Think twice before signing that offer - it’s going downhill fast - Anonymous employee Opensignal Employee Review

2.0
5 June 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1 Compensation’s alright if you push hard during the offer stage; 2 A few talented folks doing solid work despite the noise; 3 Some tech teams manage to stay out of the worst of it.

Cons

1 Leadership shifts priorities constantly. Targets change every few weeks, then you’re blamed for missing them; 2 Layoffs are passed off as “reorgs.” No communication, no heads-up, you just notice someone’s Slack access is gone; 3 Micromanagement is everywhere and a regular tool of incompetent middle managers; 4 The “open feedback culture” is bull. If you speak up, you get a target on you, or you get ignored if you are lucky and junior enough; 5 Stay away from some teams, they're political, cliquey, and draining. 6 Canadian employees get a worse deal compared to the US. The gap is obvious and ignored. The overall vibe has changed, morale’s low, trust is gone, and more people are leaving or looking. Wouldn’t be surprised if the Glassdoor rating drops soon.

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Opensignal Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective - we are genuinely grateful. In the spirit of being objective and transparent, I think it is important to share some facts regarding the views you have shared. First, our talent retention rates are well above industry benchmarks at 95.4%. We survey employees twice a year and those data reveal a broadly optimistic team who regularly praise our collaborative and flexible environment. Second, with respect to priorities, we have a well-established and broadly published 3-year strategy, 1-year goals that support that strategy, and 90 day goals to focus short-term activities. We report against these goals individually in our town halls on a monthly basis. None of the goals have changed since we set them at the start of the year, and if individuals have questions, we address them openly to ensure our global team is aligned. Third, it is true that we have had to eliminate some roles. We often do not publicize their names and positions broadly out of respect for the individual’s privacy. We take care to inform the people that work most closely with that person. Losing a team member can create feelings of loss, frustration and even fear - and taking care of all team members is important. Given your feedback, we will reconsider that approach. Finally, we make active efforts to pay our people competitively based on the value they deliver and where they live. We conduct annual benchmarks and make adjustments as needed to ensure we stay competitive. Our retention rate is a measure we track to keep us honest on this front. I’m sorry that you don’t feel comfortable openly sharing feedback. Many employees do share, on a regular basis, and that feedback is a regular topic of conversation at the executive team level. I’m unaware of any employee who has been targeted for retribution for speaking their mind and frankly we have a zero-tolerance mentality if that were to happen. I want to reiterate my gratitude for your willingness to offer your perspectives here and would welcome a 1-1 conversation if you are willing to talk. ~Kerry Field, Chief People Officer

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Opensignal Response
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While I appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective, I’m disappointed that your experience has not matched what the vast majority of our employees report around the world. I’m not sure how long ago you left, but our results have never been better nor our transparency more pervasive - and we see that in our everyday conversations. We engage in hard conversations, and I am not aware of any situation where people were penalized for sharing their opinions and asking the tough questions. I wish you the best of luck going forward. Kerry Field, Chief People Officer
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