Nepotism - Security Consultant Optiv Employee Review

1.0
Apr 12, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A somewhat stable consulting company.

Cons

Recent executive hires have been very questionable. All former friends from British Telecom / INS have been hired into VP and Director roles. What are the odds? By looking at their LinkedIn profiles they flock from one company to another (BT, HP, SQS, and now Optiv). Instead of promoting from within, they are just hiring their friends into cushy executive roles with questionable capabilities and experience.

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Great work-life balance in the company

Cons

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Pros

Unlimited PTO Supportive Management Depending on who you get Good work life balance as long as you don't take the job with you after hours Work from Home Hands on Training - could still use improvement Annual pay increase

Cons

2 layoffs in a year when they keps saying everything was fine.... Laying off core contributors so now everyone who is left is doing the work of 2-3 people and not being compensated accordingly Only way to get a worth while pay increase is to move up in the company the annual increases are not inline with inflation or cost of living

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