Optum Technology Development Program Data Engineer reviews

The biggest downside for me was how the company went about laying off myself and the entire team that I worked with. I left for vacation feeling good about my position in the company and how increased demand for our work might result in the team expanding in the near future. So I was shocked to get a call in the middle of my trip letting me know that my position was being eliminated and I would be getting laid off in 2 weeks. Needless to say that put a damper on the rest of my time off. The company's severance package did not do anything to make me feel better after the six years I had spent there either. Only 4 weeks of severance was definitely not enough to cover the amount of time it takes to apply for, interview with, accept, and then be screened for a new job. I had to dip pretty heavily into what little savings I had to continue to pay my bills after the severance ran out.

Terrible micromanagement. You are very much a number at a huge corporation.