What are co-workers like at Ookla?

Despite the toxic environment and poor leadership, colleagues are the best. They are hardworking, supportive, and bring a sense of camaraderie that makes the challenging atmosphere more bearable. Their dedication and teamwork are the only bright spots in an otherwise difficult situation.

The work environment at this company is incredibly toxic, with a clear disconnect between the C-level and the realities of building a successful, healthy culture. The leadership (HR) lacks a fundamental understanding of tech, leading change, and fails to create the right environment for success, and likes to blame others. It often feels like the company is more interested in extracting as much from its employees as possible, with little regard for their well-being. Meanwhile, the CEO shows a concerning level of indifference to what's happening within the organization and lacks the strength to lead effectively. The overall culture is one of stagnation and burnout, with no real focus on growth or support for its people.

great culture and people there

not great for many people

Best in class colleagues, comprehensive benefits, balanced work/life schedule, fun & challenging opportunities. Management is supportive of team needs and displays empathy towards all of life's experiences that the team has both in and out of work. Able to work autonomously without micromanagement. Leadership is receptive to feedback and eager to do better for the team, as well as customers.

Changes in the organization from 1.5 years ago have been hard for some of the team and the ripples of those changes are still felt. The waters are steadying now - hopefully the team can shift focus towards all the exciting opportunities that lie ahead. Change is hard and it can also be a good thing.

Great brands to work with plus lots of hiring and plans for continued growth. There have been a number of changes over the last few years and it's all coming together in a positive new direction. The people are great, the projects are interesting, and there's a chance to own work that matters.

Yes, change takes time to take hold, but the vision is clear and the corner has been turned.

Mid tier tech co, remote Some nice people Stable and profitable

Legacy, labyrinthian tech stack Sales dominated atmosphere at the cost of good engineering

Decent Pay, Good Medical Benefits, Nice people and room for growth. Unlimited PTO.

A little bit under resourced. Legacy code.

World-class colleagues make it semi-tolerable

Our executive leadership team has fired or driven away our top talent over the course of the past two years. Now they have personally instituted a social media policy that forbids us from “liking” LinkedIn posts from former colleagues that work at “competitors”. They have made their bed but are afraid to sleep in it!!

- Flexible PTO and fully remote - Helpful coworkers - It’s a time of major change where we’re integrating all our different products

- Core product was built several years ago so the pace might seem really slow - salary is a bit low compared to big tech and is not cost of living adjusted

Despite the toxic environment and poor leadership, colleagues are the best. They are hardworking, supportive, and bring a sense of camaraderie that makes the challenging atmosphere more bearable. Their dedication and teamwork are the only bright spots in an otherwise difficult situation.

The work environment at this company is incredibly toxic, with a clear disconnect between the C-level and the realities of building a successful, healthy culture. The leadership (HR) lacks a fundamental understanding of tech, leading change, and fails to create the right environment for success, and likes to blame others. It often feels like the company is more interested in extracting as much from its employees as possible, with little regard for their well-being. Meanwhile, the CEO shows a concerning level of indifference to what's happening within the organization and lacks the strength to lead effectively. The overall culture is one of stagnation and burnout, with no real focus on growth or support for its people.

Wonderful local office with great people, great atmosphere, great minds.

Americanization of HR has lead to some tense moments