Optima Tax Relief reviews

4.7

95% would recommend to a friend

(620 total reviews)
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David King

93% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

Optima Tax Relief has an employee rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 620 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Optima Tax Relief employee rating is 26% above average for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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620 reviews
5.0
Jun 27, 2017
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Pros

Optima is a wonderful place to work at, the people that work here are great people and it is a very friendly yet professional work environment. There is plenty room for growth with Optima as it continues to grow.

Cons

I do not have anything bad to say about Optima.

2.0
Jun 19, 2017

Appears good...is actually awful

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Initially, you will feel blessed being employed at this company. You will see a lot of "culture" and "perks" throughout the company. They do a great job at keeping their employees entertained with special events, meetings, outings, fundraisers and more. The company is not afraid to drop some $$$ to be flashy for various company events. The people are mostly down to earth depending on which department you're dealing with. Top management is engaged so you really don't feel intimidated when you run into them in the hall way or on the elevator. Basically, if a good social environment is the most important to you when seeking a job, this is a good fit for you. The benefits were pretty good. You get some sort of commission/bonus monthly -- some department's bonus structure is better than others.

Cons

Despite what other reviews say, every single department at OTR is severely UNDERPAID. The only people who get paid anything sustainable are managers, associate directors, top management, and the sales peeps. Even the "team leads" don't make nearly enough to afford a 1 bed room apartment and live comfortably. Most of the positions available are high school graduate levels and if you're a college graduate you will feel like this is the scum at the bottle of the bucket type of job you had to take to gain experience to achieve a better position. The growth they advertise is completely misleading. By growth, you can expect them to give you a new job title or bump you to a II level, up your work load, and pay you a few pennies more or not even give you a raise at all. Most departments are like a high school. There is so much favoritism and gossip you really have to watch who you're friends with. A lot of leaders don't deserve their position and are only there because they have been there since inception or they were friends with the right people. I was tired of working under people I did not respect or believe were capable. You know it's a problem when you can see right through your manager's act -- they have no idea what they're doing. HR only listened. They didn't act. I don't know how many people have gone to HR for the same legitimate reason, and only received words of reassurance while no real action was taken. I used to think HR was that safety bubble you can go to in any company, but after working here, I quickly learned a valuable lesson: HR is always on the company's side.

4.0
Apr 27, 2017

Good company

Recommend
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Pros

Leverage tech very well. In line with the times. Good people there to work besides. Management seems genuinely interested in my success and development.

Cons

Nothing really to say at this time. Everything has been so far so good. I don't have much to say here.

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