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2.5

23% would recommend to a friend

(52 total reviews)
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Dr. Selva Selvaratnam

20% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

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1.0
Mar 1, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

You learn to use Excel fairly well. Standard 9-5, pretty much.

Cons

I hadn't planned on writing anything but recently heard that another negative review on this site prompted the CEO to email the Boston office that the review was from a single disgruntled former employee and to disregard it. I understand that is hearsay and potentially unfair, but based on my experience at OpSec, I believe it to be true. That belief and my feelings toward company management (disregard for employee welfare, dismissal of criticism, etc), in making such a statement have led me to this review. So that gives you an idea of what the company is like. In actuality, my experience was one where I used my lunch breaks to send out resumes (I worked there approximately 1 year). My total workload was full of routine, busy work that we could (and often did) outsource to other countries. It involves manually reviewing hundreds of links a day, paying a $40K/year salary, and offering very limited opportunities for advancement or pay raises. Although I had a business graduate degree, no one ever asked my advice or offered me a chance to grow beyond the busy work. Middle management is dismissive of low level employees and extremely demanding of deliverables.

1.0
Feb 15, 2015

Dire Straits

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good location, easy access to transit and shops/restaurants, etc.

Cons

Most of middle and senior management lack the leadership skills necessary to propel a team, and the company, forward. Employees are overworked, resentful, and disengaged. Although the executive team has made recent attempts at "transparency" and "goal-setting" for the organization, they ultimately fail at understanding the deep-rooted issues that cause the sense of apathy that is so prominent among team members. In May of 2014, employees were given engagement surveys aimed at identifying areas for improvement. Scores were low, but management never communicated next steps. How can anyone possibly take their job seriously and perform at their best when management perpetually shoots down requests for raises/promotions/professional development opportunities? Many employees in this office did not receive 2014 performance reviews, nor did anyone receive cost of living salary increases, which, coupled with the already below-market pay, is the perfect storm for employee dissatisfaction. Employees leave because they find new roles in which they will be paid 20-40% more. They are expected to complete tasks without being given any of the resources necessary to do so successfully, and are then punished for it. They are also consistently pushed beyond their limits because they lack managers who can train them properly. Overall, this is an extremely frustrating and discouraging place to work - the industry is interesting but if the company cannot pay non-management employees more than 30% below other employers in the city, they cannot possibly expect high productivity and quality, let alone retention.

1.0
Jan 6, 2014

Awful Place to Work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent benefits, and a great location (downtown Boston in Copley Place). Those are the only positive things to say about this company.

Cons

Salary well below market averages for Boston. Disconnect between management and employees makes for "lost" visions and an often frustrating work environment. Blame game is constantly being played. HR is nonexistent. So is work/life balance. Virtually no interest is taken in employees or helping them achieve career goals. Company is in the tank financially so no one gets raises or bonuses. Hard when trying to raise a family.

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