Not worth your time - Engineer Arcadia Employee Review

2.0
Jun 1, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Interesting work tackling climate change. Smart and passionate colleagues.

Cons

3 rounds of layoffs in less than a year. If there is someone in India who can do your job for cheaper, don't expect any job security - despite what management will tell you. Benefits and compensation are not competitive. No 401k match, cost of living increase or education/development stipend. Leadership is unorganized and keeps changing their priorities. It felt like every other month there was some sort of company restructuring.

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Arcadia Response
3y
People Team Representative We’re sorry you didn’t have a good experience at Arcadia. Thank you for taking the time to offer feedback. The pace at high-growth startups can be intense, especially in a newer industry like climate tech. We are proud of the business Arcadia has built over the past 8 years, and of our ability to navigate a shifting market while scaling a high-performing global workforce.

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5.0
Oct 24, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fun culture and great people to work with

Cons

Leadership lacked clear direction and alignment, which often resulted in shifting priorities and unclear goals.

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Arcadia Response
8mo
We're truly happy to hear you experienced our fun culture and worked with great people—that team camaraderie is a huge part of what makes Arcadia special! We also appreciate your candid feedback on leadership direction and alignment. We recognize that the rapid changes in our industry and the broader market have made providing a perfectly steady, clear roadmap challenging, sometimes leading to shifting priorities and goals. We are actively working to improve how we communicate our strategy, ensuring our teams have the context behind our decisions and a clearer view of the road ahead. Your feedback is vital as we continuously refine our strategic process. Thank you again for sharing your experience. If you would like to discuss this further, please feel free to reach out to the HR BP team directly.
1.0
Jul 15, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are absolutely no pros. Their buyout of Engie has been mismanaged and poorly communicated from the start.

Cons

Broke company, no 401k matching, no HSA matching, refused to transfer sick leave to new system so you lost out on 40+ hours in if you accrued/EARNED it, only get 40 hours of sick leave in replacement for the year.

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