OptumHealth Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Great company with great benefits but they are a big company and move slowly. I enjoy everything about the job and my co-workers, but I still love the pace and excitement of startups."

"My compensation here has been acceptable, but I've found the work mind numbing and repetitive. Also, the whole UHG/Optum business entity has grown beyond its ability to be managed and needs to be broken up for anti-trust issues."

"Pros: The People Cons: Owned by a larger company that conducts layoffs, hiring freezes, and Budget freezes."

"I've worked for Optum Healthcare for 5+ years. Many of the individuals in higher level positions are generally business folks with very little experience with software development. What I have seen, quite often, is managers who aren't willing to listen to reality and do not appear to be under any stress to make money but are more interested in improving their own circumstance rather than that of their department."

"I have worked for DaVita Medical Group now Optum, for a year now. The people I work with are great fun passionate teammates. The leadership, however, is lacking leadership skills with little to no compassion and a heavy focus on 'slave-driving' employees until they burn out. Politics and arrow minded thinking prevent others from ideas to express themselves and grow. The opportunity to modernize old broken processes is a nonstarter."

"Working for OptumCare for over a year as part of the HRIS/Finance/Payroll Division. Love what they strive for, however, the environment is somewhat akin to Office Space within my own department. A lot of work with little substantial reward (no bonus/raises/promotions or discussion of such in reviews), lack of appropriate recognition, lack of significant follow thru for repeated staff concerns, and no clear upward trajectory interior to the department. General feeling; be seen but not heard when it comes to 'inclusion' and efforts rarely amount to something substantially significant."

"Very huge company but very limited growth"

"I have worked at Optum for 2 years. Overall it’s a decent company. Your day will always start off stressful because you will be on hold with IT for at least an hour. The computer systems and applications are always going down and computer screens and laptops constantly malfunction. The workplace environment is toxic and micromanaged. Although you are approved to work from home, some directors will make their own rules and tell you to come in just to micromanage you. You will never get a raise higher than 8 cents every year or other year. Some directors are allowed to get away with unethical behavior because HR won’t do anything about it."

"Really bad work environment.Management does NOT trust staff."

What do you like about working at OptumHealth?

"Received a paycheck and most workers were great. Gave us coffee."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"RUN AWAY FOR THE INTERVIEW!!!!!!!!!!! Bad management who is mean to staff."

What don't you like about working at OptumHealth?

"Bad bosses. Condesending. Harrassing. Always looking to find ways to make you feel wrong. Never around. Never created a trusting environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get ready for EEOC lawsuits. Worst environment that I have ever worked in."

"This place reeks of unethical and illegal employment practices. You do not treat your employees, other human beings, like trash. It’s time people start speaking up about this corporate office. The local news or EEOC needs to get involved. You do not put employees on corrective action plans because they had to call out because they were in the middle of a medical/ pregnancy related emergency. This is a true story. This is a healthcare company that could care less about the health of their employees. Especially the SNP manager who harasses and discriminates against certain employees when upper management isn’t looking. The same manager who retaliated against an employee for taking FMLA. That’s illegal! This is just one example of MANY."

"Unethical and hostile work environment. Think "Mean Girls" in North Korea. Patient care never makes it onto their agenda. Aggressive micromanagement is mismanagement. Physicians not only have HIPPA to uphold but their reputations at well. Why question their integrity above all others? It makes little business sense and drives away remarkable physicians."

"Horrible company to work for. I was surprised to find out they were affiliated with United Health Care. The location I worked for was in Phoenix, AZ, management was so insane, the turnover rate was that of a telemarketing job."

"I'm unsure what the point of the review is."

What do you like about working at OptumHealth?

"contract assignment. I liked the fact that they trust you to do your duties without standing over you."

What don't you like about working at OptumHealth?

"I want stability. I want to settle in one company. I don't want to move from company to company anymore."

"Good place to work."