Oust Labs Reviews

3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(22 total reviews)

Shrikant Latkar

59% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Oust Labs has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Oust Labs 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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22 reviews
1.0
9 Mar 2021

A Nightmare!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I had good learning and opportunity to have full ownership of the features and the reason behind that were my colleagues who no longer work there.

Cons

They expect everyone to work and finsih everything with inhuman speed and then trash the employee if there was any issue with timeline. They will expect the employees to work overnight as if that's normal. Work pressure is tooo much and there is always a looming threat of being FIRED even after working very hard. Efforts and input given for the company is never appreciated and they will make their employee feel guilty about the leave of absence. The management create a hostile environment where no one can grow!!! There is no professionalism, ethics or humanity. They treat their employees as slaves and they expect you to work as per their convenience and they think it is okay to do so because they are PAYING for it! And did I mention that there is a constant threat of getting FIRED? At the time of the exit they cause a lot of trouble and hold grudge for a long time if things do not go as per their want!!! It wasn't just worst experience.. Oust has been a nightmare! They don't even care about any of their employee's career and they can say or do anything to ruin it if they hold a grudge against you!

1.0
3 Oct 2018

Beware If your are joining this company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Product Idea Free Lunch ( which may not be applicable now)

Cons

- No Working atmosphere - No planning - Unnecessary pressure - Lack of trust on team - Dictatorship - Dirty politics I have been in this organisation for quite a long period of time and I would not recommend anyone to join this company. Here, in this company, the biggest worry is that management does not trust any employee and will put their thoughts and working style on them. They will put un-necessary pressure without even considering the justification given by them. Higher management is very less supportive and entire environment is very suffocating to work. They will not think about employee's career preferences at all which is very very dangerous. I would strongly suggest, before joining this company just cross check the company's culture from any employees who left this company. You can find the previous employees details from linkedIn. Just call few of them, get the idea and decide on your own. Its very sad that no employee left (or Ousted) in a positive note from this company.

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Oust Labs Response
7y
We are a professional organization and have created a team that believes in our vision. Startups have to make continuous adjustments to their product to win. People who come with a fixed mindset have a tough time here or for that matter any startup. For someone who stayed with the organization for long - it is unfortunate that you did not take the responsibility to act and share this directly with the founders and contribute to make the organization better. At Oust, everyone is encouraged to voice their opinions and make the company a great place to work and learn. Btw - Free lunch is still applicable and we have moved to a great office space in Koramangala. We have also attracted great talent that believes in our vision both at the leadership level and at the engineer level. We thank you for your feedback and wish you the best.
1.0
13 Feb 2019

worst company to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You will make good friends there. I have been working for so long for the company but found betrayed at the end.

Cons

1. No proper requirement 2. No exit rule even if you worked many year 3. Management is very rude, even founder uses bad language 4. Sudden work on weekend and even on public holidays 5. No increment 6. Stock options is a trap Join this company if you want to make your life hell with no option to exit from this company.

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Oust Labs Response
7y
Thanks for your feedback. Oust is a pay for performance company and good performers are rewarded. We strive hard to be a good employer. All employees are working on their own free-will, so if someone is not a good fit, they can always resign and leave. Please read your employment agreement and talk to the founders if you have any issues or concerns.
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