Decent place to work if you don't have to interact with anyone above an SVP. - Sr. Director Appian Employee Review

3.0
11 Jul 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, great colleagues, smart people, collaborative environment, free food on Mondays and Thursdays, free snacks and soda, everyday.

Cons

Completely out of touch leadership. Senior executives here believe their title makes them a leader. None have any idea how to motivate a team to follow. The CEO does not have any concept of strategic thinking, long range planning, empathy, or what it means to be customer focused. He links strategy to mean "the product we sell." He thinks empathy...well...he doesn't think empathy at all. He's a billionaire with zero connection to real people, real struggle and real life. So he has zero ability to actually attempt to step into someone else's shoes for a different perspective. Nor does he care to try. He thinks being customer focused is going to a meeting with a customer or taking them to dinner. Not a hint about ease of doing business, listening to a customer's needs and problems, understanding what a customer values, versus what he thinks he should be able to tell the customer to value. For the rest of the company that actually understands all three concepts, we know we are successful in spite of our executive team, not because of it.

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5.0
11 May 2026
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Pros

Supportive team that cares about your growth

Cons

Can be a bit bureaucratic

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Appian Response
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We are glad to hear you felt supported by your team and that they contributed positively to your growth at Appian. We value your perspective and recognize the importance of balancing growth with agility. We remain focused on refining processes and reducing friction so our teams can continue to innovate and operate effectively.
4.0
22 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great team, great office, employees are all high intelligence

Cons

Slow to promote or pay raise

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