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Found 255 of over 270 reviews
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- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Work-Life Balance is Unparalleled
Jan 20, 2023 - Anonymous EmployeeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
DigitalOcean was a pretty wonderful place to work. Some of the best parts of working on my team in particular was the work-life balance. My team and I felt fully supported in our personal lives and were encouraged to focus on working enough to get our work done, but were never once micromanaged to any extent. The senior leadership I worked with are wonderful human beings and genuinely cared about my growth as a person. I was fully supported throughout my time, even during my last two weeks before I moved on to a different company. Benefits are pretty standard for the tech industry, and more than adequate. Love the company’s values and the way it ties into the culture on a day to day basis. Compensation was pretty ok, nothing spectacular compared to big tech.
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The way that offsites are undervalued and Sammy Recharge Days (near monthly company wide mental health days) were eliminated really rubbed me the wrong way. I’ve personally seen the value of getting distributed teams together for a week to connect and work together in person and the funds to make those opportunities possibly never felt to be an investment priority, until there was an uproar. The elimination of the Sammy Recharge Days takes away a lot of what made DO so special. There are still so many unique things that employees love about the culture at DO but the loss of SRDs are such a huge hit to the culture as a whole.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Love it!
Jan 10, 2023 - Administrative Coordinator in Detroit, MIRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The benefits and great WLB.
Cons
I haven't seen none yet.
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Great Company with Love at Its Core
Dec 19, 2022 - Technical EditorRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
*Remote-first, and extremely supportive of its remote employees *Community-based culture: people are the most important *Great benefits
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Sometimes it feels like you're in meetings more than you are spending time doing the work you were hired for.
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Great place to work
Dec 2, 2022 - Customer Success Manager in San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-empathy -the best professional development I've ever seen -remote culture -smart/caring coworkers
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- no more Sammy recharge days :(
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Bright, hardworking teams that really care about the products and customers
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So much work. So much.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Amazing job to work at if you're looking to be a coordinator or executive assistant. The work life balance is unparalleled!! Digital ocean is a remote work place, and yet, everyone is so helpful and kind. You really have the opportunity to create your own work schedule and not be micromanaged. All of the leadership team I support are amazing to work with. Based on employee reviews I truly thought this place was "too good to be true," but it's absolutely not! So grateful to be an employee here. Would recommend it to anyone.
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I honestly don't have any.
Continue reading - Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Amazing company with the perfect culture
Oct 31, 2022 - Sr Manager, Marketing in Houston, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Digital Ocean has created a safe and friendly remote workplace.
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I have been at the company for 60 days and have zero complaints.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Love the company and its values.
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No cons that I can think of.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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- Interesting Product - Great culture -Warm and inviting
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None so far that I see
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Fantastic place to work as a trans person!
Sep 23, 2022 - Engineer I in Lexington, KYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Fantastic ERGs Queer friendly Amazing teams
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Growing company Re-orgs Profit focused CEO
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DigitalOcean has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 270 reviews left anonymously by employees. 87% of employees would recommend working at DigitalOcean to a friend and 80% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.
87% of DigitalOcean employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated DigitalOcean 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.
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