Pentest Puppy Mill - Security Consultant Optiv Employee Review

1.0
18 Nov 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The budget for training is decent. If you're in the in-crowd, you're solid and protected.

Cons

Personal feelings get in the way of business more often than not. The Attack and Penetration team used to be a really solid group, but with current management it's turned in to a pentest puppy mill. Promoting from within is great, if you expand outside of your friends, and actually train managers to be managers prior to them taking on a team.

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Pros

Great work-life balance in the company

Cons

There have been many layoffs over the years

2.0
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Recommend
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Pros

Unlimited PTO Supportive Management Depending on who you get Good work life balance as long as you don't take the job with you after hours Work from Home Hands on Training - could still use improvement Annual pay increase

Cons

2 layoffs in a year when they keps saying everything was fine.... Laying off core contributors so now everyone who is left is doing the work of 2-3 people and not being compensated accordingly Only way to get a worth while pay increase is to move up in the company the annual increases are not inline with inflation or cost of living

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