Think Twice before joining - Mobile Applications Developer ooma Employee Review

2.0
15 Apr 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

On it's good days, the work can be engaging. There are fleeting moments where the projects feel meaningful.

Cons

Unfortunately, those good days are far and few between. Most of the time, the work is pretty mundane, lacking variety and challenge. There is a stark lack of recognition from your team heads/management. Even when employees put in considerable effort and achieve great results, their work goes unnoticed. (Good managers are rare. WARNING to H1B employees: Cost cutting, layoffs and reorganization are pretty common in tech. But, the company's handling of layoffs is problematic. H1B employees are left vulnerable due to the way they do layoffs. In an event of abrupt layoff, there is no grace period offered, nor is there an attempt to distribute severance in a way that could extend an H1B employee's legal status in the US. AFAIK, 99 percent of the companies do this to support the leaving employees. This lack of support significantly shortens the available time to secure new employment under challenging circumstances.

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5.0
29 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Super friendly and helpful staff... from HR to Operations to Leadership. Good work life balance, Opportunities for remote or hybrid work,

Cons

Benefits are very solid for a smaller company but not world class.

4.0
29 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Consistent product strategy, focused teams, leadership is focused on company and employee success, decent internal communication on companywide initiatives or updates, structured/traditional company All Hands meetings, improving stock price, solid product competitive advantages.

Cons

Lots of senior leadership has been with the company for 10-20 years. This can be great for institutional knowledge and consistency but can also create significant blindspots. Modernization of tools, systems and employee expectations can sometimes feel outdated, completely manual or slow. Investment decisions can sometimes feel pennywise but pound foolish. Collaboration between technical and product teams can feel painful.

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