Overworked, Underappreciated & Underpaid - Anonymous employee OneTrust Employee Review

1.0
Apr 18, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Company is well recognized in the tech startup community and product is #1 in its market

Cons

As many other reviews have stated, mass layoffs took place earlier in April after we were all assured that OneTrust had enough funding to keep us all safe and secure during the pandemic. The layoffs were sudden and handled very poorly by leadership. -- Even before the layoffs, OneTrust's culture has been a pool of toxicity. Of course there are genuine friendships and connections made, but even then, leadership tends to run their teams like it's a popularity contest. Favoritism isn't doled out based on knowledge, skills, abilities, and proven track records, but instead it's based on who can kiss up the most to their manager. -- During the interview process and while you're under their employment, you'll be told that you can move into closely relating roles that more align with your desired career path, but most of the time, that is false information. They will use you until they're done using you for the purposes they'd like and then silo you off to whatever part of the business they want without much to any say on your part.

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5.0
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Pros

Good for parental leaves for both parents.

Cons

pay is too low compared to industry

1.0
Jul 10, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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