OwnLocal reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

Lloyd W. Armbrust

74% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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
Apr 21, 2017

Scaling Arrested Development

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The employees of OL are what make it special. Not leadership. I took a 50% pay cut to join OL to share my expertise as they scaled the business. To further drive this point, several of my co-workers worked a 2nd job to make ends meet because their entry level job pays less than a living wage at a little over $10, but hey, you get a free lunch and after 90 days you get free Starbucks and free parking eventually... (you have to wait for a spot to open so sometimes much longer than 90 days) it's the CEO's philosophy to bring "some" jobs (imo, those he doesn't value) in way under market. He likes making people work for it. He said he did it in his 20s (like 8 yrs ago) so his employees should do it too. All right, Dad. OL has done some things well. Scaling it up will be hard unless you are willing to listen. Otherwise, I saw a potential for UBER culture. Don't let that happen. You have really great people working for you

Cons

On the 5th day of employment, I knew I was not a fit. It's very clique-y and one of the worst examples of the Millennium gen cliche. The culture is high performance borderline fear based. Not for everyone for sure. Leadership needs to be careful with their words as they often expose themselves to possible litigation. They prefer to ignore that advice. A couple of employees allowed each other 1 racial slur a day against the other one. Neat, huh? IMO, there's a hardcore bro culture with a side of alcoholism. Witnessed the CEO yelling at and belittling his wife reducing her to tears. Not in front of the kids, please. My final straw...during the voting session of a potential hire...the person's age (saying the candidate was old) came up over and over again.

1.0
Jan 29, 2018

Ever seen Walking Dead?

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great for learning how not to run a company Nice view if you like downward spirals

Cons

No growth opportunity Culture of disrespect and indecency Small portions

2.0
Mar 3, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High energy and volume, fun sassy environment Really focused on making money and being cool Works well for certain types, but lots of pressure to conform great stepping stone gig

Cons

Elitist, only want people exactly like them (not uncommon, but they think every other industry is crap or a broken system, and theirs is awesome) Only hires hipsters and tools like themselves, and although they talk about individuality and uniqueness, god forbid you actually are (and not like them). Sadly they will probably make a fortune with a regurgitated product. But what do you expect, they are in advertising.

Viewing 7 - 9 of 56 Reviews

Glassdoor has 60 OwnLocal reviews submitted anonymously by OwnLocal employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if OwnLocal is right for you.