Achievers Reviews

Pros

The new CEO has been here a year now, and the whole atmosphere at work has gone back to the awesome place it was before. People are really helpful, and it is great to be at a company that uses its own software on a daily bases. I feel very fortunate to work here.

Cons

Staying current with Toronto market salaries.

Pros

Compensation Flexible hours Nice people Nice office location

Cons

Leadership indecision and turnover Office politics Product vision (there isn’t one) Passive aggression Culture of mediocrity

Pros

Great people, superb culture. A lot of opportunities to learn and fun events.

Cons

The biggest problem with Achievers is compensation. First of all, the payment rate is less than the average of the market. A lot of already left people hired with much higher salaries (a friend of mine who was a senior engineer and was receiving 85K at Achievers, hired with another company and now he is receiving 120K, and this is not the only case - I heard here and there similar stories). So I cannot understand what is wrong with matching payment with the market. Looks like they consider the lowest level of market standards, rather than average or highest. The second problem is, you should be hired at the right time, otherwise, it is next to impossible to receive a promotion. A co-worker told me he was rejected with the position of SW engineer (with less salary), and the same person 6 months later being hired as a senior SW engineer (with a higher salary)! There are a lot of engineers and senior engineers who are more deserved to be at a higher position, compared with some staff engineers hired recently. Looks like the management is more interested in new hires, rather than old employees who played a significant role in making Achievers a leader in the market. Promotions postpone again and again, and you should kill yourself to prove you deserve it, and yet there are people who are not as good as you, but they have higher positions and therefore receive a much higher salary.

Pros

New leadership but totally showing their commitment to moving achievers to the next level, The culture here is amazing- the people are fantastic

Cons

we don't advertise why this is a great place to work

Pros

Physical space, teams, nice people overall

Cons

Toronto based New President no leadership, lack of vision and ability to build cohesive team; creates instability; clear with where to go, not able to make it happen. Dysfunctional leadership, no guidance, unrealistic assessment of needs and people to do it.