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Over time the work life balance has become better (in 5 reviews)
You work with the best talent in Open Source , you will have lots of exposure to the (in 7 reviews)
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Work/life balance used to be way worse than it is today but can still remain a challenge in certain departments (e (in 8 reviews)
they dont even take an approval or anything and no one asks them (in 5 reviews)
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"Great people and culture"
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Neutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Acquia full-time
Pros
The people and culture are the best I've ever experienced. You are a member of a very tight family no matter what your role.
Benefits and growth opportunities are top notch.Cons
Suffering growing pains. Too much churn in leadership CEO departing, multiple CFOs and CMOs, product teams and top sales leadership.
Advice to Management
Stabilize and standardize processes, leadership structure and focus on building out product offerings.
Acquia 2017-06-15 05:07 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Account Executive"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Acquia (More than 3 years)
Pros
This is an extremely fun company.
Cons
Acquia has been more concerned with growth than it has been with customer happiness and product quality. This has had a major negative impact on the company culture since probably 2016ish.
Advice to Management
Customers should come first...and I don't mean only the top 3 customers.
Acquia 2017-08-14 11:35 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Great people, fun work, but not a career oriented enviornment"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOPros
Super smart and motivated people who are inspiring to be around. I enjoyed almost everyone I came in contact with. The benefits are excellent (except for the 401k), and the office is great. You can tell they put a lot of though into the office, the perks, and the location.
Cons
Disorganized, lack of manager accountability - most managers, mine included, maybe should have been people managers. I never felt like what I said to my manager was being valued.
Advice to Management
Allow time for career development or growth. Add some sort of tuition reimbursement program to allow people to develop their skills. If the expectation is for everyone to work over 50 hours a week, find a way besides a bonus program to reward for that.
Acquia 2017-06-21 09:24 PDTHelpful (1)
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"I love it here-but understand it's a growing company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Acquia full-time (More than a year)
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People
Work life balance
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C levelCons
Growth=constant change in quotas, kpis, etc
Advice to Management
Give a bit more lead time to large comp changes
Acquia 2017-05-20 08:30 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Sales Intern"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Acquia full-time
Pros
Great exposure to sales prospecting techniques. Lots of training and great culture.
Cons
List building takes up most time although you really can't expect much more from a sales internship
Advice to Management
Doing a great job!
Acquia 2017-05-11 12:33 PDTHelpful (1)
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"directer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOPros
great benefit, work-life blance
Cons
No promotion room, it has a lot to do with politics
Advice to Management
Open to suggestions
Acquia 2017-04-16 14:15 PDT![Acquia Logo]()
"Great people and culture"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Acquia full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Interesting blend of software product and professional services. Lots of smart people. Good coffee.
Cons
Some improvements could be made to processes. Lots of cat-herding.
Acquia 2017-04-12 06:38 PDTHelpful (6)
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"Great people, terrible work load and work-life balance"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Acquia full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Smart, funny, kind people, benefits have drastically improved in the last few years, new location promotes a sense of having "made it".
Cons
No work-life balance, work-load is extreme, and advancement in some groups is limited to "bigger and more thorny issues" rather than growing skills. Employees are encouraged to "carve out time" for growing their skills, but are summarily pulled into emergencies or pulled off of projects if they aren't showing enough progress immediately. Unrealistic expectations.
Advice to Management
Reduce the work-load on your customer-adjacent teams and employees. Pay down technical debt and focus on core competencies. Be honest with employees and either tell them they need to work on projects during non-work hours or carve out time for them to work on growth opportunities.
Acquia 2017-04-01 06:45 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Acquia Review"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Acquia full-time
Pros
Great culture. Great people. Great snacks.
Cons
Some times you may feel under resourced.
Acquia 2017-03-21 08:04 PDTHelpful (5)
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"Things have changed - and not for the better"
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Doesn't RecommendNo opinion of CEOI worked at Acquia full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Really interesting products and passionate people. Positive energy, a lot of people with really great ideas.
Cons
A lot of the thought leaders and people who helped grow this company have left, partly due to the changes that haven't happened, and partly due to the changes that have. Leadership that has been hired over the last 12-24 months have changed the dynamic, and not for the better. Teams that were dynamic and fluid before, additive to the business have been completely wiped out and turned over. The culture has changed, the greats have moved on and everything is going corporate. If you're looking for the exciting, engaging start-up, or even a mature start-up that cares about maintaining it's integrity, this is probably not the place for you.
Advice to Management
I think it's too little too late, but try to maintain some of the mojo that got you to the big fancy office in the first place.
Acquia 2017-03-25 08:14 PDT
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