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      Appian

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      Appian reviews

      3.6

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (789 total reviews)
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      Matt Calkins

      54% approve of CEO

      50% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      Appian has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 789 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Appian 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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      789 reviews
      3.0
      Feb 15, 2016

      Great company, benefits need work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Amazing people - always willing to help & most are passionate about what they do. Great product. perks like breakfast on Mondays, spring getaway are solid - not great compared to other software company perks.

      Cons

      Benefits package need to be updated. only 8 paid holidays - no floating holidays AND no sick leave (either WFH or take your PTO). Makes it seem like they don't trust their employees to use their sick leave responsibly. lacking compared to other companies. Get paid once a month also might've worked when it was 100-200 people, but now that it's a bigger company, needs to be updated. reston's location is not ideal, expect a long commute depending on where you live.

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      Appian Response
      10y
      Thank you for taking the time to write a review on your experience with Appian and I'm happy to hear you recognize the quality of your colleagues. As my more frequent readers can attest, we welcome feedback on our benefits are always working on improving our benefits mix to improve life at Appian. I agree with you that the investments we make in our employees are not just the right thing to do, they are also good business. We are a bigger company now, and you'll see some of your complaints getting resolved soon. You don't need to wait for me to read the reviews on GlassDoor to help make Appian a better place -- if you have feedback on benefits, just tell me. Or if you're shy, send me a message on Home (our company Intranet built on our own software for you future employees). I do want to respond to your comments on training and sick leave vs. PTO. We investment a lot in employee training -- from our multi-week Academy when you start at Appian to the year-long Appian MBA Program for managers. And if you can't get the training you need from us directly we also offer a tuition reimbursement program. Ask your manager about it. To provide sick leave, Appian provides a bucket of PTO time for employees to use however they want or need -- for sick leave, vacation, shopping, anything. PTO is pretty standard practice. i hate the idea of employees questioning each other's use of sick leave -- that's one reason I prefer the PTO system. We don't take off every federal holiday -- that's true, we could always give more vacation. On the flip-side, we do reward employees with more PTO the longer they stay with us. Thanks!
      3.0
      Feb 12, 2016

      Good company culture, needs some updating

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Great co-workers. Good Culture. Except for commuting, good location within Reston Towncenter. company is on the rise Breakfasts on Mondays Fun events planned routinely Spring getaway weekend vacation for employee's Gym on site at HQ or you get a stipend towards your own gym fees Quarterly recognition awards program

      Cons

      Only 8 paid Holidays. I would recommend 2 floating use it or lose it holidays. Not all employee's celebrate Christmas and their Holidays are just as important. Time off plans are not competitive with other companies operating in the same market. It's also sort of a use it or lose it feeling whereas you can only carryover up to 7 days into the next year. I personally would prefer to not lose it on Jan 1 each year and take time off in Q1 when my work load lower compared to the rest of the year. Paid only monthly I feel the pay scale for entry/low level employees is good, but increases for higher level employee's drastically slows down. No additional incentive provided once you earn a certain amount and have to have your name out there and know what competitors are offering.

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      Appian Response
      10y
      Thanks for taking the time to write a review of your experience at Appian. Wage compression is an issue any growing company faces -- and in a good economy more so. You say you've been here less than a year so I'd say stay tuned -- additional incentives to stay with Appian will take many forms -- from higher pay, to more interesting work, better benefits, extraordinary events, better food, better office space, better tech, additional stock options, to name just a few.
      5.0
      Jan 6, 2016

      I love my job!

      Principal consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Great company, great product, work with smart people, and strong leadership.

      Cons

      No real negatives aside from having to travel. But that's the nature of consulting/professional services.

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