Okta reviews

Senior and executive management is hiring based on connection and buddy systems. There are a handful of people that are nay-sayers by principle and are absolute road blocks to the growth of their team, the product and the company. There is a lot of SalesForce connection and very little diversity from experience and employment history in the executive team. “Inbreeding” is always a bad thing for a start up. Most recently, the company has been making some short sighted decisions on compensation and hiring practices. Yet, they keep people in place who are friends, yet are not delivering anything supportive to the company’s goals and visions. This buddy system is protecting senior management staff who are detrimental to the company and the CEO’s vision. Not sure if this is a broken communication/ escalation path, but the little people are certainly not heard in some departments of the company. Most recently they also announced the refusal of earned bonuses and are thereby violating employment agreements. Overall I have experienced professional disrespect, employment law violations, and simple nepotism so many times in my short time with this company that I cannot whole heartedly recommend this company as a good employer.

The benefits package was not competitive with what I've seen elsewhere on the market. I was surprised at how superior the benefits were at the next company I worked for, which was also a startup. While most of the staff is cooperative and friendly, there are a few prima donnas who are allowed to be less cooperative. These individuals are unpleasant to work with and are allowed to behave in this fashion because they make key contributions to the success of the company.