Former Everett Clinic employees speak out about mass layoffs

EVERETT — Former Everett Clinic employees say a wave of layoffs in August gutted departments and left dozens of people without work.

A former senior manager for Optum, who spoke with The Daily Herald on the condition of anonymity, said the company laid off around 67 employees from The Everett Clinic and The Polyclinic in Seattle.

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“After 15 years, it’s just like, boom, you’re done, get out,” said one former supervisor, who asked to remain anonymous over concerns about the terms of their severance. “I was cut off completely.”

The layoffs were part of a company-wide move by Optum, the clinic’s parent company since 2017. Optum is part of UnitedHealth, one of the largest health care corporations in the country. Optum revenue jumped 25% in the second quarter of 2023 to $56.3 billion, according to a UnitedHealth Group report.

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