Optum reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(15,586 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

46% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Optum has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 15,586 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Optum employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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16K reviews
5.0
Mar 17, 2026

Great company to work for

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great company to work for if you are on the right team. Fully remote, and work life balance is always considered. Managers seem to care about you and look to help you grow in areas of interest

Cons

Pressure from above and little job security with high number of layoffs.

3.0
Mar 16, 2026

huh

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good wlb (at times, sometimes have to work more for deployments)

Cons

slow career growth , internal politics

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