not a good company for business-related positions - Anonymous employee Opera Software Employee Review

1.0
Apr 30, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

reasonable salary, good benefits (meal voucher, discount on gym, etc)

Cons

Although the company has been in the market for many years and has grown significantly in size, it still operates with a lack of structure and organization often seen in early-stage startups. There's little consistency between different teams and offices, no clear career development paths, and onboarding is poorly managed. While officially headquartered in Norway, most strategic decisions are made from China, where leadership holds substantial influence. Some departments—especially on the business side—suffer from toxic management, and despite HR and executive awareness, these issues remain unresolved.

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5.0
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Pros

Communicative, clear, concise, culture, growth

Cons

The company is huge and has many offices with a variance of difficulties. Hard to pick a discipline within

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Opera Software Response
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Hello, thank you so much for taking the time to write a review on Glassdoor. We appreciate the feedback. Magnus
4.0
Aug 13, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Truly international in scope and reach, with a mostly HR-centric culture that values employees and delivers management training and feedback well. Nice offices, especially in Norway, and a collaborative and open culture with very little finger-pointing. Lots to do, and many resources with which to do it.

Cons

Sometimes a little too European and slow-moving, particularly with regard to setting a direction and sticking to it and/or not shedding unpromising programs or projects quickly enough.

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