No clear direction, huge turnover, and a CEO overshadowing the managers - Anonymous employee Optimy Employee Review

1.0
Sep 27, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good location (metro line 5 nearby) Nice and friendly colleagues

Cons

Wages lower than average, and overall unattractive package Huge turnover: people constantly come and go "Low-cost" company: you have to bring your own coffe, your own pens, etc. No clear direction: you start working on a project or a particular market, and then a few weeks later you're told it's not worth it anymore CEO vs. Managers: your manager can give you an objective in the morning, and in the afternoon, the CEO will come to you directly to say "scrap it, do the opposite". This happens on a regular basis. Nearly 50 people (inclunding interns), and there is no real HR department

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Optimy Response
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We're sorry to hear that you had a bad experience at Optimy. As many start-ups, change is essential in our organisation and enables us to develop our activities in a fast-moving environment. This is why, everyday, our CEO and managers are working on how to push the company further and be successful. This is also why we are looking for highly motivated entrepreneur-minded to work with us. For your information a HR Specialist will join us next week to enhance our recruitment process. We wish you good luck with your next venture!

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