Built to flip, burn-out for most employees - Anonymous employee OneTrust Employee Review

2.0
Jun 11, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

OneTrust is a startup founded by the founders of AirWatch and Manhattan Associates. Like with those companies, they have a great product that is unique in the marketplace. For employees that are open to the experience, you can learn a lot at this company earlier in your career. They spend a lot of money on marketing, and it shows.

Cons

OneTrust is a startup founded by the founders of AirWatch and Manhattan Associates. Other similarities to those companies is that this company is also built to flip. They most recently sold AirWatch for $1.5 billion to VMWare. To do this, they rely on their employees' hard work, sweat, and tears. And, they don't have time to treat their employees very well. Yelling is the standard communication at this company. The c-level yells at their directs, and it works its way down to you. So no, you are not alone in noticing that you aren't valued as an employee here. You are just a cog in their billion-dollar wheel; your suggestions and complaints don't matter. You can -- and will -- be easily replaced with the next bright-eyed recruit. Even if you stay and you kill yourself, unless you are one of the golden few (sometimes going back to Manhattan Associates), you will not be part of the payout party when the company does sell. Is this worth it to you? Only you can decide.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 10, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Unfortunately there isn't anything worth highlighting. If you are actively interviewing at OneTrust, I would encourage you to carefully read through the reviews. There are several red flags that I wish I would have been aware of prior to joining.

Cons

- Unsustainable turnover and bad leadership: The CEO, CRO, CFO, and CTO abruptly quit shortly after I started. There is extremely high turnover across all teams (particularly in GTM). Favoritism runs rampant, especially with tenured leaders. - Lack of job security and stability: At the beginning of this year, several of my peers were impacted by a reduction in force. This unfortunately appears to be a common occurrence at the start of the fiscal year. OneTrust is a revolving door for top talent. - Poor compensation: The bonus pool was slashed a few weeks after being announced at a company all-hands. This money was allegedly invested elsewhere (unclear where though). There is no equity refresh for existing employees and merit increases were far and few between this year. - Lack of diversity: Despite being headquartered in Atlanta, there are no black c-suite members. The board has no female members. Diversity is limited at the most senior leadership levels.

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