Management Lacks Unity - Anonymous employee Optiver Employee Review

1.0
12 Feb 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Young environment. Intelligent people working in both trading and IT. High standards to get into the firm.

Cons

The company is projected as a flat organization with open communication and career progression. In reality, many of those in management are only out for themselves and are willing to throw others under the bus to advance their own careers. There is a lot of young talent in the company but a program to foster and advance careers is sorely lacking leading to many young people leaving after a few years making money ....instead of staying with the company to move into management roles. It is a constant churn and burn of talent.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
21 May 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good compensation, collaborative environment. Company also seems to aim to be at forefront of new tech such as AI

Cons

When HR mgmt is on record stating things like the company shouldn’t hire females anymore, it really makes you wonder how they make decisions on who should fill management positions

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