Optel Group reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(171 total reviews)
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Louis Roy

74% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Optel Group has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 171 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Optel Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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171 reviews
1.0
Jun 7, 2019

Next level Incompetency

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fast ride to the bottom

Cons

CEO is delusional, this place is run like a cult, if one offers a differing opinion or tries to improve on any aspect of the business you are persona non grata. CEO lacks any quality of a leader and distrusts his entire team apart from his right hand VP Customer experience - unfortunately she lacks competence and is the epitome of a yes man/woman. They will only appointment completely incompetent people as their lack of business acumen and experience makes them highly fearful and leaves them feeling inadequate. They will drive this business straight to the bottom. Its quite humorous as long as you are not employed by them. The entire management structure in Quebec is incompetent, does not have the experience or competency necessary for their roles. Many people in Optel/Quebec have never worked anywhere else and it becomes abundantly clear that this business is absolutely unsustainable. Total disregard for their employees and the "save the world" mantra is a complete farce. The culture is toxic and any person with talent has run for the doors, there is a mass exodus underway. **This should not be a reflection of the offices in Ireland and Brazil as the teams there are capable but will suffer under Quebec management. Stay far away from this company as it crumbles, they will ruin your career.

3.0
Dec 4, 2023

Rough times

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Remote flexibility, work life balance

Cons

Economic distress, regulation dependent, lots of layoffs

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Optel Group Response
2y
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..
2.0
Sep 23, 2018

Disorganized

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The work-life balance is generally good

Cons

Their vision is to "change the world" but they seem to lack any strategic plan and organized thought behind what they do.

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