Archon Systems Reviews

4.7

97% would recommend to a friend

(26 total reviews)

Louis Leung

100% approve of CEO

100% positive business outlook

Archon Systems has an employee rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 26 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Archon Systems employee rating is 22% above average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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26 reviews
2.0
8 Jun 2016
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Pros

Archon is a small company and they give a lot of autonomy to their employees. Everyone has a high degree of involvement in contributing at all levels of decision making to the various products.

Cons

You may get fired at this company without warning. The founders don't really know how to manage their employees. As a result they behave immaturely and erratically. There is no HR process at Archon. I was fired after working at Archon for over 5 years and helping to shape the culture. My previous official review had been Very positive. I was let go without warning or justification without any process of official warnings, coaching or probation. That should never happen. Also, It's a small team, so the opportunities to learn from others are lacking. There just isn't a large pool of knowledge on diverse subjects.

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Archon Systems Response
9y
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. I’m sorry about the dismissal as it is never an easy experience. Tough decisions like these are never taken lightly. They are always carefully considered and thoroughly discussed between multiple people for an extended period of time before arriving at any decision. Over 10 years of business, we’ve only had one dismissal outside of an employee’s probation period. As a small growing company with 16 people, I agree that our HR processes were lacking; thank you for your feedback. At the time of the dismissal, we had 2 semi-annual 360-reviews, anonymous written feedback provided by the people we work with. In addition, managers held one-on-one sessions with their team members. In light of this incident, we recognize that the 360-reviews and one-on-one sessions might not have provided a clear enough signal that things were not going well. Moving forward, we will be improving our processes by issuing formal warning letters when applicable, although I don’t expect these to be used often. Thank you for your advice and feedback. It will help to improve our processes and make Archon a better place. Best of luck in your future endeavours. Sincerely, Louis Leung Co-Founder and CEO
5.0
18 Sept 2015

It's great :)

Recommend
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Pros

- young , driven, witty, amazing people to work with - benefits! - awesome office environment, flexible schedules - fun brainstorming , show and tell sessions

Cons

my commute is pretty far -- but that's offset by work-from-home days (everyone knows who I am now) flexible schedules means some people are not available when you need them to be the building's fire alarm is crazy annoying no elevator! i'm lazy, gotta climb those stairs starbucks is too far away

5.0
18 Sept 2015

Love the work you do

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Archon Systems is a truly great place to work. The company is open, friendly, and trusting, which attracts colleagues who are passionate, autonomous, and genuinely great people. You are treated as an individual with a unique point of view and always feel like you have something to contribute. You will wear many hats here, which means you are given the opportunity to grow your own interests and passions. Archon Systems is a dynamic, fun place to work where no two days are the same. I've had an amazing work experience from day one.

Cons

This is probably tough to hear and even harder to fully accept. There are no cons of working at Archon Systems. How can that be? Simple. If there is ever anything at all that feels out of place to me, I feel comfortable enough to be bring it up with my colleagues and superiors, at which point it is quickly addressed. Problems disappear and what's left is a great place to work.

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