Favoritism limits career growth - Senior Software Engineer Optum Employee Review

2.0
19 Feb 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Stable job, hybrid work, free cab

Cons

Growth opportunities are limited by a "favoritism" culture. To move up, you need to focus more on internal politics and social engineering than on your actual job responsibilities. Meritocracy is secondary to personal loyalty.

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Cons

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1.0
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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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