Pros
Most transparent culture I've experienced. I have incredible respect for our founders, and the leadership team. Appirio cares about employees, and provides the tools to be successful. I read a quote once that resonates: "Nobody at Appirio thinks they are as smart as everyone at Appirio."
From the beginning, just seven years ago, the founders made employee culture and values a top priority, with a consistent and successful focus on “Customers, Team, and Fun”. With the Appirio tradition well established in a virtual, global environment, new team members immediately connect with and strengthened the culture, even when large numbers of individuals started at the same time.
From flexible work schedules (paired with great internal collaboration), to our amazing corporate wellness program CloudFit, (think personal trainer, fitness contests, and annual gym membership reimbursement), new hires quickly feel a part of the “Team”. As for “Fun”, stop by the office during the day to find Appirians enjoying the complimentary snacks and drinks, taking a conference call on one of the office bikes, playing a quick ping pong game, or engaging in a brief nerf gun fight, and stick around for one of the regular office happy hours. Our “Customer” focus isn’t just on paying the bills. Appirians take pride in our work, delivering the best complex technical solutions for our customers every day. We share our project go lives, welcome new team members, and ground ourselves in our progress toward annual goals at bi-weekly all hands meetings. We are challenged and inspired by fellow Appirians daily. I love working at a place where I’m proud of what we deliver, and who we deliver it for (companies like Facebook, Yahoo!, L’Oreal, Genentech, 1800flowers, Plantronics, and Nikon, just to name a few).
Cons
Common challenges with startups and professional services companies. We have growing pains, but are working on establishing processes to enhance and improve those challenges. Also, as with many professional services companies, work life balance can be a challenge. However, working in the cloud space helps, as most of the work can be done remotely.
