It was good before the Auth0 acquisition
Pros
Great team culture, culture, and growth trajectory prior to the Auth0 acquisition in 2021. I worked at Okta from 2018 - 2021. As with any company, there were stressful times and a few unpleasant coworkers. But for the most part, it was amazing. The benefit was competitive, the culture was good, and there seemed to be a lot of potentials for Okta to become one of the most successful SaaS / Cloud businesses in the B2B space.
Cons
The Auth0 acquisition was when everything really started to go downhill. The stock value that existing employees spent so many years building went down the drain, Auth0 employees &og Okta employees were not getting along, compromising the overall company culture. And the stress of appeasing stakeholders after so much money was spent on the acquisition really cause a lot stress on everyone. Many of the amazing leaders built the company to what it was quickly left after. Oh, one more con: minority groups (POCs, queer folks, women, etc) in leadership are the exception, not the norm. I have seen so many talented coworkers be passed up for promotion only for much less qualified cis white men take the spot.