Company Has Big Goals, but Poor Execution - Senior Consultant Appian Employee Review

3.0
Oct 22, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Your peers are generally good people. Smart, easy to work with. Generally pretty reasonable with work-life balance and easy to take time off whenever needed. Work is also low to medium stress after the initial shell shock boot camp. Boot camp is good and bad. Great way to ramp up quickly, but it is extremely high stress and you WILL get yelled at, grilled, and force fed basically.

Cons

Very limited opportunity to advance your career. There just isn't enough opportunity at the company. Company is having huge issues becoming profitable. I'm not sure it has been in the last 3-4 years. Total lack of raises. Benefits suck. Vacation carry over is stingy and so was cash out. They will not pay out you earned and will limit what they give you in cash. Zero training opportunity. I mean ZERO. Your SKILLS are what you sell in consulting. Zero training means you're falling behind.

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5.0
Oct 23, 2025
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Pros

I loved my co-workers. Everyone was super helpful and a lot of people were friendly. I enjoyed hanging out with them during lunch hour. People thought very highly of the management. I had a boss that really cared about me personally and was fair but kind. The company also valued personal development and gave time to learn new skills and build side projects for the company.

Cons

I did not find it meaningful to work on software that was helping big corporations.

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Appian Response
7mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re glad you found your colleagues and management to be supportive and valued opportunities for learning and growth during your time with Appian. We also recognize your input on the types of projects you worked on and continue to explore ways to make our work meaningful for both our employees and the organizations we serve.
5.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

Great people and business processes

Cons

Office is a far drive from Washington DC.

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