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      Optym reviews

      3.6

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (238 total reviews)

      Ravi Ahuja

      73% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Senior management

      Optym has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 238 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Optym employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      238 reviews
      3.0
      Sep 17, 2019

      Many Growing Pains But Room to Grow

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Friendly and helpful coworkers and great culture if you happen to be on the right team. -Gainesville is a nice place to live for young people and families. -Good health benefits, a lot of office snacks -A huge potential for growth as a company if execs and managers can get their act together and get out of their own way. -Impressive how far company has gotten without external investment -Diverse coworkers from all around the world -Very slowly, CEO working to make positive changes

      Cons

      -NEPOTISM is #1, it's family company. The CEO, his sons and close friends get preferred treatment and opportunities. -CEO and managers condescending and disrespectful to rest of employees, act "holier-than-thou" -Calls itself a startup even after 19 years in business, use it as excuse for unfocused/naive business strategy and poor project management -CEO does not want to share control/power, makes decisions for company that are often impulsive and short-sighted. -A lot of employees with undefined job responsibilities, making them less effective/focused, leads to people stepping on each other's toes and no one has to take responsibility. -Undefined reporting structure ("flat" organization). Makes performance evaluation a nightmare -Compensation is below market value because they are use to hiring students immediatley out of college and are used to underpaying them. Management get "sticker shock" when experienced people apply for jobs in higher level positions -4 HR directors joined then left in past year, indicates lack of importance of employees to senior management

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      Optym Response
      6y
      Dear Optym Employee: Thank you for posting a thoughtful and honest review. I appreciate the feedback and am glad to hear that you believe we have been successful over the years in growing the company. As with any organization, we are definitely experiencing growing pains and truly appreciate the efforts our employees are contributing every day. We are working with a number of consultants that are helping me in transforming the organization. With any transformation, this can take time and effort. I understand the changes may not be fast enough or impact the employees immediately but I am working diligently to make Optym an incredible company. I encourage you to reach out to Casandra Sanjurjo in the Human Resources Department to discuss the specific issues as it relates to your role and manager. Casandra is working with our HR Consultant, Pam Perry, to develop a focus group session for all Gainesville employees that is targeted to take place in mid-October. I know that we have lots of things to work on as an organization and I am committed to focusing on moving Optym forward in a positive and transformational way. Ravi Ahuja, CEO
      1.0
      Jan 10, 2019

      Terrible company to work for

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible timings Work from home facilities ( doesn't necessarily mean you'll have a work-life balance)

      Cons

      - The upper management micro-manages everything. They hold personal grudges against you when you step even a toe outside the line - Only people who can suck up to the bosses and massage their egos will get promoted. Nepotism is just another very common things in this company. - During my time at Optym, people on a monthly basis left the company. - Not a very encouraging and nurturing environment to work in. - The management team has no considerations, no respect for their employees or their background and treats them very poorly. - The management never gave proper answers or even held themselves responsible when things were not going their way. It's always a blame game with them.

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      Optym Response
      7y
      Thanks for your feedback. We are sorry to know that you feel that way. We also believe that this is not the way most Optymers feel about the company. We treat our team members very well; we respect them, care for them and do everything within our means to keep them happy. However, we will consider your comments as constructive feedback. We will look deeply into where we could do better and take steps to make that happen. Should you feel inclined to discuss this with your manager or with HR directly, we would appreciate the opportunity to better understand your concerns.
      2.0
      Oct 12, 2017

      Very poor managment and non professional tech leads

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      There isn't any reason to work there. Avoid!

      Cons

      I've worked there less than a year and there wasn't any challanging projects to work on . Managment was very bad.

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      Optym Response
      7y
      Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to learn that you didn’t have a pleasant work experience at Optym. We wish you the very best in your future career. We welcome any further inputs at feedback@optym.com.
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