Terrible severance. Be warned, you are only a number. - Recruiter Okta Employee Review

1.0
28 Jan 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits and compensation package.

Cons

Okta went through a reduction in force in August of 2022 and from my knowledge only paid one week of severance for every year of service plus one month of medical benefits. Nothing else. Given so many of us have been hired in recent years this does not leave the people left here feeling very comfortable (and the folks that were let go were high performers). Other companies like Google, Meta, Salesforce, just to name a few, are taking care of their employees after they leave and offering decent severance packages to help them land on their feet. This goes a long way and people are paying attention to this. I would think twice about joining Okta given the volatility in the market right now. You will be left with next to nothing if another RIF occurs.

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5.0
22 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fantastic team and work life balance

Cons

No contract renewal due to budget constraints

1.0
23 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good company benefits - private healthcare, employee stock purchase programme Annual sales kickoff

Cons

All calls & emails are now monitored. Graded & tracked on your calls. New requirement is now to have 50+ calls a month recorded in Gong (Gong was previously phased out but now a requirement). Pay rises are low, false promises each year of promotions & generous pay rises Team members favoured over others Work life balance now near on impossible with all the new asks put in place

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