Optum reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(15,551 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

45% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Optum has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 15,551 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Optum employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Cuidados de saúde industry (3.4 stars).

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16K reviews
3.0
Mar 16, 2026

huh

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

good wlb (at times, sometimes have to work more for deployments)

Cons

slow career growth , internal politics

3.0
Mar 16, 2026
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Above average pay in industry for position.

Cons

Management and everyone else is very hostile. The patient and clients are not their priority. Everyone is always looking to throw someone else under the bus to make themselves seem better, hoping to get a raise or promotion.

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