Toxic Leadership Is Actively Destroying Products and People - Consultant Optel Group Employee Review

1.0
Jul 2, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Salary credited on time Hybrid work option

Cons

Leadership is toxic and self-serving – supervisors, delivery managers, and software directors act purely out of insecurity and personal agendas Performance doesn't matter – if you're talented or speak up, you're seen as a threat No accountability at the top – even serious concerns go ignored by senior leadership, including the CEO Fake purpose-driven culture – the company talks about sustainability and building a better future, while internally damaging careers and suppressing talent Final Advice: If you believe in merit, transparency, and meaningful work — stay far away from this company. It rewards politics, not performance. Example: A once-promising product like VerifyBrand has been completely derailed — not by market failure, but by poor decisions, ego-driven leadership, and internal sabotage from the very people who were supposed to lead it.

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Cons

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Pros

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Optel Group Response
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Thanks for the advice, appreciate it. In fact, I don't run the company, it is operated by a strong VP and directors level. I am a visionary, not an operator, but I can get hand's on for a while as I am great in finding solutions. Never hire me as a General Manager !! After 35 years leading OPTEL, I know my strength and weakness. To explain the up-down, see answer to other comments... I am very strong and confident on the vision I build.. that what drive me every morning, that why I have invested over $80M in preparing the future that is kicking off now! I love what I do and I love the team I am working with. Let's go, work together to achieve great things.. and accept to fail from time to time..
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