Pros
The passion of Granicus' founders was easily the best part of the company. In their continuing effort to improve government transparency and efficiency they hired a team full of like minded people who fed off the enthusiasm and truly believed in the company's vision. Speaking only of the time prior to K1 (June 2014) purchase, Granicus culture was progressive, inclusive and fun. Additional benefits were Monday morning breakfast, occasional lunches and parties as well as a few after work gatherings.
Cons
Company direction has always leaned heavily on the founder's passion for providing government technology and less on operational management. Internal product training was weak and not highly prioritized. Product deployment is slow (this is in part due to client base and in part due to limited internal resources) Granicus sits on the lower end of the compensation spectrum and compensation plans for sales reps and account managers are competitive in percentage but take a long time to be paid out. Since the K1 acquisition, the founder and CEO was replaced (unceremoniously) product development has stopped, deployment has slowed, the headquarters has moved to Denver and the majority of the staff has either been laid off or quit due to low morale. A new culture will develop with the almost entirely new team in Colorado. The transition has been handled poorly on all parts. The employees found out about the company's move through a news article, learned of their layoffs from finding their jobs posted on Glassdoor.
