Optum Desktop Engineer salaries in Chennai

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Employee centric company, with good benefits and compensation for employees, the learning curve is average, product based but work culture and working way is of service based

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Too much politics by leadership, no promotion, no good hike , no recognition or award , people staying in the company for 15- 16 years are major decision takers , very bad learning curve , repetitive work , employees getting burnt out , proper service based culture or call center based

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Guys basically optum is very good organisation, But carefully check your offer when you get a it from optum. Optum actually take other companies as their subsidiaries and those companies are shit, I joined as a software Engineer in a organisation called XL Health Private Ltd through optum. These guys are ridiculous and so unprofessional. You can find more terrible things below about this company.

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... and they will dump a stack of work on you as though you are senior engineer. 4. There is no salary hikes. 5. There no HR for me actually, how can I forget that. 6. If you read review about this company you would most generous people writing like, if you are a fresher you want to learn then definitely you have join this company those particular reviews are the one ruined my 2 years. So just don't keep those in your mind. 7. So try for more opportunities I know freshers find difficult but brothers and sisters trust me you don't want to step into hell. After listening this you might think I have serious issues with my manager and all but believe me I have no issues with anyone infact I have best friends in my time and still I am in contact with them. It's nothing personal but a concern about people is what making me write this. So choose wisely.

Likes

Optum has a slow paced work environment, which helps you focus on your personal life and goals so you dont have to overwork as in the case of other technology firms

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There’s a company wide policy of extremely low hikes and pay grade. The company is not good for your personal and career growth.

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So I started off at Optum as a fresher , and let me tell you I was no good when I had started. My first project and team was really amazing and helpful. I got a chance to work with big-data tech stack. There are a lot of internal developed tools and projects , and if you don't feel good with your project you can switch teams in 1 year. You'll get enough leaves and some health benefits. There are really good internally organized trainings ranging from web-development , mobile-app development , big-data , NLP/machine learning and cyber-security. You'll be able to reach out and interact with healthcare tech - specialists and provide our ideas. You can also get some free azure trainings and certifications if your manager approves. Overall company and policies are great , but focus is on US market and Indians do suffer because of it , late night meetings , deployments and much focus is on work done by US folks rather that Indians.

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...r US counterparts. Work is not much , until you reach production timelines . Indian managers can turn out to be bad , as they have control over your cash rewards , annual bonus and quarterly cash rewards. Finally a small note - you will have to always fight for yourself , until you sell yourself , someone else will get promotions and better hikes .

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I have been working for past 1 year and has gained a lot of knowledge. Skills development is great in UHG, but still it depends on the team you are given.

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Salary hikes are bad, very bad. They don’t even touch inflation rate !