Poor client prospects & future of company @ risk - Anonymous employee Achiga Employee Review

1.0
9 Sept 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

~ Lunch catered on Fridays ~ Close to street car so easy to get to (but far from subway) ~ flex (kinda) hours

Cons

~ Company has no goals or strategic direction ~ Upper management seems to be more concerned about what they look like and how their hair is combed than the people that are working ~ Weekly all-pathetic meetings do us no good and is a waste of time ~ Any management that has been any good has already left ~ Archaic software practices with the technical leader being incompetent ~ Terrible hiring practices, confidentiality is not commonly practiced in management ~ Stressful environment and always context switching developers

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5.0
4 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Calm place, nice leadership, amazing team that is collaborative

Cons

Over time, product changing fast, too many client updates, no QA team

2.0
22 Aug 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I believe in the product.

Cons

Achiga almost has it right but is held back by their lack of planning, sticking to deadlines, and no transparency. There is more truth in the negative reviews than the positive ones. I approve of the CEO but the President is who you need to be aware of. All employees are a number. He doesn’t care who does the job, only how much it costs. He has dated opinions from what worked 10 years ago and sticks to what is safe. I have seen incredibly talented people come and go because they were held back from being able to innovate and grow within their industry. Achiga’s moral is constantly hanging by a thread and the negative gossip is high within these walls. Everyone likes to work together but no one believes in the dictated direction. There is anger and trust that needs to be addressed but no one will talk because nothing changes and they don't want to be a target.

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