My Advice... Don't Walk... RUN AWAY! - Anonymous employee Optiv Employee Review

1.0
Jun 2, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stepping stone into the Cyber Security Industry, easy to get a job after you apply to a competitor -- and you both stop laughing long enough to compare horror stories about Optiv, Accuvant, and/or Fishnet.

Cons

I gave these bozo's 2 month's notice before leaving. After I left they documented my termination as 'involuntary,' as if... ?!? The reason? I challenged management on their moronic behavior. These people have meetings to schedule more meetings, to have the 'underlings,' who are more qualified than the managers, coach their legion of managers in things that the managers should already be qualified to do. If you're unlucky enough to work for a former Fishnet manager, if there are any left, the manager will throw you under the bus faster than a beam of light travels from the sun, to save their job; which is being monitored closely by former Accuvant management, who are looking for 'any reason' to get rid of Fishnet people. I found another job job and 'wow' has life never been better. The stress of working at this wacky company nearly destroyed my marriage. My advice? RUN!

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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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