Accela, Inc. reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(308 total reviews)

Noam Reininger

55% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Accela, Inc. has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 308 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Accela, Inc. employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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308 reviews
1.0
Jan 22, 2014

RUN!!!!!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Have been here for more than a year and I have yet to discover the Pros of working here

Cons

The executive management team here lack major experiences (with the exception of 1, search in LinkedIn for detail). Lack of accountability is a HUGE culture here that stems from the top down. The products that this company sells are old software with LOTS of patch jobs that aren't innovative at all. New comers with Fortune 500 companies background/experiences with their new ideas are sorely to be disappointed due to management's lack of support for implementation (shockingly quite a few people in the management positions does not have college degree), best of all, you will most likely end up working in a completely different role than what you were initially hired for. Career development, cross training and collaboration are non-existent here. Every department works in its own silo. The profitability of this company is very questionable, but yet the constant spending of trying to make itself appear like a Google, FB, Twitter and the rest of the fun startups here in the Bay Area, with the free lunches, snacks & board games, yet, employees here have not seen any performance/merit raises in years. The office commute from anywhere outside of the San Ramon/Dublin/Pleasanton area is a nightmare! Beware of the "glowing" positive reviews on this website - it's a marketing strategy. I would implore you to read all of the rest of the reviews on this site and consider your options extremely carefully. If you simply want a paycheck and does not care how the company treats its employees, then I suppose this place will work.

5.0
Dec 9, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of new talent in key positions mixed with the best veterans from the company. Accela is headed in an exciting direction and is poised for lots of growth over the next several years. Competitive pay, great benefits and perks. Very rewarding working to bring government into the 21st century.

Cons

Bit of a commute sometimes with the 680 traffic.

1.0
Aug 19, 2013

Not a cutting edge company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pros - There seems to be a niche market for the software. Not many competitors so it's amazing that it is sold so cheaply.

Cons

Cons - The Executive Management has never run a company. The software is sold with enhancements. Old technology. Not a hip, forward thinking company. Think government...bureaucratic, slow to change, micromanaged and very manual. There is lots of fat - mostly at the top. It's a do what I say, not do what I do kind of company.

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