Run! Seriously, do not take this job. - Strategic Business Consultant Appficiency Employee Review

1.0
Aug 27, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

-Good pay incentives once you start working on projects -Good transparency with sales dept. -Lots of smart people do work here, especially in other offices

Cons

There are way more than this, but I will give it a go with my top 5. I work in the Toronto office. 1. They won’t negotiate your offer with you, and will expect you to start ASAP. As I didn’t want to start right away, I asked for a later date provided others were starting with me in the same Onboarding program. I never heard from HR after I signed my offer; I had to write and say, hey am I still starting here? So that should have been my first clue to leave. When I did start, there was no one else who was a f/t SBC with me as I’d requested. 2. I thought the mock session I had to run during my interview was bad (also a time you should run, it’s not ok for a potential employer to ask you to prepare something which takes you hours of work), when you begin your Onboarding RAMP they expect you to do a presentation weekly in addition to daily quizzes. They don’t provide you with a dedicated person to be your buddy and instead expect you to reach out to literally different people every day for help. No one does well with RAMP, and many people leave during the process which they see as a failing on that person - they won’t acknowledge that their RAMP design is the problem as well as their unclear expectations. You’ll be continually behind since they don’t have enough people to grade your checkpoints, and some people insist on having them only Fridays which is the day that they all go into the office and start drinking around 3 pm. 3. The actual physical offices are in such bad shape, it’s like working in a very old run down small office. No one even cleaned out the desk they assigned me. They have a bunch of smaller units which were previously occupied by separate tenants and the property is so old and gross, the air circulation is definitely an issue. 4. The company is a run by the equivalent of a bunch of frat boys. They absolutely know NetSuite well, but they have zero ability to mentor, train, and lots of them are even terrible at presenting. The person who thinks he’s the best is actually incredibly inefficient and you’ll be forced to listen/watch lots of his videos which is painful and unnecessary. There is a lack of diversity in so many areas, but the ones which stand out are age, gender, and ability. They refused to provide any accommodation once I disclosed that I required it. 5. They are trying to expand because there is lots of demand but they can’t retain employees. They don’t pay well enough, and there is no work/life balance. Even from your first week, you’re expected to put in much more than 8 hrs a day learning content and preparing for your checkpoints. They seem to think they have an endless pool of people to pick from who want to work there.

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Appficiency Response
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Thank you for your feedback. I'm sorry you didn't have a great experience during your time here. We continuously look for ways to enhance employee satisfaction. When it comes to communication, we have some room to grow. We recently rolled out newsletters and more town halls (when needed) to address major changes happening in the business. Our leadership team has been working together on Appficiency's mid and long term strategies to ensure the success and growth of the business. We are working hard to make Appficiency the best place. We wish you the best in your career.
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