Achieve reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(913 total reviews)
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Andrew Housser and Bradford Stroh

77% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Achieve has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 913 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Achieve employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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913 reviews
3.0
Feb 21, 2020

Depends on what you are looking for in a job.

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Pros

- Most of the people you work with are nice - PTO is 3 weeks annual to start(and you actually can take vacation -unlike those that claim unlimited vacation) - Once a month free lunch and occasional free snacks - Has a small gym and fitness classes offered by the building facilities (the gym is adjacent to the cafe's kitchen, most of the time, you come out from the gym smelling like burritos)

Cons

- Terrible Management (big boys club) - Top heavy (hired way too many VPs – who is doing the real work?) - Outdated mentality (old school, uptight, you name it) - 401K matching is absent until you hit your 3rd year anniversary (offer letter does not say it) - Your first 3 months is a probational period (that was also not mentioned) - You have to pay to wear jeans (It’s Silicon Valley – everyone wears hoodies – get with the times!!) - Experienced micro-management (this really depends on the team you are in) - Everything needs to run through one person to decide (the person with the most seniority gets to decide – this could mean that if you join and build seniority, you can get that respect) - Lack of respect – please respect your employees more, they are human too (so much finger pointing, politics, are we trying to get anything done? Every meeting is a shouting match and/or defensive game play?) - Medical Plan is a joke – even with PPO plan you have to pay a lot of stuff out of pocket - Used to have better people and mentors : almost anyone competent has left - Nobody sticks to the company values - why even come up with them?

1.0
Feb 22, 2019

Only if you are a VP

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Pros

Free parking in San Mateo , Casual . Benefits are OK but below average fro Bay Area . Free lunch once per month.

Cons

Very unprofessional. Outdated mentality, slow, light years behind on technology in all departments. Promotions from within are not likely. Management is out of touch with reality. They act like that do you a favor by employing you, but the company is not that great. Does not promote innovation, does not attract talent. VPs all earn a lot more than regular employees. They match 401K only after 3 years . They do not tell you that in your offer letter. Company culture is segregated by groups. Sales run everything. If you are not in sales you are not important and not valuable. No opportunity to learn new things, no good mentors. Politics are terrible. You will have nothing to put your resume after 5 years with the company.

2.0
Nov 29, 2023

Dollar and Heart

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Pros

When things are good, best place there is to be and it is heart and dollar

Cons

Consistent false information from leadership. Told things are improving, investors lining up. Then a week later, oh nevermind, the funds aren’t there. No layoffs..then layoffs. Cherry on top is changing bonus payment date ONE DAY before the scheduled date. Claims of corporate transparency are pure lies.

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