i couldnt find any tinfoil last night, you bought it all
@h6 no they cannot. For example, Allina is RIFing in mass here in MN. If that merger goes through it will get worse.
I am not at Optum, I am a self employed financial analyst. I suggest you get off social media and start paying attention to what is happening around you. You’re living/thinking like it is still a unipolar world and the US and it’s financial system is the ‘house’.
@h3
Do you think it's fair that the ratio of executive to worker pay since 1970 has increased from 21:1 to 365:1? Not to mention the buying power for regular living (food, rent/mortgage, transportation, etc.) is markedly less now than in 1970.
I guess the soft, lazy workers just need to work harder and not complain, right, chief?
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you wear a red hat and think the current administration in D.C. is doing great.
@h3
I'm Gen-X, too, and I too, was raised to work hard -- for a fair wage. Not to lick boots and to side with corrupt companies who sc--w people over on the daily and tell others to just "toughen up." This tone-deaf approach to work is exactly why workers have turned into slaves slowly since we were born.
I agree that you can always find another job, which is why i left Optum years ago.
@h4 idk why any licensed person couldn't find a job. There's always positions open in hospitals. Granted, I don't want to go back to that, but I certainly can.
@g7 why are you still working there?
@h3 no you cannot just find another job here in the US at/close to current wage. That statement alone indicates that you are most likely offshore and/or in the ‘India’ network.
As global conflicts expand and the US will most likely will have to reinstate the draft it will be interesting how many flee the US. Best hope the US doesn’t force relocation and/or freeze the border (keep people in).
The world HAS changed
@g7 nope.. Gen X. Was just raised to work hard and be honest. Im not "owed " anything but fair pay for hard work. Furthermore, if im not treated fairly, I can always find another job. That's a choice I can make.
@c2 you are definitely someone that has benefited greatly from the government policies of the past two decades. However, when, not if, the markets correct and your paper assets are worth no more than wallpaper, wealth asset taxes are created and tax you out of any ‘hard’ asset and finally social security is no longer the golden calf and it’s finally deeply cut for existing recipients- then let’s see how you feel. At present the younger generations has been taking almost all of the burden.
For the record I am GenX
@em
Ok, boomer... That would be good advice if Optum paid its employees for a full day's work. You rail on people needing to stop expecting more out of their employer, but why do companies get to expect more and more out of their employees without paying them any more?
Need some examples, tough guy? Here, I'll spoon feed you some.
Ready? ...
Here comes the airplane!
- Cost of living increase below inflation
- Mandatory unpaid overtime
- Constant threats of jobs being replaced by cheaper workers
- Management gaslighting employees into doing more work (e.g. "I need you to stretch", "Be a team player", etc. etc.)
- Massive bonuses for executive management for making dangerously stup!d buisiness decisions
- Immediate termination for making the slightest mistake for some people, but complete forgiveness or a nice golden parachute for others - it all depends on "who you know", or more to the point, who you have a 'personal' relationship with.
Here's the conclusion: the illusion of 'soft employees' isn't the problem. The reality of horrible-cultured workplaces willing to discard people like rotten fruit while making record profits is.
You get it there, slugger?
Why are you still working for an employer that's treating you so poorly?
Some of uou need you need to toughen up and grow up. Your employer owes you a paycheck for a hard day's work. Why do you all think you're entitled to so much more? Thus is a business. It's not a conspiracy.
@e7 so ridiculous. Torture?? Really??
@ed yes! 💯
@c2 When did you start engaging in the corporate circlej--kC2? Loser
This site is full of lunatics, babies and trolls
Pretty easy to spot the sadistic aholes on this thread. I hope your number comes up tomorrow. This company IS torturing its employees and enrollees
@a8 100%
@c7
If that's true than you're in a minority in this company.
@c8
I'm surprised he didn't pull out the favorite "you sound vaccinated" response that red-hats think is such a clever flex.
@c1 covid booster??
@c6 I have been treated with respect and paid a fair wage for over 15 years with this company.. jve also worked my tail off, and endured many changes. This is a business, they are goung to di what's best for the business.