Pros
Duck Creek really honors the idea of work-life balance. Lots of PTO time, and flexibility to work remotely (which unfortunately for some leads to stagnation and non-productivity-- more on that below). Some good people. Despite their shortcomings, management seems to have their hearts in the right place. Competitive salaries. Decent health coverage (the company covers a huge portion, so the amount the employees payout of their check is minimal.
Cons
Transitioning from being a department under a big rich parent company (Accenture) to its own entity makes Duck Creek like a rich pampered kid who is suddenly out on their own. Upper management has no idea what they are doing, but seem to be in denial of it. Failures are blamed on everything but their lack of experience. Since the recent shift in priorities last year, one failed strategy after another and an ever-changing business plan is giving anyone who has ever worked for a successful company in the past reason to be alarmed. It's clear that on most levels of upper management they're just throwing darts and crossing their fingers, while simultaneously being very protective of their power circles and targeting former Accenture resources with most of the upper-echelon promotions. This is leading to massive incompetence where experience is most needed-- resulting in dissatisfaction and loss of confidence in leadership's ability to take the company to success. Problems are compounded by what is becoming a landslide of mass exodus of talent.
