Okta reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,675 total reviews)
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Todd McKinnon

69% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Okta has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,675 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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2.0
Aug 26, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Best of breed technology. Once customers fully adopt Okta, they don't know how they lived without it. High-energy atmosphere in Corporate. Teamwork is paramount and key component of culture Yearly customer event is a blast

Cons

Don't believe everything they tell you in the interview process. This isn't a need to have for most IT Security teams yet so be prepared for long sales cycles. Okta is a one-trick pony for SSO and Microsoft is hot on their heels to knock them out. Agree with what one reviewer stated about the CRO, he overdoes the Navy SEAL rhetoric and doesn't inspire. Don't think he was even in the military. Produce or you're out. You'll be on a short leash here. Middle management equals micro management. Because company is growing so fast, managers promoted because they've been there a while and not necessarily because they have the skills to manage. Hiring faster than any company I've ever worked for, which raises a red flag. Not sure growth can continue at this pace. If company hits a bump, wouldn't be surprised of layoffs are the result.

5.0
Aug 21, 2016

Working Remotely

Anonymous employee
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Pros

my home is my office, we have enough going on that you feel connected to HQ. We get together as a team quarterly and annually the whole company is together. Its a great place to be.

Cons

as we are growing and getting more people to support that growth we have to accept there are "teams" vs individuals that can get things accomplished for you. This is a good problem to have.

2.0
Aug 16, 2016

Great People, Great Product, Terrible Management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Okta has an awesome product and a lot of very bright people working there. You will be exposed to some very cool stuff here that will either force you to learn quickly and get up to speed or find the quickest exit. Not everyone can handle it.

Cons

For all the talk about how great it is to work here and how much the managers love you, it's nonsense and as soon as you go against the grain (meaning, think for yourself and express your opinion), you become enemy number one. If you are faced with any situation where there is a difference of opinion, you will either accept what management says or be shown the door. Okta is quickly, and I mean quickly, on the path to being a terrible place to work. It's not quite there yet, but I give it less than a year and we shall see.

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