Alchemer reviews

As a bootstrap company there is not a ton of VC money to throw around and thus the office is a bit on the plane side and we tend to be a bit slower to hire the help we really need. Wages have been traditionally a bit lower than what would be found in other SasS companies as well but that was covered by the CEO in another review. (we get some nice benefits) Other areas that could use some adjustment: • Career Development (lacking time & funds set aside for courses, conferences, etc) • Health initiatives (candy is great but it would be good if we were encouraged to take care of ourselves) • Bonus structure. (bonuses used to be once a quarter, now they are annual and tied to goals that one cannot directly affect such as profit margins)

Sometimes the priorities switching can cause a lot of tension and stress for all departments. We often switch to a new "important" item to work on, and don't have a lot of background as to why and on a short timeline. There's a lot of transparency when it comes to the overall "vision" but not the reasons behind many of the decisions made on the day to day level which can cause frustration, especially if there is no explanation as to why suddenly the new changes are more important than existing issues. If asked however, generally management will try and explain the best they can (if they themselves know). While there are great learning opportunities, with the constantly changing tasks/priorities there aren't a lot of opportunities to do so during work hours, and therefore must be done outside of the office if you really want to advance (This can be both a good thing, but also a bit of a challenge for a work-life balance). Additionally, there aren't many "clear" advancement path's, although that has been getting better for departments like Support.