Pros
APPrise works hard to make you feel welcome from day 1. Everyone is incredibly kind, friendly, and supportive—so much so that I'm pretty sure "be a good person" is part of their hiring criteria. You'll actually feel like part of a family here, and dare I say, look forward to hanging out with your colleagues after hours. I know, I know, almost too good to be true, but I've truly never worked anywhere like APPrise. Of course, none of the great culture would be possible without an incredible leadership team. You'll always feel heard and they're committed to transparency. A lot of companies say they are, but APPrise actually is—nothing is sugarcoated and it's clearly important to them that the whole of the company is aware of what's going on, good or bad. With Doug at the helm (AKA the nicest and most accessible C-suite executive I've ever met), I could not think of a better group of people to run the company. Mobile Internal Comms is a growing industry, and APPrise is poised to become the leader with theEMPLOYEEapp. It's a small team, so in many ways is very much still a startup as you may find yourself wearing many hats. What's nice about this though is that your work is meaningful and you can see clearly how it contributes to the company's overall KPIs. Work/life balance is amazing—you have unlimited PTO and no one ever makes you feel bad about using it (as long as you're getting your work done!). At times, I was even encouraged to take MORE time off and was never ever expected to be on the grid while on vacation.
Cons
If you join the client side of the company, be aware that you will most certainly encounter clients that are not at all tech savvy—patience is key. APPrise works with a lot of really well known companies and the downside to that is that many still work with antiquated technology systems. Luckily, theEMPLOYEEapp was built to be very easy to use, so it won't be a major issue. The VC funding the company felt a bit overbearing at times, and while the acquisition was exciting at first, I found it to be a strange choice in end considering how it netted out. I would have strongly preferred that the founder didn't get cut out of the company, as he brought a lot of life and passion to the office, but I understand the choice from a business strategy standpoint—just understand that it rubbed many people the wrong way. Like all startups, there are some growing pains, but overall, I loved my experience working at APPrise and recommend it to anyone passionate about the space!
