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2.9

34% would recommend to a friend

(25 total reviews)
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Heinan Landa

27% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Optimal Networks has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 25 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Optimal Networks employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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25 reviews
2.0
3 Jul 2017

Optimal Networks is a delusional organization.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

A professional work environment with good people.

Cons

It should be a huge red flag when a company that has "won 10 straight workplace excellence awards" suffers from awful employee turnover. If workplace conditions are so excellent, why are so many people leaving/being fired? The answer is that 1) compensation is insufficient, 2) senior management (and mid-managers) do a poor job of motivating employees and have unrealistic expectations, and 3) the products and services the company offers are mediocre at best, making it difficult to keep clients/prospects happy. If you work at Optimal Networks, expect to hear that the company is "just going through growing pains" despite having been the exact same size for years. Allow this organization to be a pit-stop in your career--nothing more.

2.0
16 Aug 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The actual talent is some of the best in the industry. From the technical to the customer service, they are all very capable. The kitchen is usually stocked well with snacks. Yearly team building events are typically very fun.

Cons

Work/life balance is extremely skewed. You will be expected to work plenty of evenings and most weekends. This is explained away as the company being in "growth mode," though over the course of 10 years there was very little growth and the hours never got better. There is such a focus on minutia that the big picture constantly falls to the wayside. A constant push that you are a "family," but this is all just an attempt at employee retention. You'll be constantly convinced that you're all friends but then when you're let go, it's done by 3rd tier middle management and you won't hear a word from your "friends" in executive leadership.

5.0
7 Aug 2023

Smells like sour grapes in here :/

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Let's cut the crap, shall we? I've been here nearly 11 years. I have empathy for the folks who wrote the negative reviews (most of whom I know personally) and understand our tendency as humans to lash out as a defense mechanism. I'm also not really down with people creating false narratives around an organization and a group of people who are genuinely good. Not perfect, but at the core *good.* A few notes if I may: - Yes, operations were inefficient which impacted energy in and results out. - Yes, there was a change in operational leadership (see above). - No, corporate culture is not dependent on one singular individual. - Accountability and micromanagement are not the same thing. I feel fortunate to be here. I've learned and grown and failed and argued and laughed and felt safe--as a young female--to do all of that freely. If you came across us in your search for a new career, talk to us and draw your own conclusions. We're nerds and don't have the skillset to put on an act for you. Oh, also, *lot* of cat people here. Take that as you will.

Cons

IT services is a high-stakes, high-stress industry. There are ways to mitigate this, but that fact remains.

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