Great Company, Great People - QA Specialist 1Password Employee Review

5.0
Apr 15, 2022
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Pros

The people at 1Password are supportive and caring. You really can bring your true self to work! People are incredibly supportive and nurturing, and this leads to many opportunities to grow. Many people (including me) started in support and moved into other areas that were interesting to them. Being fully remote is great (if that's what you're looking for) and we had an annual company-wide conference pre-COVID to help socialise too. These have transitioned to virtual gatherings during COVID, but there seems to be a desire to return to that in the future. Day-to-day there is huge flexibility in when you work, so the remote culture and asynchronous communication is baked in pretty well. Salary is good for the UK and private healthcare and dental plans are available, as well as a workplace pension that offers a huge choice of investment funds. Finally, the product itself is fantastic. Everyone cares deeply about the user experience. As a long-term fan of 1Password long before I joined the company it's really rewarding to work on a product that you love.

Cons

I think they've pitched the benefits very poorly for UK employees. Salary is good, but the time off is not, with only 25 discretionary paid days off INCLUDING sick leave. This is very uncompetitive and doesn't encourage a good work-life balance. In addition to those discretionary paid days off we get bank holidays, but it would offer much more flexibility to add those bank holidays to the annual leave allowance. It's a bizarre set of benefits to offer such poor annual leave and sick leave policy, but offer a (very comprehensive) private medical insurance in a country with a good health service. 1Password needs a more UK-centric voice on the HR team, or to talk more to UK folks to understand what's important. The current set of UK benefits feels like it caters to a North American work culture.

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5.0
Apr 24, 2026
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Pros

- Awesome founders when they were involved in the day-to-day - Great benefits

Cons

- Lost a lot of what made this place special during the scale up from 100-1000 employees - Hired a ton of outside leadership which ultimately resulted in a culture shift and many of the people who worked there the longest leaving

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1Password Response
1mo
Hi there, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and feedback about our culture. Take care, – The People Team
3.0
Mar 7, 2026
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Pros

* Flexible working arrangements and quite a bit of autonomy. * A genuinely supportive manager and a collaborative, positive team environment. * Competitive pay for the role and responsibilities.

Cons

In recent years the company has shifted in a direction that feels very different from the organisation I originally joined. * There is a strong emphasis on a “high performance culture”, but there is limited structure or support in place to help employees develop the skills needed to meet those expectations. * Career progression and compensation increases can feel closely tied to visibility rather than the quality or impact of the work itself. * The company is moving away from its fully remote approach. In-person events that were once optional are now mandatory, even for teams that may not directly benefit from them. The locations chosen do not always appear to consider the needs or circumstances of a globally distributed workforce, and employees are now required to go through formal accommodation processes simply to avoid international travel due to health or safety concerns.

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1Password Response
3mo
Hi there, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're glad to hear about the aspects you're finding supportive, and we appreciate your feedback as we continue to evolve our culture and support our team members. If you'd like to chat further, please know we're always open to hearing more. – The People Team
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