OPNET Reviews

Current Employee – been working at OPNET full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Interesting and challenging projects are going on all the time. The opportunity to work on these projects is inspiring at times. Learning from a few of the employees and managers is always a bonus. There is a real sense of camaraderie among groups of employees which makes it a great place to work.

Cons – Upper Management has such a skewed sense of self entitlement that they have lost their manners when speaking to employees. Often times SVP's and below are spoken to with such condescending tones, it's embarrassing to be in the meeting. The company is so overly micro managed it ends up bottle necking projects and costing the company more money due to delayed decisions.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop Micro Managing. NEWS FLASH! Loyalty is a two way street...so many employees are loyal to the Upper Management of OPNET....it would be nice if it were felt from the top down.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at OPNET full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – There are a lot of smart people there and there is a a lot of very technical and challenging work.

Cons – They are a company that hasn't seemed to keep up with the times. They haven't adapted to new software processes, new languages, new SCM tools, or anything in the world of software development. They also are too slow to let go of underperforming engineers.

Advice to Senior Management – The cons I listed pretty much translate directly into advice.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at OPNET full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great technology, independent work life

Cons – No growth for experienced professionals

Advice to Senior Management – Invest in employees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at OPNET

Pros – The management was really helpful and understanding throughout the internship. I should mention my mentor who was truly supportive and cooperative in project work. I learnt a lot about software development, OOP concepts, coding ethics from him.

Cons – I could not find any cons during my summer internship.

Current Employee – been working at OPNET full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Strong work life balance, engineers are valued, challenging work and bright people to work with. Managers know what they are managing and set realistic expectations. Very low churn

Cons – Advancement is difficult to low churn and a young flat management hierarchy.

Advice to Senior Management – Delegation is important, and senior management needs to federate more.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at OPNET

Pros – flexible hours ease of work

Cons – less pay less structure no social media

Advice to Senior Management – more structure

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at OPNET

Pros – Decent but not the best compensation.

Cons – CEO maintains too much control. Needs to trust his managers

Advice to Senior Management – Spend more money on sales so they can make more money for OPNET

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at OPNET

Pros – The is a perfect place for a beginner. You get to learn a lot of best practices in the industry.Everyone is easily approachable and very much willing to help you in your work.

Cons – Given the small size of the company, the growth can be slow.

Advice to Senior Management – The management has been doing a decent job. However, the compensation package is definitely low compared to the high cost of living.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at OPNET

Pros – there is a good life/work balance

Cons – * low compensation compared to other similar companies
* the decisions that senior management makes are way too conservative without taking even a little bit of a risk

Advice to Senior Management – the only way that someone advances in the hierarchy is mostly the number of years that he/she is with OPNET.

Current Employee – been working at OPNET

Pros – Small company so great level of challenges. Your work is not strictly limited to your title or what you were hired to do - there is always scope for learning new things and for you to contribute positively to the development of the organization.

Cons – The management style is not the best, very strict management that is also very conservative. Not a lot of things to do beside wok when your at OPNET for example no team development activities or fun outings, events etc. Its mostly just work.

Since the company is small there are times when the work load is monumental because some teams are heavily understaffed and hence you will have to step up and lead the way. There is not much pressure from management but a normal ethical person would end up putting in more hours to complete the task at hand when there is no one else to do the job because the team is understaffed.

Advice to Senior Management – Be more open and conservative
Offer employees more time off and or more team building, office events, parties, happy hours etc. All work and no play makes jack and dull boy - and that is kind of true because of the very conservative management style and lack of things to do other than work.