Individuals & Middle Management: 5 Stars - Upper Leadership: 1 Star - Anonymous employee Appian Employee Review

2.0
13 May 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great culture at the team level - Talented & generous coworkers - Great managers - Impressive product

Cons

Upper Leadership driving the company into the ground with mismanagement. Talented and very tenured employees are jumping ship. Leadership focused on internal politics and optics. Pushing out leaders who stick their neck out trying to course correct. Reward blind followers. Failing at sales strategy. Micromanaging Product & Engineering causing disfunction to avoid solving the strategy problem.

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Appian Response
1y
We appreciate your feedback, and we are glad to hear that your experience with your team, peers, and direct managers has been positive and that you believe in the strength of our product. We recognize the seriousness of your concerns regarding upper leadership and strategic direction. While we may not agree with all points, we do take employee input seriously and understand that sustained success depends on trust, alignment, and accountability at all levels. Please feel free to reach out to your leadership or HRBP to discuss the feedback in more detail.

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