Management at Optus

All the managers have been very supportive especially my direct manager. They always make time to teach grads new things and to help us skill up. Many of them have had experience in the optus grad program/cadet program so are able to relate. Even more senior managers are willing to get involved with giving a lot of their time to help interns and grads.

Current manager and mentor are very supportive and accessible.

The managers I have had are excellent. They are readily available and accessible when needed, however do occasionally reschedule recurring 1:1's if they have other, more pressing, demands. They also provide strong feedback and take an interest in my development. I feel & they have demonstrated that they defend & champion me as a graduate within the business and with our external stakeholders.

My manager always makes time and is an excellent mentor. Offer internal recognition platform, performance feedback through regular 1:1 and QPCs

Managers are accessible and very supportive. They offer alot of support in the day-to-day activities and provide constant feedback to us.

Sometimes it can be hard to get 1 on 1 time with my previous manager, however when I did get the chance to meet with him he was always encouraging me to pursue feedback and improve myself, however, even other managers around me frequently share their advice with me and are happy to teach me new skills.

My managers are very accessible and make great mentors. I have learnt much from my managers in both technical and leadership skills.

Managers are all very accessible. Senior leaders within my business unit are very approachable and genuniely want you to succeed. I think sometimes the internal comms can be a bit rose tinted.It would be good if when things are going wrong or need improvement, that management/comms could be a bit more transparent.

Great support, my manager at least is great. Definitely a great mentor, supportive with very soft constructive feedback and always giving me credit and recognition on most tasks I do!

My experience with managers have been very good, with lots of communcation, mentorship and development help. Feedback and critical comments are always with good intentions whether positive or negative, and it has never been hard to go to for advice/help. Other experiences may vary.

Depends on your rotation and manager at the time, but overall yes, managers are accessible and help mentor you as well. They know you are grads and the grad cohort means they know this too. They help with your development, growth and performance. Sometimes these discussions happen more, sometimes less, but I have rarely found someone not willing to help

Highly dependant on team as with any other type of role

My managers are very accessible and were vital to my learning journey when I first joined, basically giving me mini lectures on network architectures during their spare time, they were the ones who encourages me to start setting up meetings with anyone if I wanted to ask questions to get feedback and really gave me confidence in my work.

Some of my managers have been incredible, others have been less suitable - they are very intelligent but not good with people.

Pretty good, one of the best parts of working here

Managers are accessible and are great mentors. Even if they're not your manager they're always happy to chat

My immediate managers have been very open with me and supportive. We have regular catch-ups to discuss performance and they care about my wellbeing. They always make sure good work is recognised through various internal channels such as our recognition platform and emails. We also have team meetings where they ensure everyone is up to date with company wide changes.

My manager is great and makes a great mentor. He has helped me a lot in this grad program and always hears me out regardless of how busy he is.

Various managers at Optus are great, they are very accessible and easy to interact and communicate with.

I've lucked out with having two incredible managers so far. They've had a really great sense of personal interest in my career growth and have prioritised putting me on projects that 1. I want to do and 2. would activitely benefit me to learn from. Performance feedback has been regular, timely, and constructive.