Own Company reviews

3.8

61% would recommend to a friend

(360 total reviews)

Sam Gutmann

69% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Own Company has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 360 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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360 reviews
1.0
Nov 16, 2022

Extremely poor leadership

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Product, salesforce mainly - Office - handful of quality people

Cons

Where to begin? This is a company that has steadily declined in every facet since I began. Initially you may not see some of the warning signs but they start to emerge the more you look. Starting with the CEO, he preaches transparency and trust but couldn’t operate outside these values any more if he tried. They try to convey a message that he’s approachable (check out the “one minute with Sam” video on YouTube) but that just isn’t the case, he could be right next to you and not a say a word, and when you walk past him he refuses to make eye contact. He inspires no leadership and dressed up as a fired employee last Halloween. Our CFO is probably the most unqualified person I have ever met and is a real life version of lord Farquaad. Proven leaders have left over the years and it is beginning to become apparent why. Tons of dead weight that are essentially tenured employees at this point. I’ve never been in a cult but imagine this is what it feels like.

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Own Company Response
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One of our core values as a company is, “We build trust through transparency.” Our Executive Leadership (ELT) Team demonstrates this value in all that they do. For example, we host monthly “Ask Me Anything” panels as part of our All Hands, which our ELT participates in and answers any and all employee questions live. They welcome anyone who would like to discuss anything further to reach out to them directly. In addition, each month, our CEO hosts an ask me anything session with every new hire that joins OwnBackup. We lead with transparency, and our leaders are committed to open communication. We find the best talent available for each and every role at OwnBackup. This is especially true for our leaders, who are each hand selected for the job, inclusive of our CFO. Another one of our core values is, “We take our work seriously, but not ourselves,” so if you have any other thoughts, questions, or Shrek references, please share them with your HRBP. Thank you.
1.0
Oct 31, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Top solution in the market

Cons

- Sales managers often seem to forget they are not talking to their child when talking to AEs - zero trust mentality - if your slack icon isn't green when you're remote, that means you're not working - Benefits package is terrible - 401K, PTO and health sucks - "Bro" mentality and you get promoted if you are brown nosing the SLT or on texting terms with the head of the organization - Conflicting alignment on sales process with leadership - Management reaching out to other team members to inquire about other employees instead of reaching out to voice their concerns "whats going on with ------Managers openly discuss other employees confidential issues with employees that are not part of the SLT -HR representation is none existent -Blind eye is turned to sexual harassment and other ethical issues in the office -Office has a ton of obsequious people

2.0
Dec 14, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

My pros are relevant for why I joined and enjoyed the company, but don't think they are necessarily relevant now. 1. Great pay 2. Growth trajectory 3. Strong partnership with Salesforce 4. Great mid-level to VP management

Cons

1. Senior management makes very short-sided yet major decisions. 2. The company likes to spend frivolously on unneeded things like taking the whole company to Las Vegas and renting out an NFL stadium. 3. It's extremely rich that the company still has the audacity to list Honesty as one of their core values. While sitting in a banquet hall at the Mandalay Bay Hotel with every employee, senior management announced a plan to start spending more conservatively. Ironically, during the same day they had The Blue Man Group perform for us! Less than four months later without giving their cost savings measure any time to take effect and with no forewarning, they make appx. 20% of the workforce redundant in a matter of a couple of days. Many of these positions were back-filled about a quarter later after realizing the harm they'd done to the business. 4. Senior management does not have the fiscal responsibility and foresight to run a stable business. 5. Company culture has been severely damaged over the last year and impacted their once sterling reputation.

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