APCON reviews

2.2

22% would recommend to a friend

(126 total reviews)

Richard Rauch

20% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

APCON has an employee rating of 2.2 out of 5 stars, based on 126 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The APCON employee rating is 43% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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126 reviews
1.0
Jun 2, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very nice co-workers Free coffee Parking lot has lovely landscaping

Cons

I wish I had heeded these reviews BEFORE I took the job. Seriously. They are ALL TRUE. They say "we are growing like crazy and putting on staff all the time" which is only b/c Richard, the very eccentric owner, is constantly getting mad and firing someone - usually the great, hard working person in the cubicle next to you - or the person who sat in your cubicle a few months back and eventually it will be you, no matter how hard you work or how committed you may be. Because he owns this small company, he has no wiser team that can advise him, so he rules by emotion, makes rash decisions and is very difficult to work with even when in a 'good mood'. It was like working for an irate toddler. Everyone there lives in fear of being fired and the company culture is like being in a gulag. Appreciation is non-existent; don't even think to ask for positive feedback (or any feedback). People rarely put up personal items in their cubes for fear of being 'walked out' without their photos. There is not even a plant in this place. I've been working in my industry over 20 years and have truly never seen anything like it - one of the most cold, lifeless, and depressing work environments I can imagine. But if you're desperate for a job and have to 'just take anything' this is probably better than McDonald's - at least until 'King Richard' decides to say off with your head. Do yourself a favor and KEEP LOOKING.

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1.0
Nov 22, 2017

Can I give APCON zero stars?

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Aside from 4 or 5 very shady people, APCON has some of the greatest people I have ever met.

Cons

The employees at APCON are undervalued, and the CEO doesn’t care. I think he may actually like it. The well-being of his employees is the last thing on his mind. He doesn’t see what anyone brings to the table and believes everyone is replaceable. He believes that he is the only one in the company that actually does any work. In some ways that may be true. None of the employees can get any real work done because the CEO is always standing in the way and holding up any true progress. However, he is doing anything but work. He rules his company by fear, he yells at his staff and he throws temper tantrums when he doesn’t get his way. He speaks very inappropriately to some of the women in the company, but to him this is ok because he is the owner. The positive posts you read here are written by the HR department because they are recruiting to replace all the folks who have been fired or run off and don’t want potential new hires to know what this place is really like. The posts about communication being key is laughable. The only time communication is allowed is if you are supporting the CEO’s crazy ideas. Don’t think for a minute that having a different opinion than the “king” will get you anything but fired. Standing up for yourself and/or having a difference of opinion is not welcome and it most times will get you escorted out the door. The CEO likes to tell people he doesn't read these Glassdoor posts, but we all know that a man with that big of an ego can't stand to not know what people are saying about him. Apparently he complains to the HR department that these posts aren't true. He can't stand that people have figured him out and that we are telling the world.

2.0
Jan 23, 2018

Sales/Marketing

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are some nice, smart and hardworking people there.

Cons

The owner has created one of the worst corporate cultures I have ever experienced. No matter where you work at now...this place isn't worth leaving it for. Keep looking.

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