Akira Reviews

3.6

79% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Dustin Walper

76% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Akira has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Akira employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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17 reviews
2.0
3 Feb 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The doctors are really nice, the people are friendly, and it's a pretty good app. Akira bills itself as the future of telemedicine, and it very well might be.... It will be interesting to see if it catches on in Canada, because it takes away a lot of the frustrations with our current healthcare system.

Cons

Best of luck getting compensation or legal documentation that you are owed from management. As I write this review, I am owed tens of thousands of dollars from Akira. I started working for the company 7 months ago, and in that entire time never received documentation from the CEO for stock options that were owed to me from the start of the second month. I asked 30+ times for these forms, and every single time I was fed was another excuse. In the 5 months of pleading and trying to get this compensation I got nothing. Expenses were always paid late, and I had to nag Dustin for weeks to get them... at times he won't even respond to messages from you, unless he needs something. I left the company a month ago, and this situation is still unfortunately dragging on. It’s really disappointing that things have come to this. I’ve never been compelled to write anything negative about a former employer, even if I felt that they wronged me in some way. I don’t like that I’m doing this, but hope it might be able to prevent a similar situation for others that won’t to stand up to management when they’re wronged.

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Akira Response
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CEO here. It would be inappropriate for me to discuss compensation issues on a public site like Glassdoor. I will merely say that this is not an accurate description of what actually happened , and that I have been more than happy to discuss this individual's concerns directly with them.
5.0
7 Feb 2017

Great Experience So Far!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- management are approachable, listen to your ideas and opinions, give solid feedback on performance, feedback given is normally positive (which you don't see a lot in health care especially), deals with any problems or issues quickly - able to work remotely from home (again, not something you see a lot in health care) - no "hierarchy" of staff so less divide between doctors/NPs/nurses, makes teamwork effortless which helps being able to provide patient centered care - gives health care staff another means of helping people and is a less explored area of nursing, a widely different experience then working at an in-person doctor's office

Cons

- some abuse from patients has happened, as it is bound to when you are able to anonymously post on the internet. not a lot can be done about that, management is quick to help. - no set break times, some shifts are crazy and you can be busy from start to finish (as nurses, this isn't unusual) but other shifts are slower and you can take breaks as needed - working remotely there isn't someone in person to ask questions and can be hard to get an answer once in awhile if no one is at their computers/looking at their screens

1.0
11 July 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The discounts they offered were great.

Cons

No incentives to stay. Employees are overworked and treated like animals

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