Opal Reviews

4.2

79% would recommend to a friend

(46 total reviews)
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George Huff

93% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Opal has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 46 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Opal 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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46 reviews
1.0
5 Oct 2018

The only thing they care about is deadlines

Anonymous employee
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Pros

If you know nothing, you will learn a lot because they will push you beyond you normal work hours to get stuff done. I guess that is one way to learn.

Cons

I worked here for a very long time. The amount of red flags here is stunning. I would have left sooner had I known how to spot them. Do not work here. It will destroy your soul, I have seen it happen to a large percentage of those I worked with. You will love it for 6 months and then discover the dark side to the company. Good luck getting a raise or a bonus, even if you worked there for 4+ years. The open office plan is hectic and you will find yourself easily distracted. They only have one bathroom located directly in the office, with only one stall for men. At a company with 70+ people, good luck finding a time to use the bathroom.

1.0
13 Sept 2019
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Pros

Nice office space Great hard working people/teams Some work/life flexibility Unlimited PTO Great customer base

Cons

Lack of exec alignment and execs generally disconnected from customer challenges Micro-management leadership style persists the lack of trust across the org Chaotic, reactionary working environment focused only on the short term vs building for the future Major turnover/attrition in CS / Sales Lack of career advancement opportunities

3.0
10 Sept 2018

Sales Driven Development

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Great Culture - Free Snacks, Sodas, La Croix - Ping Pong Table - Friendly co-workers - Lots of happy hours Opal is a great place to work if you're a new developer or mid-level developer. It's a great stepping stone for someone looking to gain experience.

Cons

The product is good but not great. There's a lot of what I like to call "sales driven development". Features get pushed willy-nilly with no proper planning by the product team. Hard deadlines lead to multiple bugs and "hotfixes" on a weekly basis just to meet the deadline. The company allows for lots of creativity with multiple languages, which is great, but leads to disparate software and tooling across the organization.

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