Great if you like micromanagement and 70 hour week - Anonymous employee Optym Employee Review

2.0
Aug 2, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great coworkers, free lunch on Friday, nice office, yearly retreat at nice resort.

Cons

No long-term vision so directives change constantly. No work-life balance. Work week of 70 hours is common and people often have to work when on vacation, so the good pay does not matter. Managers do not know how to manage people because they are promoted for technical skills not management skills. CEO refuses to listen to differing points of view and believes his way is the only way to do things. Everyone is afraid of upsetting him so nobody says anything to contradict him. Employees are micromanaged and every decision must go through him, no matter how small. Employee concerns are dismissed as "complaints." They are told they are acting entitled and their concerns are never seriously considered.

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5.0
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Cons

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1.0
Mar 30, 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

Free lunch and Winter break.

Cons

This is a 'Lala' company where the CEO treats his employees as servants. They have to either fall in line or move out. He is not open to ideas. It is his way or the highway. His 2 kids are in executive roles and do NOT add any value. This is dying company with absolutely no future,

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