Own Company reviews

3.8

62% would recommend to a friend

(361 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 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
May 29, 2024

3.6 is too high

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Pros

Salesforce suite, London and NJ office. Handful of talented, good people.

Cons

Pretty much everything, it’s all gotten progressively worse. Not even the bot reviews can boost this disaster of a company . The latest review is blatantly false and appears to be written by HR (I wonder who??). Core values are a joke, a CEO who couldn’t operate anymore outside of these hollow words. A CFO who couldn’t be any less qualified, I will say the confidence displayed by such an unimpressive individual is commendable. A highly bizarre HR structure where they’re involved in almost every facet of the sales organization - no company I’ve ever worked at operates this way and this alone would be reason enough to avoid this place like the plague. Sales ‘leaders’ who have no accountability, a lot of finger pointing but no self examination. Cult like atmosphere that’s been mentioned in other reviews.

5.0
May 22, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Own demonstrates an unwavering commitment to transparency. Management consistently informs employees about company goals, progress, and challenges through regular updates and open forums. This openness fosters a deep sense of trust, as we always know where we stand and what we’re working towards as a team. Own places a strong emphasis on personal and professional growth. There are numerous opportunities for development. I’ve personally benefitted from several workshops and courses that have significantly enhanced my skills. The leadership team also encourages and takes feedback seriously, creating a culture where everyone feels heard and valued.

Cons

One minor downside is that the abundance of development opportunities can sometimes feel overwhelming. With so many training sessions, workshops, and courses available, it can be a bit challenging to decide which ones to prioritize. However, with a little planning and guidance, this becomes a manageable task and ultimately a good problem to have.

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That’s great to hear! To further support you, we recommend creating an individual development plan and speaking with your manager to determine which development opportunities are right for you. Please reach out to your HR Business Partner if you’d like to discuss this further.
1.0
May 16, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Phenomenal suite of Salesforce solutions Amazing people in solution engineering

Cons

Where do I start... Mandatory 5 day a week commute for a team that collaborates entirely with remote, distributed AEs to receive no enablement for below market pay and yet the business wonders why pipegen is so down. High potential across business development is stymied at every single turn by external groups that want a dial machine and nothing more. Strategic selling? What's that? Draconian HR team that cross cuts over every aspect of the business unnecessarily. Dissent is silenced and dismissed. Suggestions of improvement, new ideas, ways to streamline workflows get stone walled in 9 layers of management to ultimately get pushed aside. Endless survey spam from an HR team that has proven time and time again that it does not have your interests in mind. GTM team consists of people well out of their breadth. AEs overpromoted and underdeliver constantly. Marketing - completely clueless and the rebrand killed any remote market relevance the business still had. High performers are not rewarded and are asked to keep overdelivering. Territories are carved with ludicrous expectations. Products outside of salesforce are simply unusable and unsellable, and product improvements have been sparse. There was probably a great company here 2 years ago, but now it's too big to get bought and too small to IPO, and all the people making decisions are woefully out of their element to do anything about it.

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