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John Caplan
8 Ratings
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"Great Place to Work if Money is not important"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at OpenSky full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Flexible, free meals, happy hour.
Pro-EmployeeCons
Rate of pay, compensation reviews.
Advice to Management
Pay people what they are worth, let go of some of the outside perks.
OpenSky 2016-07-26 06:29 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Principal Software Engineer"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at OpenSky full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Excellent environment for self starters.
Cons
Company benefits are not high quality.
OpenSky 2017-03-28 12:25 PDTHelpful (7)
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"How is this company still in business ..."
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOPros
-flexible schedule
-"start up" perks
-decent health benefits
-casual office vibeCons
-major layoffs happening all the time
-no vision for the company therefore structure and jobs are constantly changing
-john caplan is so out of touch with reality
-most of the employees are one step up from a fraternityAdvice to Management
dont hire and dispose of people as if employment is a meaningless thing
also dont underestimate your employeesOpenSky 2016-04-18 13:15 PDT![OpenSky Logo]()
"Product Owner"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at OpenSky full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Awesome people, talented hiring, great culture overall, with some downsides.
Cons
Big egos at the highest level that is counter to the flat culture they espouse. Work life balance could be better.
Advice to Management
Good company that could still up it's game from an HR perspective. There's a big focus on hyping the company as a great place to work but that's the PR engine. Most developers for example, feels the people are talented but the pace not sustainable or realistic. A few all night sessions, etc. Overall a very decent place to work a few years but they need to back up the hype with more benefits and better work life balance. Everyone gets along very well and there's a lot of talent but there's burn out.
OpenSky 2015-10-17 13:45 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Good People, No Direction"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at OpenSky full-time (More than a year)
Pros
- Great hard-working people
- Hands-on approach that could really change the businessCons
Another former co-worker put it best... "Opensky was like a playground & you had to be cool w/the cool kids who always hang out on the cool jungle gyms to fit in"
Felt like it was all smoke and mirrors, no actually substance to the business.Advice to Management
Be more transparent, too much behind closed doors. Change the "cool kids" culture, you are cool but not that cool....
OpenSky 2013-09-03 09:26 PDT![OpenSky Logo]()
"OpenSky has been my first love"
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RecommendsPros
smart team, best PHP tools and frameworks, interesting product, conferences, great salary
Cons
99% PHP shop, no where to grow
Advice to Management
be open
OpenSky 2012-04-24 22:07 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Learned a lot"
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RecommendsPros
Fun projects, friendly people, fast paced, challenging
Cons
Long hours and bad location
OpenSky 2011-03-18 07:53 PDT![OpenSky Logo]()
"Fast paced environment. Good people."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at OpenSky (More than a year)
Pros
Lunch catered 2x per week. Regular happy hours. Fast paced environment. Supportive co-workers.
Cons
Sometimes the past can be too fast with too many projects going on at once. No 401k matching.
OpenSky 2016-08-25 13:52 PDT![OpenSky Logo]()
"Director"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOPros
Fun staff and good culture.
Cons
Unclear direction, strategy and goals.
OpenSky 2016-12-23 21:26 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Boys' Club, Perks but No Long-Term Feel"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at OpenSky full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Free lunch twice a week, stocked kitchen with soda and snacks, happy hours some Fridays. Casual dress code, easy to get them to give you a company laptop, all the latest tech stuff to play with.
Cons
Feels particularly hostile if you're female - all female management was eliminated during acquisition of another company. Heaven forbid you're not in the boys' club up in NYC or you won't have any say (and will probably be terminated if you try to go outside your designated bubble). Lots of money spent to make you feel good but little interest in keeping quality people or the important benefits like quality health insurance.
Advice to Management
Listen to your people, get a five year plan beyond "make money," trust that women know things, and actually give your employees job descriptions and ways to excel.
OpenSky 2016-08-03 20:32 PDT
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