Working at UnitedHealth Group in Salt Lake City, UT: 4 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Salt Lake City, UT Area

"Good place to work and it is flexible for what I needed. I think that the overall company is run well and it has challenges inherent with any large company. Resources are always limited because of the bottom line that is demanded by share holders and requirements are always changing for the health care sector."

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

"Make sure you ask a lot of questions, and meet other people on the team with whom you will be working."

What don't you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"The environment is very demanding, with little resources and little time. There is little work life balance, and we are expected to do a lot with little to no budget. Entire days are spent in meetings, so the only way to get work done is overtime."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Cut out the bureaucracy so things can get done faster and with less cost."

"Generally quite positive. but not earth shattering."

What do you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"I like the decent benefits and work flexibility. Many people can work from home or the office."

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

"Be patient. They are very slow when bringing people on-board."

What don't you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"Almost all co-workers, team members, and managers are not co-located but work out of home or different offices. This made building good relationships difficult and achieving milestones difficult due to communication challenges."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Put less effort on achieving financial goals and more emphasis on developing a strong work environment. That results in higher productivity and will improve the financial results."

What do you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"They don't just talk the talk on work/life balance; they actually walk the walk. The scale of projects and the work is exciting."

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

"The culture of the company and the culture of your individual department will likely be vastly different. Probe on the culture of the department, because that will be the most important."

What don't you like about working at UnitedHealth Group?

"We've moved much too slowly on the integration of the Optum businesses. We've done things out of order, and that meant that good people have lost faith and started to leave."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The speed at which we execute is too slow. There's too much red tape to get things done, especially around procurement and IT. Would love to see us lead out and be more generous with benefits beyond just PTO."