Awful company to work for - Program Manager Optum Employee Review

1.0
Oct 14, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It will pay for groceries and utilities

Cons

Don't be fooled by the cool "work at optum" imagery on their website Expensive health insurance They count your badge swipes to see if you are "coming into the office" Rampant intra-company politics At end of year they steal your accrued vacation that is over 40 hours HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE Cheap - Employees get up at 3am for Program increment planning sessions because they are too cheap to fly anyone

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Pros

Work life balance is good

Cons

Compensation is below industry average for tech

1.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

Difficult to say many positives, as most of the current field staff has either resigned or currently interviewing for other positions.

Cons

Office management, upper management within the company leave staff with unfulfilled promises, ineffective communication, lack of response to questions and concerns that staff members ask on a weekly basis. This office has such high turnover with obvious lack of concern by any of the higher ups within LHC group, Optum, Amedisys. These 3 companies are merging or UHC is purchasing- upper management is unable or unwilling to share exact plans which has been adding to overall anxiety, uncertainty within this office. As staff we continue to be told ‘just hang tight, things will get better’.

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