Optimal (WA) Reviews

CEO changes his mind on a whim, manager is inexperienced and manipulative. Ran like a much larger company than it is. Absolutely no positive reinforcement. You never know if you're doing a good job or if the manager is being sincere. The manager has a personal chat with 4 other employees where they make all decisions about group activities and gossip about fellow employees. Manager is in a friend group and she hires from that group. During my employment I saw her hire two more of her friends which led to a cliquey and divided environment. Manager likes to tell people about themselves in front of everyone, and constantly makes jokes at other people's expense. The friend group is incredibly cliquey and it's made worse that one of the members is the manager. Management makes many false promises and manipulates the employees into thinking its a great work environment.

Suffering company culture - It looks like people are friendly and sweet at the beginning. Still, once you stay here longer, you experience a lot of backstabbing, no matter if you do your job correctly or not — lots of inner-office drama. When someone gets fired, no communication is sent to the team, and we pretend this person never existed. There a few skeletons in the closet nobody talks about, and that’s how most gossips are born. The team’s morale is low and suffers from a lack of honesty and integrity. “It’s better to be retroactive than take risks and be inventive”- not much space for new ideas or exploring new horizons. The job description doesn’t necessarily answer your job, and you may find yourself disappointed very quickly. Inequity - You will also soon discover that your voice in the organization isn’t as meaningful as those with more prominent seniority status. The open-door policy does not exist here. Unhealthy relationships between manages make people afraid of voicing their concerns. The managers seem to be lacking in training in managing people. There is no sense of direction, no succession planning, and no clear career path within the company. Serious and voiced on multiple occasions need for scheduled one-on-one meetings with managers has not been met. Face-to-face communication isn’t a thing - most of it happens via Slack or e-mail. You can hear a manager loudly say: “Stop! Whatever you’re doing!” interrupt you (and everyone else in the open space), walk down to you, and in a humiliating waypoint out some insignificant detail/mistake of your work. It indicates a lack of ethical practice and people skills. The company’s strategy isn’t known to the employees. You don’t know what’s the meaning of your work. The latest significant drop in the company’s revenue exemplifies the instability in the office. Unclear onboarding process and orientation for the newbies.