Prepare to be devalued - Anonymous employee OneTrust Employee Review

2.0
Nov 7, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Mostly fair compensation and benefits. The occasional manager who really cares about their employees over kissing up to the higher-ups.

Cons

My experience was good at first and I loved the people I worked with and my managers. But it became less and less so with every round of layoffs. They seem to always fire the employees with the longest tenure and most tribal knowledge who are very loved by their team. Doing this by the hundreds year after year and eventually you have managers who are clueless and will continue to be clueless because everyone else who’s left is clueless. The most beloved and tenured manager in my department was laid off seemingly because they didn’t stroke the egos of the higher-ups as well as they should have. Regardless of the fact that they had the highest performing team and knew more about the inner workings of the confusing processes and systems than all the other managers combined. Leaving that team to be run by someone with less than 6 months on the job without a clue how it all works. What was a well oiled machine of a team was inexplicably torn apart and left to pick up the pieces without the knowledge of how to do so. Management makes ego driven decisions that have negative effects across the board yet hides this from the higher-ups making themselves look good while masking reality.

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OneTrust Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. It's disappointing to learn about your experience, especially regarding the layoffs and their impact on team dynamics and morale. OneTrust continues to give employees the opportunity to provide feedback in a number of ways. We just had our newest iteration of our engagement survey which is completely anonymous, and our Executive team and leaders are reading every comment to understand and act on our employees' experiences. We look forward to enhancements to the employee experience in the future. Like many companies, we regularly assess our organizational needs to best serve our customers and position the company to get where we want to go. Our most recent restructure was aimed at significantly enhancing our speed, responsiveness, and flexibility. The restructuring was carefully considered, and we repositioned many employees into new business units and roles to minimize the impact on our workforce. Unfortunately, some employees were affected, and we have supported them through this transition. While this transition brings change, it also presents immense opportunities. Our commitment to support our customers remains unwavering, and we are confident that we will continue to foster greater innovation, success, and sustained growth.

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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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