Once great, now a scary place to work - Anonymous employee Optiv Employee Review

2.0
12 June 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice offices when needed. Remote work is optional for most employees. Some great people work here.

Cons

It's all about the money at Optiv and anything that isn't making or saving money is very expendable. Large swaths of employees are unceremoniously let go and you never know it's coming until suddenly people are missing from meetings. Optiv also prides itself on being an international company but there is a dark side to it all as more and more positions are being outsourced overseas for less money and existing employees are quietly shown the door. Benefits in general are far below competitors. Many great people I enjoyed working with have been let go and I can't help but wonder, am I next?

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Great work-life balance in the company

Cons

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2.0
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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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