Optum reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(15,507 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 15,507 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
2.0
Sep 16, 2024

poor leadership, too many org changes

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Pros

1. Work from home - This is an option for majority of roles, however, the work-life balance will depend on your direct team/leader. 2. Overall flexibility to flex your hours - Again, majority of the time, teams don't seem to mind if you need to flex your hours since we all work different time zones.

Cons

Coming from an acquired company and then moving into Optum, there are significantly more cons than pros. Quarterly layoffs over the last 1.5 years -- As a PM, I was privy to the census and know the amount of layoffs each quarter. It negatively impacted work and leaders reduced key stakeholders WITHOUT a plan in place. With continued and confirmed layoffs for rest of 2024 and into 2025, unsure how stable the work environment will be. Other cons: 1. Low motivation and morale on teams. 2. Lack of transparency with changes. 3. Low pay and no room to negotiate if you make lateral salary grade moves. 4. Benefits aren't great

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Optum Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback. I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Please know that your comments will help us to assess our processes and make any necessary adjustments for improvement. We are committed to actively developing as an organization to better serve our employees.
2.0
May 1, 2024

The worst micromanaging I’ve ever experienced

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Call taker in the HouseCalls department. Good benefits, remote work. Incentive options in the call center

Cons

They try to make it like a sales position where they really want you to “sell” the appointment and get the customer to say yes to scheduling. Calls had a (long) script and it was difficult to speak so much all day every day. You’re basically forced to harass customers into scheduling a HouseCall visit, calling them every week multiple times a week even when they are saying not interested. Working in the call center, they give you your regular breaks and only 8 minutes of “personal time” per day. That means if you have to go to the bathroom, take a breather, etc, don’t go over 8 minutes or they will constantly be over your shoulder. Most other call centers don’t have this rule. Company is big and there is no connection between you and the higher ups. I don’t think I even met any of them through orientation as a new hire. You feel like you’re just another number in the company. No sense of connection or feeling like your voice really matters.

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Optum Response
2y
Thank you for your review. I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Please know that we are committed to learning from your feedback so that we can refine our processes and better serve our team members. We are dedicated to fostering a culture of trust and empowerment within our teams.
2.0
Feb 11, 2024

Sinking ship, don't jump on it.

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Pros

-Flexible/Remote options -PTO is decent, when you're allowed to take it - If you're a self starter with training, theres a lot of chances to learn

Cons

Training is minimal because anyone with experience has been laid off or left already. Blind leading the blind. Then sweeping layoffs to make their bottom lines better. They can have "record breaking" profit margins, yet mysteriously, no one is 'meeting the internal goals'. It's all BS that's just to kiss the rears of shareholders and bleed the employees dry meanwhile. They'll host townhalls about how bad 'psychological safety' internal review ratings are, and then in the second breath, make sure no one feels safe from the next indiscriminate job cut. Senior leadership is intentionally driving this company straight into the ground before they jump ship, dumping their stocks, and employees get laid off to make up for the difference from poor financial decisions. At this point they're trying to drive everyone out, so they don't have to pay out a severance. Teams are being cut to beyond barebones, then they hire thousands of offshore employees, with no training and no accountability. If they don't have a manager breathing down their neck every minute, they won't do anything because they're too scared of messing up. They're trying to plug in the holes from that with AI claim processing instead...tons of lawsuits in the works for that already from customers. Quality overall greatly suffering, which makes accounts drop their coverage with UHG..so what does the CEO do? Blame the employees left, and cut any chance for raises or bonuses. No one can 'meet goals' because they're literally just making up numbers off the top of their head as a 'standard'. Can't wait for this next wave of layoffs after annual review season, so they don't have to even pay people for a cost of living increase. The pay is terrible and if you're not hired in with a decent amount, don't ever expect it to grow from there.

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Optum Response
2y
Thank you for your feedback. I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Please know that your comments will help us to assess our practices so that we may better support our employees and continue to improve as an organization.
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