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
Aug 7, 2024

Poor Management and Leadership

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent office facilities, free lunch and many good/talented people.

Cons

Own appears to be facing a culture crisis where its company values are not at reflected by its management and leadership which lacks professionalism and a true interest in developing people and talent. Some key leaders appear largely self interested and arrogant and I've not heard this much profanity at formal meetings in my career. I personally work for a manager who is insecure and seriously micromanages the team and feel that middle management need to receive managerial training as some are ill equipped to lead.

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Own Company Response
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It’s concerning to hear about your experience at Own as you have detailed here. Professionalism and respectful communication are crucial pillars of our culture, and we actively provide training to reinforce these principles at all levels. Our manager training series is designed to equip leaders with the skills needed to support their teams and foster a positive environment for all employees. If there’s more you’d like to share, please reach out to your HR Business Partner.
1.0
Jul 22, 2024

Proceed with caution

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are some really kind, wonderful people who work there who are still holding onto their belief in the product and original company vision

Cons

Sadly, the ELT and leadership have completely lost sight of the vision and are struggling at all levels to build a business growth strategy after being used to the product selling itself before competitors entered the category. This struggle has completely filtered down to every team and created a very toxic culture at all levels. Without a clear business strategy, most teams and people don't know how to be successful in their roles and push out their problems onto others and other teams. ELT has been trying to point fingers in every other direction but at themselves, including ignoring the alarming attrition rate and actual reasons behind people leaving. The unprofessionalism I experienced here day in and day out was shocking and made for a very miserable professional existence. I could feel the chaos during my interview process but unfortunately had no other job offers at the time and had to accept. I quickly realized they lied to me in the interview process to get me in (I now know their attrition rate is why they're so desperate to hire talent), they lied about both my pay and my job scope. I tried to make the best of it and approached every issue with a positive attitude for as long as I possibly could - but because of how unhappy people are here, their misery slowly chipped away at me until I finally accepted that there was no hope for a better future here. And if real change actually does starts to happen here, I decided that it wasn't worth dragging myself through the mud to see it through so I left. I'm lucky to have found another job with much better pay and benefits, and an actual path to being successful in my role thanks to there being an actual business plan creating an accessible path to growth led by executives who actually have experience growing businesses.

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Own Company Response
1y
We’re glad to hear that you connected with the many wonderful people here at Own, and we agree—our team members are a huge part of what makes this company special. We’re sorry to learn that your time with us didn’t meet your expectations. Your feedback about the challenges with leadership, business strategy, and culture is something we take seriously. As part of our commitment to transparency and driving the company forward, we’re focused on improvement in every area of the company, all the time. Employee feedback is critical to this process, and we appreciate your perspectives on where we need to do better. We’re continuously striving to foster an environment where everyone can thrive and where our values—such as caring about what we do and building trust through transparency—are reflected in both our actions and decisions. We’re sincerely sorry that your experience didn’t reflect these values. We wish you the very best in your new role.
1.0
Jul 16, 2024

STAY AWAY!!!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good pay, I cannot think of anything else

Cons

The worst company you could work for. Toxic environment, management is unprofessional and corrupt. People get promoted because they are friends with their manager and not based on performance. There is no transparency, employees get lied to all the time. People are getting fired on a weekly basis, but the company doesn't call it layoffs just so they won't have to compensate accordingly or explain to the investors, so they let great employees go and say it's because of performance (and lie about the circumstances). and finally, the CEO is the worst - thinks he is a king or something, and is petty about tiny things that make no difference to anyone. Do yourself a favor, save yourself and stay away, the money doesn't worth it. You are welcome.

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