Run from this dumpster fire! - Senior Product Manager Optum Employee Review

1.0
Apr 14, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Since I have to give it at least one star - good starting place to get into medtech

Cons

Everything else - Leadership, salary, chances for advancement, and the near constant offshoring. Had multiple managers over my course of employment with each successive one knowing less about what I do and what I’m capable of. Last “supervisor” forced me to switch teams or be subjected to a CAP because they had to “shake things up.” A year later, they couldn’t fire me for performance outright, because I did the job and did it well. So instead they gave me a 2 on my MAP review this year, which made me ineligible for my bonus (which would've been a pittance anyways) and tipped the scales towards being subjected to a RIF (Reduction in Force). Please note - this is standard practice here. Matured teams are subjected to a RIF (Reduction in Force) of 10% year over year. Completely and utterly toxic culture of simps, sycophants, and failing upward with ridiculously tone-deaf, and unbelievably clueless leadership. It's just yet another rudderless titanic about to slam into an iceberg. You will be given no direction or training. Every six months it's a new clown show that takes over, You'll be asked to make decisions above your paygrade. Be told that’s the only way you’ll advance, but you’ll be a scapegoat if something goes wrong. Always forced to do more with less. And god forbid you raise a flag about any of this, a manager half your age from the other side of the world will just threaten to fire you. So you keep your head down, do the bare minimum while looking for other jobs, and realize… …. that’s what everyone of your coworkers are doing too everyday. With the coming fraud probe this company’s days are numbered so RUN AWAY!

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3.0
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Pros

Some very talented people give so much of themselves to the company, the clients and their co-workers. I work with (and have worked with) some excellent, smart, supportive people.

Cons

Too many layoffs. Upper management is clueless about how the day to day work gets done, what it takes to make certain changes to processes, and how to treat employees. Some are great. Mostly, they just look at numbers. So many of us have been doing our jobs long enough to know what is needed for certain requests. But we don't get a voice. We just have to do it and suck it up. They are firing ('reduction in force') all of the seasoned staff and let the rest deal with the fall-out. So many teams are losing good people but those people are training their off-shore replacements before they are told about being cut. So how is that a reduction in force? It's just a reduction in payroll numbers. Everyone is on edge just waiting for the next axe to fall. And we have to try and learn or teach another role with less experienced people and more work. It's crazy. On milestone anniversaries, they send an email recognition but once the milestone gets to over 15 years, you are a target. Pay and benefits are fine by me. Raises are practically non-existent, even after layoffs and asking employees to take on more responsibility. that's messed up. They talk about work/life balance but that doesn't trickle down to the actual workers who are so stressed they fear for their jobs if they don't do the extra mile. Many of us are just hanging on instead of quitting so we can at least get some severance. Others are actively looking.

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