Toxic work culture - Anonymous employee Optiver Employee Review

1.0
Feb 19, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Don't see any Pros as such

Cons

Work Life balance is non-existent You are forced to put in long working hours Work on weekends Micromanagement is at a level where you think it is a school Racism Atleast 8 people laid off within a period of 3 months.

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5.0
Feb 24, 2026
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Pros

worked on a lot of different areas of the trading stack; often close with researchers learned about technical components for data driven trading saw my impact day to day

Cons

constant office renovations were a bit distracting, but was told it should be done in 2026

3.0
May 21, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good compensation, collaborative environment. Company also seems to aim to be at forefront of new tech such as AI

Cons

When HR mgmt is on record stating things like the company shouldn’t hire females anymore, it really makes you wonder how they make decisions on who should fill management positions

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