High turnover, dubious culture - Anonymous employee OpenGov Employee Review

2.0
Sep 28, 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Medium pay. Product and mission are valuable in theory.

Cons

Increasingly had the "toxic workplace, high turnover" vibe. Managers would give you feedback that other people are talking about you, and would ask you to badmouth other people in turn. Managers and execs seemed fearful for their jobs, and brought that energy with them. A clear focus on optics over effectiveness, and a prevailing fear of reprisals hung over claims of openness like a sewage cloud. There were perks (unlimited vacation) but employees seemed punished for using them (e.g. absurd billable hour rates that are impossible to hit if you take vacations). Nominally process improvement plans for struggling teammates existed but people across engineering and professional services both manager and IC-level still seemed to disappear in the night as if they'd been abducted by the secret police. Paid lip service towards diversity, but made no tangible plans (talked a lot about emphasizing referrals from our majority white, male workforce, which does the exact opposite). Refused to release gender equity pay data seemingly until forced by law. Seemed to see no actual value in diversity beyond lip service for PR. All that plus pay is middling. You can definitely do better.

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5.0
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Cons

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1.0
May 21, 2026
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Pros

The startup-era culture here was genuinely good — collaborative, energetic, people-first. As the company grew, so did the ego. Leadership lost what made the place work and replaced it with a top-down, my-way culture that has driven out some of the best people.

Cons

I'm writing the review I wish had existed when I was researching this company. Not checking Glassdoor before I started was my single biggest professional regret. Promotion is positioned during recruiting as a near-term, achievable goal. In reality, the criteria are vague, inconsistently applied, and rarely result in actual advancement. KPIs are set at levels that ensure most reps will fall short — creating a perpetual sense of failure that serves management's pressure tactics, not your career growth. Advancement often appears less tied to clear performance metrics and more dependent on subjective favoritism, including maintaining close alignment with or “sucking up to” hiring managers and leadership, rather than merit alone. Transparency is essentially nonexistent. Turnover in the SDR org specifically is high and ongoing, but it’s never acknowledged or addressed internally. Candidates have no way of knowing the full picture going in. One more thing worth knowing: account executives are coached during training to post positive Glassdoor reviews. Please weigh that when you look at the overall rating. “Unlimited PTO” is also not as flexible as it may be presented. In practice, time off appears to be closely monitored and can be restricted, even for high performers, based on internal perceptions of fairness across the team rather than true flexibility or performance-based trust. This makes the benefit feel more like a recruiting talking point than an actual employee perk.

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