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      Own Company

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      Own Company reviews

      3.8

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (361 total reviews)

      Sam Gutmann

      69% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      Own Company has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 361 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Own Company employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      361 reviews
      1.0
      Nov 28, 2022

      Values… what values?

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They have some genuine and honest people working there who add real value.

      Cons

      Where do I begin! The key to being a leader is recognising that it’s not just you who causes a company to have successful moments… it’s the TEAM under you who actually do the work. It’s a shame Sam the CEO doesn’t seem to realise that as despite the successes with the product stack, the culture and lack of any embedded values makes OwnBackup easily the worst place I’ve ever worked. The company spent all of 2022 over hiring in any and every department, irrespective of quality or need and then decided to make a huge % of the workforce redundant in November without any warning! This is after spending a huge amount of money taking the entire company to Vegas in July. Talk about a misalignment of priorities! The company preaches about values but runs the offices like high school (you’re either in the cool crowd or you aren’t) and they recently hired a new CPO who bangs on about being in the office, yet lives in Boston and works remotely! Nobody in that organisation at c-level could run a tap, nevermind a global tech company and I feel sorry for the staff who are left!

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      Own Company Response
      3y
      Thank you for your feedback. We believe our office spaces, and company offsite events are imperative and provide the time and setting for valuable conversations to take place and relationships to flourish. Conversation, connection, and relationships are also why we find it so important to have our workforce back in the office. There is simply no replacement for human connection and the culture it produces. Although the decision to realign the organization was extremely challenging, we remain extremely positive about our future. Thank you.
      1.0
      Jun 6, 2018

      Stay far far away

      Enterprise account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The product was actually built really well.

      Cons

      Selling data backup is more like selling life insurance, it's mainly fear based. The massive amount of inbound leads they tell everyone upon hiring is misleading. Also, the high closure rates are misleading too as they look for you to create opportunities when they are going to be won, which can skew data. Work-life balance to OB is that they want your work to be your life. People stay late on their computers on Facebook, just because they don't want to be the first ones to leave. The culture is terrible too, coworkers spread rumors and talk about each other behind their backs, this includes people on the management team. Very much like high school.

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      Own Company Response
      8y
      Thank you for your feedback.
      2.0
      Dec 18, 2022

      Terrible management

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice office in good location, they encourage and fund many activities such as conferences. Middle management guys are cool for the most part.

      Cons

      Higher management takes critical decisions without consulting with, or even informing middle management. Said management does not care at all about well being of employees - a small group of employees that have 'been there from the start' disrespect and insult newer employees on a daily basis and experience no consequences what-so-ever. Also CEO micromanages the weirdest things - employees aren't allowed to have trash cans near their desks or popsicles at the office as a direct order from him.. what's up with that?!

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      Own Company Response
      3y
      What kind of pickle? Every last detail of our new office in the Azrieli Tower was carefully thought out and designed to provide the best employee experience possible. As a company, we do not tolerate disrespect, exclusion, or workplace bullying of any kind. Anyone experiencing this is asked to report it to their HRBP immediately. Thank you. -Alyssa Lahar, Chief People Officer
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