Here we celebrate our people, ideas, and experiences, fostering an inclusive, equitable, and diverse environment where we are heard, supported, appreciated, and valued by our peers and leaders. We connect, we collaborate, we innovate, which fosters a greater sense of belonging and inclusion while enabling each other to reach our full potential. Each day we seek to deliver real value for people and give back to the communities where we live and work. Our core values of integrity, compassion, relationship, innovation, and performance, steer our actions and interactions. They also guide us to achieve our mission, to help people live healthier lives and to help make the health system work better for everyone. And throughout it all, we are united by a culture that cultivates a workplace like no other. I love Optum.

I have been working with UnitedHealthcare for a year-and-a-half. I have cerebral palsy. I was born with it, and I am just ecstatic and extremely proud to be a part of this company. As far as my clients, a lot of them have a disability or disadvantages as well. I am fully aware of some of the struggles that they have on a daily basis, just getting through life and daily activity. I think I not only understand from a Medicaid and financial standpoint, but I also understand from a physical standpoint because of my disability.

I feel like I belong at UHG because of the culture we have for bringing your authentic self to work. I feel like I can bring my unique background, experiences, and ideas to my work and my teammates do the same. We really make an effort to get to know each other on a personal level, which means we can support each other better and also create a team environment that feels good to be a part of. I feel like I'm part of a community at work rather than just an employee.

I've been with Optum for 11 years and I still see a bright future here. What keeps me motivated, apart from my wonderful team, is how the organization embraces change and genuinely cares for its people. This is evident when inclusion was added in our core values and employee value proposition of caring, connecting, and growing together. These initiatives truly resonated with me.