Optiv reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(734 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 734 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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734 reviews
1.0
Feb 26, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A great concept. Plenty of spending money, which is spent on 'buying' their way into the market... Buying market share.

Cons

Terribly corrupt, old school processes in a Cyber world, many many many new competitors popping up everywhere (including Fortune 500 companies), terrible benefits, management has total disregard and disrespect for lower level staff and newbies, very little training for newbies. I could go on, but I have no more time to waste on these strange people. My advice is to work here until you find something better, believe me they hire just about anyone with a positive visual appearance. I'm now working for a 'real' company!

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Optiv Response
10y
Thanks for taking the time to write this review and express your concerns. At Optiv, we believe it is important to listen to all feedback, whether it is positive or negative, and take it into consideration. However, this review does not provide constructive criticism, but rather a distorted and very negative perspective on what it is like to work at our company. We believe this outlook is in no way, shape, or form, a true representation of our culture, values, mission, achievements and the enormous talent we have on the team. We are optimistic and excited about the future of our company and truly committed to our employees. Our goal is to maintain a valued working environment for each and every one of them. Unfortunately, we cannot tolerate your “advice” to "work until you find something better to do," as you suggested above. Rather, we encourage positivity, commitment and determination to employee and company success and forging a true bond and partnership with our talented and hardworking employees, as we work to become an exemplary employer of choice. Wishing you good luck and finding success elsewhere. In the meantime, we will get back to working hard, hand-in-hand with our team to serve our important purpose, creating confidence for a more connected world by helping protect the world against cybersecurity threats.
3.0
Feb 24, 2016

The engine is roaring

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

2015 was a difficult year while we gained our footing. Optiv has emerged stronger in 2016. I am looking forward to the endless possibilities in this space in the years to come. Being part of this historical merger has been an education and I would not trade it. With the amount of brain power, talent and work ethic exhibited by the current team, we will only get better.

Cons

Processes and procedures are being improved and the culture is being established. Legacy teams need to continue to unite and let go of the past. Benefits need to be better than the competition.

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Optiv Response
10y
Thank you for sharing this great feedback, we appreciate your comments and value your opinion! Our goal is to maintain a valued working environment for each of our employees. We are committed to helping you be successful in your career and we are grateful that you took the time to share your positive company outlook on Glassdoor. We are optimistic and excited about the future of our company and looking forward to winning together in 2016!
2.0
Feb 8, 2016

Puppy Mill

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I met some very talented people from both sides (Fishnet and Accuvant). If you are new to information security then this is a good place to go to cut your teeth, just be mindful of when you have out grown Optiv and get out.

Cons

This place sells itself as a leader in information security but the fact is it is very void of talent. Most of the talented people from both sides of the merger have moved on to greener pastures and whats left is the remaining people trying to get out. Poor benefits, No options for a pre IPO company, and the exodus is very apparent. If you're experienced and value your reputation in the Security community then you should probably distance yourself from Optiv.

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Optiv Response
10y
Dear Concerned Optiv team member, we appreciate your comments and value the opinions of all members of our team, whether they are current or former employees. Our goal is to maintain a valued working environment for each of our employees, but we realize this can be a challenging task in times of change. While there have been ups and downs in this process, there have been more positives along the way, and we are optimistic and excited about the future of our company. Thank you for expressing your concerns, as we believe it is important to listen to all feedback, whether it is positive or negative, and take it into consideration. We wish you best of luck in all your future endeavors.
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