Owl Labs reviews

4.4

83% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)
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Frank Weishaupt

100% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Owl Labs has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Owl Labs 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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39 reviews
3.0
May 28, 2021

Flexible work from home but incompetent management in key areas

Anonymous employee
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Pros

1) Flexible, work-from-home option (benefit that predates Covid). 2) Great benefits 3) Ample resources to do work at home 4) Friendly staff (with caveats listed in Cons)

Cons

1) Bad management and decision making in product and engineering. 2) Software is a mismanaged mess and a bottleneck to continued product development. 3) Culture is described by founders as empathetic; however I would more accurately describe it as giggly, immature, effeminate, and drinking the Kool-Aid. Not everyone behaves this way but enough to cringe. 4) Founders are averse to differing opinions, which has led to an inner circle of submissive management with limited thinking. 5) Company hides important investment and valuation numbers (such as total number of shares, yearly net profit, company valuation) that employees need to assess risk/reward when using their own money to exercise stock options. Instead we need to blindly hope for the stock part of our compensation.

5.0
Mar 9, 2021
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Pros

-Positive and collaborative culture that is always open to new ideas -Transparent and thoughtful leadership -Great benefits offered to employees -The company is flexible and understanding

Cons

-As we are a hyper growth start up, the fast pace can cause overworking at times -Could use more clarity on how to grow within your role -Could use more structured processes which will be implemented as the company grows

5.0
Feb 4, 2021
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Pros

- Intelligent and caring people - Innovation is encouraged; the attitude towards trying a new idea is positive, even if it fails - Great benefits and an executive team who functions with respect and transparency - Fast-paced, never boring!

Cons

- As is typical in a startup, sometimes the fast pace can create confusion or overworking. This is not constant, but there are phases when there's just a LOT going on.

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