Own Company reviews

Lost all momentum. Inexperienced leaders. Horrible rebrand that hurt the company. No one likes to say they work at “Own company.” Managers seem to only care about protecting their seat and playing politics.

Incase anyone reading the negative reviews think they're all as a result of the layoffs, I left at the start of this year and can confirm they are all true. If I could give it zero stars I would. CEO is a megalomaniac with a god complex, and rules the entire company with an iron fist. That culture filters down from there, with the leadership team in New Jersey having no clue how to do anything expect spend money like water catering to whatever whim the CEO had that day. I am not in the least bit surprised that they spent millions on a mandatory week long trip to Las Vegas then laid of 200+ employees a few months later- the way the company was spending money on booze and parties it was clearly not sustainable. Culture is corporate America so absolutely zero work/life balance, with examples on this front being set from the very top- who have no problem with Slacking company wide on a weekend or out of hours across the pond. People overworked and burned out across all teams and functions, with no support on this front. Hierarchal structure with no collaboration, just a "I'm the boss, do as I say" approach- even if you are more experienced in a particular thing. Dropped millions on new offices worldwide and an extended office space in New Jersey (with a cockpit themed new office for the CEO- you couldn't make it up) only to then force hundreds of employees back into the office on mandated days, despite the negative impact this had on employees happiness. Ex-global head of HR was horrendous, and responsible for many of the terrible decisions around culture. People partnering and support in the face of individuals personal circumstances or mental health was practically non-existent. HR was there to protect the company and nothing else, with severances being handed out like sweets rather than dealing with grievances or problems. HR outside of the US was completely different, but often over-ruled by their US counterparts who knew nothing of the law in that country. Strongly suspect that their HQ is in NJ not NYC intentionally as they have less laws protecting employees- company does not care about individuals at all, just the bottom line and the CEO's ego. 'Culture' was set from the top in the CEO's limited vision, and other regions simply had to line up and get on board with exactly the same. Local cultures or differences were disregarded, which is simply not sustainable for a company with that kind of global reach. Conversations around this were shut down and ignored. Leadership in EMEA was great and with buckets of empathy, but ultimately I think this is seen as a weakness by NJ leadership. EMEA leaders had barely any autonomy to offer the support or guidance they wanted to individual team members- a real shame and a waste of some fantastic leaders.