Arch Systems reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(125 total reviews)

Vini Ehsan

70% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Arch Systems has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 125 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Arch Systems 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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125 reviews
1.0
May 1, 2019

Yeah, It is that bad

Anonymous employee
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Pros

you won't have time to be bored.

Cons

- Zero work life balance. Management expects the job to be your life. "this isn't a 9-5 job" is a mantra often repeated. Evenings, weekends, holidays, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter how hard you work because management is so bad that you will miss deadlines no matter what. -Actively hostile HR. This isn't one of those companies where HR even pretends to be on your side. HR and management issues threats to employees on a regular basis. -Clueless management. I've never seen a more hands on CEO. This is not a good thing. You constantly hear about how passionate she is, but she can't seem to understand why the employees she treats so poorly don't share that passion. She injects herself into processes where it makes no sense and actually interferes with the ability to complete deliverables on time. Because of this good people don't stick around. You are left with inept yes men/women who don't understand the projects they are managing and junior level people in over their heads (with a few exceptions of course). Turnover is very high. Processes change week to week. Consistency is non-existent. Projects are understaffed, and workloads are unmanageable.

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Arch Systems Response
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It is unfortunate that you had the experience that you did. When there are things that need to be sent out from the organization, HR is the responsible party to manage these communications. At any time when the communication doesn't make sense, employees are encouraged to raise questions and concerns. I appreciate the feedback provided and we will continue to improve wherever we can.
1.0
Apr 4, 2016

Worst company I have ever imagined working for

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some co-workers are kind and hard working.

Cons

An absolutely toxic work environment. After hire, I literally worked around the clock several days in a row for weeks at a time, then would be belittled by the CEO for working too much. I don't care to brag, but I have built a career in which I am recognized as a top producer; I work hard, smart, and well. Criticisms were of the screaming variety, with no specifics. In addition to being almost completely irrational, the CEO intentionally creates situations that pit one employee against another. When large contracts are won, there is no praise, but if she imagines that something isn't right (regardless of what the client says), she loses it like an adolescent child. As for the positive reviews, note the similar content and style. When she catches on, she will assign the writing of such reviews to others, regardless of their position. I had to take the time to write this, in case it saves even one person from this awful situation.

2.0
Jul 11, 2015

Treated poorly.

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

Arch Systems appears to be highly regarded by its primary client.

Cons

Almost cruel treatment while working in back office ... told I wasn't working hard enough after toiling 60 hours during my first week's employment. ... no sense of task priority or appreciation of very hard work under extremely challenging circumstances ... poor assignment communication, chastised for not contributing to a task that I was specifically told was not my responsibility ... sneered at when I reported the outcome of a family emergency (as though I made up a story to have a Sunday off).

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