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      Optimal (WA) reviews

      3.6

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (19 total reviews)

      Sung Rhee

      76% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Senior management

      2.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      Optimal (WA) has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Optimal (WA) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      19 reviews
      3.0
      Jun 9, 2023

      Good people but plenty of instability

      Writer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Caring, collaborative team environment Great benefits Strong and genuine concern for work-life balance

      Cons

      Tough industry for a small company to compete in (and at the mercy of Google algorithm updates) Frequent reorganizations and priority shifts Relatively low pay No real advancement track for writers

      2.0
      Jul 21, 2021

      Don’t recommend

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Location, work remote eligibility for many positions, & easy to maintain Work-life balance.

      Cons

      Antisocial and downright rude CEO, callous and often nonexistent management, insufficient training, fearful employees (due to constant lay offs & unexplained changes in company structure/priorities), and an overall strange company culture that only exists at meal time. The company boasts about a “flat” org-chart, when in reality, it only highlights their unwillingness to promote employees and pay industry standard (developers, especially!)

      5.0
      Jan 8, 2020

      Great company culture

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Working at SR Education Group was really awesome, everyone there is super friendly and they often play board games and play wine on Friday afternoons. They also have regular company lunches that are paid for and have a full kitchen you can use to make lunches (they will buy whatever food/ingredients you ask for). There is also a pool table and ping pong table you can use, and they don’t expect you to work more than 8 hours a day even if it means pushing back deadlines. You can have a lot of ownership over specific products if that’s what you want.

      Cons

      They are based in Kirkland, so if you live in Seattle the commute is a bit annoying. The pay could also be better.

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