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
1.0
Sep 7, 2023
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Pros

A playground for a cybersecurity professional but that is it

Cons

Touts premium services but below average at best. Overpriced. Portfolio looks good on paper but it is just lipstick on a pig because Optiv consistently fails to deliver. No career growth, unless you are part of an internal clique. Layers and layers of management whose job is to roll up the previous manager's report. The good people who do contribute are overworked and unsupported. Any feedback just falls on deaf ears.

1.0
Nov 29, 2022
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Pros

I can’t think of any positives. They have had extremely high turnover for years across every level from executive leadership to the bottom for a reason.

Cons

One quick note- for a cybersecurity company, it’s interesting that they themselves don’t comply with regulations. Customers beware. Employees beware…. Job seekers please look elsewhere. It’s definitely not worth the lengthy and unprofessional hiring process. I’ve been involved in hiring and have seen this go bad so many times- I always feel terrible for applicants but that’s a whole other issue….. Bullies in HR, Head of Legal, and management across levels make it a very negative environment. I’ve seen it happen to too many coworkers- HR, leadership and Legal will ignore and gaslight any issue you or your customer may have- big or small. I feel terrible when meeting a happy new hire, it’s not what you expect here. Stay away. They can’t get their processes together after years and years of hiring and firing execs and trying new things. Across teams, roles and responsibilities change multiple times a year and if you’re not pushed out you’ll be left unhappy and alone while all your coworkers leave. Watching everyone come and go month after month for years is super disheartening. HR shouldn’t have to repeat on every call, “I don’t know why our employees don’t think we have good benefits. We need to change that inaccurate thinking.” -If we had good benefits we wouldn’t be saying we don’t. HR and leadership also shouldn’t repeatedly speak so poorly about every person who leaves saying they are ALL just disloyal- The company takes zero responsibility and accountability for causing such low morale. LOW PAY and embarrassingly low raises that don’t align with recruiters’ big claims. No opportunity for career growth unfortunately. Old school discrimination here is surprising. It’s not the shiny corporation you’re aspiring to join. Unfortunately, leadership across teams lack basic skills in their “area of expertise” and painfully lack people management skills. That’s surprising for such a two own organization…. Most people leave because they are so tired of dealing with their personal manager and I’m not talking about any lazy stereotypes here, these are quality, high-performing, experienced professionals who I’ve seen try and try their best with positive attitudes to overcome poor circumstances but eventually get exhausted just from dealing with their direct manager. There have been about 2 or 3 quality and skilled leaders over the years that I’ve been here and they got so burnt out they had to leave and the company spoke incredibly poorly about them when they left -the few execs who actually excelled in their leadership.. Execs, STAY AWAY. And everyone below executive level, stay away; if executives are treated so poorly, you better believe the company cares even less about you. Good luck getting email responses. Good luck accessing your benefits they withhold. Good luck trying to stay positive.

1.0
Aug 28, 2022
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Pros

Unlimited PTO (depending on the team/manager, this may not mean much)

Cons

As a previous review had said, the company/senior management will be adamant that their employees are safe from layoffs but it is the complete opposite. It seems that entire teams are being let go. Management needs to re-evaluate their current business plans because it isn't working.

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