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      Okta

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      Okta reviews

      3.6

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (1,658 total reviews)
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      Todd McKinnon

      70% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Okta has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,658 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Okta employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      2K reviews
      1.0
      Jul 11, 2019

      Antiquated tech and process

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      My coworkers were friendly and supportive. No-meetings are allowed to be scheduled on Thursdays and it's a company-wide WFH day. Decent comp package.

      Cons

      The tech stack is a joke; monolithic Java stack, and Chef-based deployments. The process around planning is so heavy when it came to monthly and weekly sprint planning that I felt like I was constantly in meetings. Okta has a "Technical Program Management" that is basically a team of glorified Scrum Masters where the majority of them are non-technical. Okta felt like a rest and vest sort of company where I can't fathom why anyone wishing to grow their technical skills would even entertain wanting to work there. Okta is also a very "email heavy" culture.

      2.0
      Sep 18, 2019

      The Steak Does Not Match The Sizzle

      Quality assurance engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They are growing, have a good reputation within the industry, and have excellent compensation and benefits offerings. There are interesting problems to solve.

      Cons

      Though they have stated values surrounding lofty concepts - such as Transparency and Integrity - the implementation is sorely lacking. They have hired and promoted people with impressive resumes, but who lack many of the basic skills and talents needed to perform their jobs. Though they speak a lot about Inclusion and Diversity, and have training about avoiding bias, the net results are far less impressive. Honest feedback about dysfunctional patterns is not appreciated (and barely tolerated). It's a great place to earn some money and bolster your resume, but is not a long-term career - except for a very small group of elite.

      3.0
      May 17, 2018

      Company in search of a soul

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      On paper, this is a good company to work for. The pay is good. Benefits are good. PTO is good. There is a lot of opportunity in the space and if you are customer facing, you have the opportunity to work with a lot of interesting companies. There are good, smart people who work very hard and do their best to support those around them.

      Cons

      No effort has been put into defining a culture. What the company has defaulted to is a cliche "dude-bro enterprise" with profit being the only thing to aspire to. Focus has shifted entirely to becoming a revenue engine and away from any sort of product or customer focus. The result is a company with a hollow core, giving employees little to be motivated by other than more stock.

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