Started out as a good place with good culture... but things are eroding fast - Engineer Oura Employee Review

2.0
13 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Company has good values. CEO has great vision, communicates, and motivates. Hybrid work. Good product that helps people.

Cons

Bad middle management. Authoritarian and micro-managing. Engineering by committee. No autonomy given to individuals. No freedom to be creative and come up with new ways of doing things better and more efficiently. Bad work-life balance. Eroding culture and morale as a result of bringing in new management that is authoritarian, narcissistic, and micro managing.

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5.0
21 May 2026
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Pros

great culture and mission. product is going places

Cons

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2.0
5 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, growing company with lots of opportunities.

Cons

Management struggles to align on priorities, which creates a constantly shifting environment with unclear direction and success metrics. Teams are often given contradictory guidance or asked to pivot without context, making it difficult to execute effectively or plan with confidence. There is also a concerning pattern in how feedback is handled. Feedback often appears to be based on assumptions rather than concrete examples or evidence. When employees raise reasonable concerns or ask for clarity, it is sometimes reframed as negativity or labeled as contributing to a “toxic environment.” This shifts focus away from the underlying issues such as lack of alignment and communication and places it on individuals instead. Over time, this dynamic discourages open dialogue and reduces trust. Teams become more focused on managing perception than delivering outcomes, which ultimately impacts morale, efficiency, and overall performance.

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