Was great until it wasn't - Associate Granicus Employee Review

2.0
13 Mar 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Started at the firm prior to COVID-19, and it was a blast! Lots of collaboration, open-minded coworkers, constant ideas and opinions floating around, holiday parties, free food and drinks every week, easy to connect and get information from other teams. I loved it. I knew I could stay here for a long time and still be happy. Then, COVID-19 hit, and I loved it! It was great to be able to work from home. Great insurance, friendly HR, awesome projects, everything was great!! But...

Cons

At some point in my 2 years there, I got a new boss and she was toxic. I learned how NOT to treat other people. For the longest time, I wondered what I did to make her dislike and bully me so much. I never figured it out. All my other team members and project leads appreciated me, but my boss felt otherwise. After a few months with her, I was terrified to say anything because I was afraid it would be misconstrued to something else. I remember during a 1:1, she told me I was terrible at my job and threatened to not promote me ever because I forgot to update a comma apostrophe to a straight apostrophe. And we had several meetings prior to our 1:1 talking about the same thing, wow! She made me feel so terrible after the 1:1, I was crying and I had a meeting afterwards. My coworker asked are you okay? I lied and said yeah, its "personal stuff", and she replied "good because you shouldn't cry because of work". After she said that, I realized it was time to look for a new job. I was worried there weren't any opportunities during covid, but I looked and found a new one instantly. I'm so much happier. I have a love and hate relationship with Granicus. I still have friends at the firm, but my boss made it such a terrible place to work. But thats life. You live and you learn. Last thing about my boss, when I had my last meeting with her. I said "it was great working with you or for you". She replied "well, you didnt work for me, you worked for the company". ........I smirked. P.S. It wasnt just me that she was condescending too, she also treated a couple of my other female team members the same way. One of them got thrown under the bus by her and now shes looking elsewhere. Also, I know the male coworkers were never treated the same way we were.

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5.0
23 Sept 2025
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Pros

I genuinely loved working at Granicus, and would go back if offered a position. I loved working alongside my boss, and the leadership team above him as they all encouraged & enabled me freedom to grow and upskill by taking on diverse projects with autonomy. -Cross-Functional collaboration always supportive -Encouraging team members, who always take the opportunity to educate -Great leadership team across most functions at the VP & Director level (this is where I have experience)

Cons

-Acquisition integration has been historically rocky at times, but, I think through experience the organization will seek to do better by existing employees at both companies.

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Granicus Response
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Thank you for your thoughtful review and for highlighting the positive aspects of your experience at Granicus. We’re glad to hear you felt supported by leadership and empowered to grow through cross-functional collaboration and different projects. Your feedback on acquisition integration is noted and remains a key focus area as we refine our best practices. Integrating teams, workflows, processes, culture, operations, and more is a big undertaking that could not be possible without our team coming together and working through the opportunities and challenges of transformation. We also value your advice on retaining top talent and institutional knowledge. We’re always glad to reconnect with former team members, and many have returned to Granicus to continue growing their careers. If you’re interested, we encourage you to reach out to our Recruiting team to explore current opportunities.
2.0
9 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing local government clients, flexible work (remote), great teammates

Cons

Toxic leadership from managers up to the c-suite, no product innovation, comp plan gets worse every year. Base salary is offensive

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