Own Company reviews

3.8

61% 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
Nov 23, 2022

Do not take the chance..

Recommend
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Pros

- Great product, customers appreciate and find value - Solid teammates who want to help others - CS org is terrific

Cons

- It is like high school all over again, either you're in with the "cool kids" or you're at the lunch table by yourself. - Sales management takes no accountability and has no idea how to grow this business. - It is very clear the sales leadership has benefited from just getting easy wins in the past and has no idea how to lead through adversity, overcome objections or run difficult multi-threaded sales cycles. - Many people left great, high paying jobs to take a chance aboard this rocket ship, only to be let go within a few months. Zero remorse from the company that touts being family. - Company spends money on team events, dinners, and meetings that would make any CFO lose their mind. Zero budgetary accountability. Maybe if they had a handle on spending they wouldn't have had to let go half the company. - "Liquid" lunches are normal and you are peer pressured into drinking alcohol regularly. If you don't partake you are looked at like something is wrong with you. - They hire employees for remote jobs and make them feel like an outcast for not being in their fancy HQ regularly. "Sales leadership wants to see you or they do not believe you are actually working", that is a direct quote from my prior manager.

1.0
Nov 22, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Great product with talented employees.

Cons

Clown Town at the Executive level. C-suite recklessly burnt investors money and then had to lay off a large percentage of employees when numbers didn't add up. They spent millions for an employee offsite in Vegas and currently spend millions for their top heavy c-suite and yet chalk up layoffs to "macroeconomics ". Time to get real and figure out your business model. Stop with the grandiose vision. MANAGEMENT, stop asking employees to write positive reviews on Glassdoor. People see through which are real and internally written.

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Own Company Response
3y
Thank you for your feedback. While the decision to realign our organization was incredibly challenging, we remain extremely positive about our future. We’ve worked extensively with our executive team and board of directors to refine our plans to best succeed in today’s market. In addition, large internal events and employee offsites are an investment in our employees and are typically planned over a year in advance. Our Executive Leadership Team is made up of very talented leaders who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience from some of the world’s top companies, and are always striving to drive the company forward. If you have any additional thoughts or questions, please contact your HRBP. Thank you.
2.0
Nov 21, 2022

Very Mediocre

Recommend
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Pros

Not Many, great training and you learn a ton

Cons

Send company to Vegas in July and then lay off half the company in November

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Own Company Response
3y
Thank you for your feedback. While we’ve grown significantly year over year, the world has changed much more dramatically and as a result we have had to make a strategic organizational realignment, impacting approximately 170 employees worldwide. While this decision was extremely challenging and has affected all geographies and departments today, we remain extremely positive about our future. In addition, large internal events are an investment in our employees and are typically planned over a year in advance. If you have any other thoughts or questions, please reach out to your HRBP. Thank you.
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