Progressive clients doesn't mean progressive working conditions - Engineer CivicActions Employee Review

2.0
11 June 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Co-workers were great, interesting projects. Remote working with flexible hours, hourly wage, Drupal is a great platform, infrastructure was decent.

Cons

Pay less than equivalent companies due to 'progressive' clients (replace 'progressive' with 'small budgets and unrealistic expectations'), lots of invitations to attend unpaid meetings and do other non-remunerated work, tends towards underwork and overwork - rarely steady hours you can rely on, I didn't work on any while I was there but beware of fixed-rate projects.

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5.0
21 Apr 2025
Recommend
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Pros

I’ve worked for 5 companies in the past 15yrs of my career, and I’m really proud and honored to say this IS my favorite. Very human-centric. They are the embodyment of what EVERY company should deliver to their employees. Feels like a really big family!

Cons

None at the current time

1.0
23 Apr 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The team is truly the heart of CivicActions. The people I’ve worked with are talented, thoughtful, and genuinely committed to doing meaningful work. There’s strong peer support, and flexibility have historically been solid.

Cons

Benefits used to be a pro, but 401k matching and ProDev was cut this year. While the mission and team are strong, the leadership culture has become increasingly disheartening. As you move closer to upper management, the cracks begin to show. Leadership, especially at the executive level, seems more focused on appearances than substance; offering cheerful messaging in public while privately making decisions that undercut employee trust. The company has lost key contracts, and rather than sharing openly or involving the team in solutions, the initial reaction was to quietly cut back on benefits and restructure without transparency. There’s a growing feeling of instability. Decisions are made in silos, performance narratives are being shaped without context, and long-time contributors are exiting or planning to exit. CivicActions once stood for transparency and inclusion, but recent actions suggest those values have been deprioritized in favor of control and optics. Do not get me started on their process of laying off our Canadian Team.

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