What's a personal life? I only ask this because for 6+ years, I didn't have one. The hard work my coworkers and I put in to build client relationships and make the company great was forgotten when internal stryfe and misery ran rampant within the company. Employees were ran ragged. We would sacrifice so much of our personal time to assist our client base. We happily did it because we all cared about the clients and gave our best efforts but it never seemed to be enough. Employees are lowballed and not paid what they're worth. Especially tenured employees. Internal, backwards politics and demand from management made work unenjoyable. We dreaded going to work in the morning. It was miserable. There should be a good balance between work and your personal life and it was always one sided. It especially stings when the president of the company ignores any recommendations given by employees. Especially when management kept asking what they could do to make things better. We joined Accellis wanting to help people and provide them great support, which we did and we did well. But it all came at a great cost. We were always working, but seemed to get shafted every step of the way in every aspect. From medical benefits to bonuses, it always seemed to be some new way to con us out of the extras we deserved for working so hard. Medical benefits may change every few months. I had about 20 different medical insurance cards. I have pictures of all of them. This I'm sure was a clever way to save the company some money, which I get, but at the same time, it hurts the employee and makes it hard to keep track. Christmas bonuses were marketed to employees as such but the Christmas bonuses were never taxed and usually the taxes were taken out of following paychecks. This makes it extremely difficult to pay bills. Especially when employees are paid once a month. The company used to really care about clients but the few months leading to my departure seemed to be all about chasing the dollar and growing the company. Too much too fast. Apple TV christmas gifts and Amazon Echos are not enough to keep employees happy and wanting to work. It felt more like a way to "shut us up" for a brief moment instead of actual gifts for the hard, quality work we provided on a daily basis. Excuses are made for why recommendations are never followed through with. Management had no handle on client or employee opinions. Employee turn around rates seemed to have run rampant since my departure since the team members have changed so much since leaving. Don't be fooled with the "pretty" company website and the testimonials by clients. If you never listen to another word I say, please heed my warning and stay far away from this company. You'll either end up hating your job and your life after awhile or you'll be looking for a new job. I can never get back the birthdays, parties, holidays and happiness I was devoid of for so long, but hopefully if one of you job seekers read this and are saved from taking a position here, then it makes it all worth it. I LOVE IT and working here made me grow
to despise it. I now have a great job, working for a company that values and appreciates my hard work, thus in turn, making me want to work harder and better. It took me 6 months after leaving for my phsyical and emotional levels to come back down to normal. There's a difference between healthy stress and waking up miserable every night. The rewards are not at all worth it.
