Optiv reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(735 total reviews)
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Kevin Lynch

47% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Optiv has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 735 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Optiv 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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735 reviews
5.0
Dec 13, 2016

Leading IT Security Firm

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with cutting edge technology and with some of the smartest people in the business.

Cons

Company needs to put a little more focus on talent retention.

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Optiv Response
9y
Thank you for taking the time to share your positive feedback. Growing and retaining our amazing workforce is of utmost importance to us. We are happy to have you as part of the Optiv family, a group of brilliant and inspiring individuals working hard every day to create confidence for a more connected world.
2.0
Dec 9, 2016

Managing Culture is Key

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The talent at this company was top notch. Technology and ideas were progressive. The pay is great. Culture prior to the merger was best I have ever worked in. Work/life balance was respected in my department. There were no paranoia about those working from home. The staff was very high performing so it did not matter where the work was done. The CEO of Fishnet was one of the most integral people I have ever known. He was who he was all the time. That leadership change impacted the culture very quickly.

Cons

No forethought into managing culture differences prior to the merge. The focus was on getting the technologies integrated and the human capital piece was not attended to. There was constant "speak" of how similar the cultures were but they were anything but. HR along with the rest of the executive team should have had this as a priority. Communication was poor, redundancy was not handled well as far as who kept their job. Morale sunk horribly. It felt very much like an acquisition instead of a merger. As a result of not minding the gap.

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Optiv Response
9y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughtful review of our company. Thank you for being on the Optiv team and trying to work through the challenges of a changing and growing organization. As we work toward becoming the employer of choice in cyber security, we are looking for opportunities to improve and focus on what truly makes working at Optiv meaningful for our employees. Creating a strong culture is of utmost importance to us. It is also a journey. It encompasses all of us and starts with each of us, we each play an active role every day in building and shaping our workplace culture every day on the job. In our recent employee engagement survey, we heard that employees are proud to work at Optiv and love what they do. We also heard there are some opportunities to improve. The positive energy and excitement that comes from this dialog about how we can do things even better gives us a promising foundation for a bright and exciting future for our company. We’re sorry we didn’t have the opportunity to work with you directly, to help your address the issues you were faced with and help you get positioned for a successful long-term career. We wish you the best in all your future endeavors – good luck!
5.0
Dec 7, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great team of highly skilled people. Plenty of opportunity to grow

Cons

Sometimes driven by gut, rather than data

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Optiv Response
9y
Thank you for the great review! We are excited to hear you value the Optiv team and see plenty of opportunities for career growth and development. We are proud of our amazing workforce – a group of brilliant and inspiring minds who make a difference every day in the lives of our clients, and have fun doing it. We all bring unique perspectives and experiences to the company, coming together with a common goal of progressing our connected world. We are grateful for awesome employees such as you and we are looking forward to continuing on our journey together. Thank you for being a part of the Optiv family!
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