Pros
I agree with the other reviewers regarding the benefits of working at Accdon. The pay is better than at other companies, provided you have already established yourself as a reasonably accomplished ESL editor. Otherwise, the pay is merely comparable. The greatest benefit to working at Accdon is that they actually pay on time (i.e., within 10 days of the close of the month). I am not aware of another company that does this. For example, Edanz presently pays their freelance personnel more than 2 months after the close of the month. In addition, the work volume is reasonably stable, and the managing editors are generally flexible regarding deadlines, and will extend deadlines if necessary. However, I am certain that these last benefits are generally reserved for the more highly valued editors, and entry level editors cannot expect this treatment. I would like to cite some additional benefits to working as a freelance editor for Accdon, and to working as a freelance editor in general. Accdon is a U.S. company, and therefore has a work culture more in keeping with what U.S. citizens are familiar with. Although this factor cannot be indiscriminately applied across all U.S. editing companies, it should not be underestimated when selecting an editing company to work with. For example, it is noted that the work culture in India decidedly differs from that in the U.S., so working for an Indian company like Cactus or Crimson is fraught with cultural dissonances that can be quite jarring to U.S. citizens (numerous examples of this can be found in the many reviews for these companies on this site). Finally, one of the benefits of freelance editing is that it allows one to offset the substandard pay of a freelance editor (see my list of cons below) by living in areas where the cost of living is low (particularly, the cost of housing). This is a very substantial benefit for those willing or able to take advantage of it. As far as non-boutique ESL editing companies go (see my list of cons below), Accdon is probably the best. I would strongly encourage experienced, committed editors with high personal standards who presently work for other language editing companies to seek employment at Accdon.
Cons
Most of the disadvantages of working at Accdon are a function of the ESL editing industry as a whole, which can be stated as follows. (1) The industry is dominated by large companies based in India (i.e., Cactus and Crimson). These companies have set the prices of ESL editing services to a very low level by paying freelance editing personnel abysmally low rates. In addition, these companies also promise ridiculously short turnaround times to their clients. The resulting poor work product of such low paid and highly stressed freelance editors is then compensated by having even lower paid and more highly stressed in-house native Indian editors review and improve the work. This, incidentally, is why Cactus and Crimson, for example, can provide regular feedback to their freelance editors, and engage in somewhat elaborate rating practices. In contrast, Accdon is generally ill suited to providing a reasonable degree of feedback to their freelance editors because the company employs too few managing editors that are simply too busy to provide regular feedback. As such, I would not consider Accdon to be a good candidate company for freelance editors seeking to establish themselves in the industry. Honestly, the Indian companies are better for this purpose, regardless of all the drawbacks to actually working for one of these companies. An entry level freelance editor will get more work and more feedback from an Indian company than they will from Accdon. This will provide good experience (albeit somewhat harsh experience) over a relatively short period. (2) The majority of ESL clientele cannot distinguish between good writing and bad writing. This is what presently supports the domination of cut-rate editing companies. Uncritical clientele are drawn to the low rates and rapid turnaround offered, which then ensures that these companies achieve a high proportion of the globally available work. This, in turn, ensures that these companies also obtain a high proportion of the globally available freelance workforce. As such, the cycle is self-supporting on both ends. Clearly, all editing companies must compete under these circumstances, and most editing companies are accordingly very poor places for a college graduate to attempt to earn a living. The pay for freelance editors is substandard relative to the level of education and experience required, regardless of the company (including Accdon). The volume and quality of work are not uniform (including the work provided by Accdon). The work will at times be scarce, and an editor will have to occasionally edit very poorly written papers at a very low hourly rate of pay (e.g., less than the U.S. minimum wage, depending on where one lives). Freelance editors will occasionally be called upon to work long hours and weekends, at the usual substandard rate of pay. This, unfortunately, is the present state of the industry. As such, one should avoid seeking a career as a freelance editor for any company unless the work itself is strongly appealing.