Pros: Truly the leader in IAM/CIAM. I had the opportunity to work with tons of super smart people and really awesome technical problems.

Cons: Management went downhill SO FAST post Auth0 merge. I went through several managers in my last 2 years, all of whom were some of the worst I've had. I firmly believe that I was "managed out" to make way for contractors abroad. I've never felt as wronged as I did on my exit from Okta after 4 years there. Truly horrible.

Pros: Pre-IPO and might go public next year, getting lots of customers, free lunch, work from home Thursdays, convenient location.

Cons: Work culture is bad. If you suck up to the senior management, you rule the place. Engineers are treated like slaves by the management and by the PMs.

Pros: - Solid product; still a leader in identity management. - Weekly Town Halls with the leadership team. - Excellent work-life balance. - Great place to start your career. - Still mostly remote-first (team dependent).

Cons: Politics between teams is at an all-time high. A lot of infighting and endless meetings where nothing is accomplished. Meeting fatigue is real. So many meetings, and meetings to plan more meetings. Most of them are unnecessary. Several managers I worked with were well underqualified and unfit to lead their own teams. They were micromanaging, constantly tracking status, and overusing processes without adding much, if any, real value. Managers are under so much pressure to appear that their teams are in order at the cost of concerning themselves more with managing up than actually supporting and listening to their own teams. The values of integrity and transparency were once at the forefront of the company culture. Sadly, this is no longer the case. A lot of churn in the C-suite and executive leadership teams; they seem to come and go on a regular basis. Knowledge gaps exist everywhere. Many experts and Okta veterans have left the organization, which has created huge voids within teams. The fixation on constant growth over the years has resulted in too many hires, leading to layoffs and annual company restructures. The stock price is consistently low and underperforming.