PLEASE DO NOT CREATE ADDITIONAL THREADS TODAY. This thread is dedicated to sharing all lay-off information (questions, answers, etc.) over the next 24 hours. Please also post as you, or teams you know, are notified so everybody can understand the size of the layoff.
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Just to add this to the mix and suspected layoff they planned before this week , I’ve never got my work QA’d but in the past 2 weeks I’ve had 6 patients I worked on QA’d and my other teammates that like my supervisor got only 1. They are looking for reasons. So to be honest it might have something to do with your work , salary, length of time with company. I haven’t heard anything yet today but who knows. I scored 100’s and 90’s on my work. Good Luck to all. You will survive this…
Does anyone know if any of the layoffs affect the newly acquired LHC staff?
Any layoffs for CMC, specifically KRS, CKD, TRS or VAD departments?
@sre+1o2cpJFa
If it's any consolation, a bunch of the managers making cuts are probably gonna get cut in September, based on previous history. Most of Optum (stated policy or not) requires managers to have at least 6 direct reports. If they drop under that, they are in danger.
Based on what I'm seeing, a lot of >grade 28 manager managers are in danger.
Level 27, got notice an hour ago.
Thank you to the ones saying the states, don't need specifics, but it will be a eye opener if I see my state to know if I've lost some members. The last few rounds they wait a week to tell anyone & those people are told to be quite.
You’re telling me that my d-mb af manager, who cant even make an excel sheet even if his life depended on it, won’t get the cut but i (a grade level 22-25) will???
WellMed Houston just had a bunch of layoffs. Very terrible.
@wbr+1o2cpJFa If you go into the UHG Global Self Service screens, and take the "Career and Development" menu, the "My Job Profile" option will list your pay grade at the end of the third field (Profile).
Grade 29 with 15 years. And of course over 55. And this time only 2 weeks notice. What happened to the 4 weeks like earlier this year?
Both our managers just let go in SC
Starting to sound like those training sessions this week didn’t do much good. So sorry to all that have been let go today and been given nonsense excuses as to why.
We all know the real reason.
How do we know our pay grade if we haven’t been in the Optum culture that long. As an external hire last year I didn’t pay attention and now get worried.
@hzn+1o2cpJFa
Remember, the goal from a leadership perspective is cost reduction. If your costs at $X and you want to make them $X-10%, by eliminating roles, the higher the total compensation for the individual role, the fewer you need to cut to get to your reduction goal.
There for, better to cut a 28 with no direct reports, or a 29 manager who only manages managers and is managed by a manager manager. High cost reduction per role eliminated and minimal impact to production/institutional knowledge. Total compensation for the average onshore 25 is like $85-90k iirc, a 28 is going to be well north of $140k depending on the market, and a LOT of the 28s are in expensive markets, making the even juicer targets.
Small proviso however: Those 23 -25 production and analysis roles are MUCH easier to offshore than some of the specialized senior roles. So if you are domestic and there are global teams already doing similar work, you are probably still in danger.
North Texas: wellmed: 5 regional nurse leaders gone. 2 regional managers gone. They chose to keep the nurses that are newest to the team that do not have masters degrees. But this decision was made to “ensure patients receive quality care.” Except they don’t want to know about safety issues. This organization is ran by people with no clinical knowledge. No chance for comments or questions. Just tossed to the trash. Being a patient in this healthcare industry is frightening. Last week they announced all specialty clinics were closing the doors.
What department s for 22 thru 25?????
40+ year olds get pink slips today.
Anything in Rx?
What department are you in?
Happened me years ago. God bless everyone who lost jobs. You will be ok it might be for best. Please be easy on yourself
Just because people are not giving specifics does not mean it's not happening. We have lost people this morning in my department and I promise you for them this is very real and sad. Why are you reading this thread if you are not going to believe what's being written and put down people who are giving what knowledge they have and are comfortable giving.
The layoffs in my department were grades 22-25.
So if your pay grade is a 23-26 might be a good chance you might be okay? Or did I read that wrong?
What do we know about WellMed layoffs?
@fjt+1o2cpJFa The last few rounds have gone through the 28s and up like a hay mower, especially if you are an individual contributor with no direct reports. From what I've seen at least part of the strategy is to automate and offload their admin workload to the 26s and 27s.
The pattern seems to be continuing.
Any additional info on the E&I space?
Anyone in CAI Town Hall? Do we have a brave volunteer to ask him to address these layoffs?
Is anyone getting lay offs in much lower grades like 26 or 27? Or is all the higher grades? And anyone in QFO ?
Yes.. watching my VPs teams and co workers. This is driving me insane.
Anyone else watching the teams team members to see if they're in any meetings? My nerves are ki-ling me.
Partner just got laid off 21 yrs w the company grade 31
Grade 30. Optum Health. Just got my notice.
I just got the call, I'm gone. Optum Tech in E&I. So yes, its really happening.
If any managers or assoc. directors will be fired today, I hope they are mine... MJ and JS
Nothing so far.
Payment Integrity Clinical Planning and Support had a layoff today. It is happening across the company and especially payment integrity under Sobiech.
partner just got laid off at 21 yrs w company grade 30
Wellmed
Domestic
One question I have: are most of the roles we're seeing cut domestic, global or both like the last few rounds?