Optics 1 reviews

Being as Optics 1 is a smaller company, you have to be agile and wear multiple hats if you want to thrive here. If you're looking for a place where you can float by without having to put in any effort, it's probably not for you. That does not mean people are necessarily overworked or that the company won't invest in resources; it means that it's a dynamic environment where you are expected to work hard and be willing to go the extra mile to get the job done. To the extent that there are negative reviews on here of Optics 1, I would say that they are either people who didn't want to keep up with that pace, or they are very old reviews from a much different time in the company's history.

- Used to be a highly versatile small job shop with wide range of programs that got lost attempting to transition to a higher volume "production" company focused on 1-2 products - Top level management over the last 3-4 years spent more time trying to copy competitors and constantly re-orient business plan to the next shiniest object than doing any real management -Management told customers what they thought the customer wanted instead of listening, expected bottom bidding vendors to produce parts outside their capabilities, and constantly re-scoped programs without making budget or schedule adjustments - directly resulting in missed deadlines, cost over runs and unnecessary technical issues - Engineers were constantly blamed for problems resultant of poor management and expected to work excessive hours to compensate for lack of planning and discipline at the top of the company. - Due to the above on top of an already intense R&D work schedule low retention and high turn over rate was common - Extreme lack of respect for employees and horrible company Morale - see movie Office Space or comic Dilbert....