Does OwnLocal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, OwnLocal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at OwnLocal. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at OwnLocal?

71% of OwnLocal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated OwnLocal 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at OwnLocal?

Sales (3) , Customer Support Representative (2) , Developer (2) , Senior Software Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at OwnLocal according to real employee reviews?

"You have really great people working for you" ((in 12 reviews)); "Great Benefits" ((in 6 reviews)); "The culture that was created is also protected." ((in 5 reviews)); "Coworkers, fun, passionate, smart, new" ((in 2 reviews))

What are the cons of working at OwnLocal according to real employee reviews?

"On top of recent massive layoffs, they are hemorrhaging the few remaining clients and employees every day." ((in 4 reviews)); "The leadership team is a cliquey group of bros." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about OwnLocal layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about OwnLocal layoffs and their outlook for job security at OwnLocal in 2026.

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OwnLocal reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

Lloyd W. Armbrust

74% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

OwnLocal has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The OwnLocal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

56 reviews

1.0

Oct 1, 2018

A Field of Broken Dreams

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you're looking for a job with very little experience you can probably get a job here and that could be a pro. Basically it could be a good place to get your foot in the door.

Cons

Think long and hard before working here, seriously. If you can't find any other tech jobs and need to pay your rent or want to get your foot in the door then maybe this is the place for you.

2.0

Jan 18, 2018

Poor engineering morale

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- You're surrounded by smart people. - Benefits are great (100% paid healthcare, free lunch, free Starbucks), but don't mistake perks as culture.

Cons

- In 2017 the leadership made many decisions that have felt unfair to engineering and engineers have been punished for decisions that were made by people who are no longer here. - Because of all the pivoting, it's hard to feel accomplished by your work. - Career growth is reserved for people who are friends with the CEO. - Six engineers have left the company in the past three months. To put that in perspective, they started 2017 with 20 engineers, went down to 10 in July after layoffs, and haven't hired any engineers since. They're simply unable to maintain the volume and speed of work that product management and leadership request.

2.0

Aug 1, 2017

Failure of Executive Team

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people were amazing. I would not have stayed as long as I did if it weren't for each one of my co-workers who was more than willing to work 12 hour days, constantly combat a broken product and receive a ridiculously low salary, all the while with a smile on their face. Recently OwnLocal laid off a sizable amount of people and I can only hope that they don't lose sight of what makes the company great.

Cons

The Executive Sales team failed the company. The CEO failed the company. Financials were completely mismanaged which resulted in the massive layoffs. Inappropriate relationships created tension and distractions in the office.

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