Opencare Reviews

Pros

I have been working on the Opencare engineering team for less than a year and I'm happy to say that everything that was sold to me in the interview process is true (and then some). It's an incredibly dedicated team of passionate people who want to do things the right way and are constantly looking to improve. We have a great product that solves an interesting problem the business vision is clearly defined so its easy to feel proud of and excited about what you're doing.

Pros:
- really flexible work from home and vacation policy as well as the ability to set your own hours help promote a great work/life balance and allow you to make sure that when you're at work you're performing at your best

- the leadership team openly encourages/accepts feedback from employees. what's more is they take our feedback seriously and turn it into action items

- the company takes DIBs (diversity, inclusion & belonging) at work seriously!!! we've been doing a lot of work with bright + early and have recently started an internal dibs guild to ensure that we are always improving. the founders and leadership team talk about diversity and their hiring plans very openly as well which is really unique for the toronto tech start up space, i.e this is NOT the typical bro-y startup culture focused on drinking.

- we're a small team so there's a huge opportunity to make an impact as well as learn from all sides of the business. as an engineer i get to regularly interact and collaborate with designers, product managers, customer success managers and even sales and marketing to ensure we're delivering the best product. this has lead to a lot of unique learning opportunities for me!

- lots of career growth and development opportunities! there isn't a cap on learning, if you want to take a class or purchase a book or whatever it is you do to learn the company will support you. the leadership team is dedicated to your professional development: your manager will have regular check ins with you and help you define in set goals to drive you closer to your overarching career goals. recently we've done some cool initiatives to help people find mentors in the field as well

Advice to Management

Keep doing all the things you're already doing - you've created such a special little pocket in the toronto tech scene! I believe in the future of this company and product and i'm excited to see what else will happen in my time here (which will be long)!

Pros

The team at Opencare are some of the most thoughtful and talented individuals I've ever met! A lot of people speak about "hiring people that are smarter than you" but Opencare is the first place I've really seen this become reality.

Everyone is involved in major decision making from day 1, and there is complete transparency about all aspects of the company (including the full financials) to ensure everyone is a true stakeholder. New hires are quickly entrusted with high-value, high-impact projects with lots of autonomy and support from leaders; a very refreshing change to previous organizations.

The values that are articulated on the website are strictly adhered to in hiring so the culture really does match with what the Founders wanted to build. This makes hiring slow but the calibre of individuals that join allows them to integrate and contribute very quickly.

The leadership is committed to building a long-term sustainable company and really emphasize the need for the team to take time for rest, recuperation, and a focus on wellness.

Overall, I have a tremendous sense of excitement heading to work everyday and look forward to learning and growing with the team around me.

Advice to Management

Continue to think and look critically at the business and avoid getting swept up in your own hype. You're building something very special and we're excited to be along for the journey!

Continue to share freely and speak openly about decisions and changes, it makes a huge difference to the team.

Pros

This is by far the most intelligent, genuine, and passionate group of people I have had the chance to work with. Being at Opencare has been inspiring, and has made me fall in love with what I do more than ever before. Highlights:

*incredible personal and professional growth opportunities eg access to a performance psychologist on a regular basis, hard work is rewarded (promotions as early as 6 months in)

*the company is growing rapidly and is very healthy, the runway and potential for for Opencare is amazing (this is going to be something big)

*Leadership is outstanding - the founders are very experienced, focussed, 100% transparent about all aspects of the business

*Ownership from day one, all the resources you need to help you reach potential you didn't realize you even had

*very competitive compensation, equity, great benefits and perks (including in-office massages, daily catered organic lunch, unlimited vacation and PTO)

*great work life balance - taking a proactive and holistic approach to your own health and well being is engrained in the culture, and leadership practices what they preach - if you look tired, you will be asked to take time off to rest.

*every decision made in this place is data driven, deliberate, and well thought out.

Advice to Management

Keep doing what you're doing!

Pros

- An extremely efficient team, minimal redundant process
- People here are really smart and genuine, very good at what they are doing, love to share, trust each other. They are one of the major reason that I am happy at work every day.
- A very diverse team so you can learn a lot of interesting things from them
- Founders are open, transparent, honest, leading the team towards a good direction

Advice to Management

- Please continue to keep the transparent, open and honest culture, open to new /different ideas.
- We can only perform at our best when we feel the lowest level of threads and be able to speak up. It's important that we can continue to learn from failure, instead of hiding them and only BS about the shiny achievements.

Pros

- An extremely thoughtful team that is committed and excited about the problems we're trying to solve in healthcare
- Culture fit is a top priority. Everyone on the team gets along. Definitely makes coming in to work a lot easier when the people you work with are not only really smart but you genuinely like them as people and want to hang out with them outside of work
- Lots of cross-team collaboration
- Supportive leadership team
- Clear company goals and alignment
- Cosy (open) office space
- Healthy snacks

Advice to Management

- Continue being transparent and honest about the business
- Try and maintain the high standards for hiring
- Continue building out long term strategy and plan

Basically...keep doing what you're doing!

Pros

A team of incredibly smart and committed people. It's an amazing place to grow and be a part of something exciting.

Team emphasis on data, and adapting business flow based on that data makes it a very stimulating and constantly changing environment to work in.

Rigorous hiring process centered around culture means that everyone in the office is really humble, approachable, and open to communication.

Advice to Management

Keep doing what you're doing!

Pros

Extreme focus on culture and employee growth. Founder 1-on-1s have been incredibly helpful in discovering and improving areas of both strength and weakness.

100% genuine, intelligent, drama-free employees. Everyone is here to work to the best of their ability.

Constantly challenging the “right” way to do things. Problems of last month become strengths the month after.

Pros

Opencare is a terrific place to work with intelligent and like-minded people, working together to make an impact on how people interact with health care! If you enjoy tackling challenging problems and making a difference, Opencare presents a fast-paced environment to try and do just that.

Advice to Management

Keep up the great work, you are pointing this team in the right direction!

Pros

Incredibly smart and talented team, full of humble and sincere people
Founders are invested in your growth and push you out of your comfort zone
Company is working on meaty problems that can have a very positive impact
Team is constantly looking for ways to improve processes and evolve to increase productivity.
Very rigorous hiring process means that we bring on not only talented people but also people who are a great fit with our company culture

Pros

Best place to work in Toronto to grow as an individual and as a professional. Get to work with people smarter than you and learn new things on a daily basis.

Advice to Management

Thank you for enabling such a great company culture and for setting an high bar for ourselves. Keep up the great work!