Once great culture, now ruined by new CEO - Miserable, Just Miserable Accela, Inc. Employee Review

2.0
Dec 17, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The company is probably going in the right direction with the products, finally doing projects and product enhancements we have talked about for a long time. There are still some really good people here, but many are leaving because they are shipping jobs offshore.

Cons

The CEO is a huge downgrade from the one we had before. He is a micro-manager and everyone is terrified he will pick on you next. He does not know how to be a CEO and wants to review everyone's project plans constantly. He starts meetings by saying its a safe place to talk about problems and then attacks people if they don't have the answers he wants. He is disrespectful, even to his c-level staff in front of everyone. It is sad. He is also really creepy with women and is chasing away really good senior people, right and left. Our CPO, our CTO and our CHRO have all left and we are waiting to find out who is next. If good people don't want to work with him, we will only be left with ones that are willing to kiss his butt and do whatever he says.

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5.0
Aug 23, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
May 30, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

We spent years getting the plans right and the future is amazing for this company if they can just keep FOCUS. Focus is hard when the company does lay offs every 3 months.

Cons

Entire leadership turnover was a downgrade in ALL departments, CEO is HORRIBLE and has no clue what he is up to. He brought his own PERSONAL COACH to a company meeting and we all had to sit around and pretend it was normal!! Definitely more layoffs coming because the CEO is super impulsive and he FIRED a really good CFO that was the last adult in the room! CEO and his new team don't care about employees, unless you are a young woman that catches his eye - SERIOUSLY! I wasn't young enough so I was shown the door. Can't wait to watch the people start prosecuting the Musk wannabe CEO!!!

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