Ookla reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(73 total reviews)

Stephen Bye

69% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ookla has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 73 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ookla employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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73 reviews
1.0
May 14, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Easy place to work. Not fast paced at all.

Cons

Don't learn much because it's a place where they want their employees to be happy and they do that by basically giving Friday's off and don't expect much.

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Ookla Response
2y
Thanks for sharing your feedback – It’s important to us that you feel comfortable and our hope is that you have a positive work-life balance. The intention of Flex Fridays is to support just that – encouraging our employees to adopt sustainable work practices and reduce meeting overload, create time for focused work, and have time to take care of personal and/or family needs. As you mentioned, however, it’s also important for a workplace to support a healthy balance between job satisfaction and skill development. We value the happiness of our employees and recognize that it's crucial for a positive work atmosphere but want to ensure that our team members have the opportunity to learn and grow within their roles. We highly encourage you to start a discussion with your manager or the HR team about finding a solution that works best for you. If you have any suggestions on how we can enhance the learning aspect while maintaining a positive atmosphere, we're all ears.
5.0
May 23, 2022

Great Balance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Despite Ookla's growth over the last few years, I really appreciate how much everyone respects each other's time, particularly across time zones.

Cons

I wish the fitness reimbursement was more generous. While it may be fine in some other places, it doesn't go very far in the Seattle area.

5.0
May 3, 2022

Amazing company to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As part of Ziff Davis, Ookla is established like a large organization yet maintains the culture and dynamic of a startup. I get to work with people who are really smart, dedicated, and humble. I feel that there is a lot of internal support and areas for career development. Work life balance and flexibility are excellent. Pay is competitive and culture is the hard to beat! Remote friendly, unlimited PTO (which you'll be encouraged to use), fun company parties/offsites, dog-friendly office, weekly catered lunches.

Cons

401k match and health benefits could be better

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