Strong leadership, stronger teams - Anonymous employee Optiv Employee Review

4.0
Aug 17, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-- Excellent leadership at the top, led by some truly visionary people -- One of the truly unique "full service" security providers (hell, the ONLY) -- Leadership is letting the big ego go, and focusing on those who really want to be change catalysts for a better tomorrow -- Ability to execute is paramount, and leadership appears to understand the value of DO over TALK -- Middle tier of management is mostly solid, understands company goals -- Opportunity abounds, and if you're not happy with your job today, there are a LOT of openings on other teams

Cons

-- Still some internal politics and jockeying for position -- Middle tier of management starting to work together as a unit, needs to pick up pace -- Relationships are important, but sometimes this drives decisions (good or bad)

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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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