One Kings Lane Employee Reviews about "beautiful office"

Pros

good office culture flexible hours decent work-life balance but not great discretionary time off

Cons

lack of transparency with management. Actual direction and state of company financials is kept fairly secret. Employees are told things on a need to know basis. This creates an atmosphere of negativity. Motivation was at an all time low when I left. Company does not value employees. They freely allow massive amounts of talent to walk right out the door. Pay is fair to midland. ISO"s are extremely stingy

Pros

Nice looking office. Some of the people you meet and befriend at the more junior level are really terrific.

Cons

- The smartest employees never stay, and understand OKL is a sinking ship and find employment elsewhere. - The leadership is shady, political, and disconnected from the work. - The company strategy is either absent or poor, so much so that virtually all employees are well aware of this without having to have a director or VP title. - Layoffs or pushing people out for other reasons is common and very sad, rooted exclusively in the company's poor financials - with the unintended (or intended?) consequence of declining employee morale for those who stay and those who leave.

Pros

The office location in the Twitter building was great. They have now moved. The company sells nice items

Cons

Lack of focus Clear favoritism within management to over reward themselves in compensation and skimp on other folks HR

Pros

Attractive office decor Snacks Overall, there are a lot of nice people here who care about their job

Cons

Dysfunctional Bed Bath IT systems Division is unprofitable with no path to profitability Ultimately OKL will end up shuttered

Pros

Authentic culture Leadership team and vision Great work life balance and DTO (discretionary time off) Passionate and talented people Progressive thinking Paperless culture Focus on people development Lunch provided on Wednesdays, snacks and breakfast options Great office space Openness to new ideas and different ways of working

Cons

Healthier snacks Finding efficiencies to get work done quicker

Pros

I wrote a review here in the last couple months, but I had to write again about the, very recent, corporate office move in SF. Many of us were a bit skeptical about management moving the office to SOMA. All of us here in SF came to the new office yesterday morning, and it's incredible - really incredible! I'm so proud to be working in a place that reflects who we are on the outside, and brings the beauty and style to the inside - for the employees to enjoy. And, they upgraded all our conference rooms to have cool AV and scheduling capabilities. The commute is easier, and finally - tons of lunch options!!! I really appreciate how much they put into making our work-space cool.

Cons

Since this post is all about the new space - the AC needs to be cranked up a bit. The only good part about our old space was that the bathrooms were huge... no waiting. These could be just a bit bigger, but its not terrible.