Access Development Reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(87 total reviews)

Casey Kleinman

82% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Access Development has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 87 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Access Development employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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87 reviews
5.0
19 Nov 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent work-life balance and you work with top-notch people who are skilled, energetic and motivated. The culture does not usually permit slackers, so those types of people are usually identified and removed. That means everyone's workload is fair. I like the collaborative nature of this culture, and that people are willing to be accountable for their projects. Because we work with generally honest, decent and down-to-earth people, risk taking is encouraged, and the occasional failures are met with an analytical eye toward improvement and not punishment. I think the best part about Access, is that the focus is on doing your work in the time your at work. I don't take work home. I don't stay late. I'm not made to feel guilty for leaving at quitting time. I really enjoy my co-workers, and working at Access. It also important to note that Access has no debt, and is in great financial shape. They do not accept offers for VC money, so the direction of the company is not influenced by outside forces. Access has such a unqiue business model, and its services are unlike any in the industry. In fact the barriers to entry into this space are so high, huge, well-known tech companies and tried and failed to duplicate the Access discount network. Access has simply built the business on 30 years of trusting relationships with national and local retailers, and it's simply not cost effective for the competition to build and duplicate a network like that of Access..

Cons

Access is a little behind technologically because of a lack of funds to invest in R&D. Nepotism is a concern, as well as the power structure resembles an "old-boys network" that seems to pick winners and losers at times. Frankly, its something all companies face, and Access is no different.

5.0
25 Apr 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I've been employed with Access for many years now. I've appreciated the career advancement opportunities afforded to me. I've had several roles throughout my tenure and have grown personally and professionally from each role. Through frank conversations with my bosses, I was able to cultivate role growth and advancement opportunities. I appreciated the opportunities I was provided AS WELL AS the learning opportunities for when I made mistakes. I had managers who let me fail sometimes as a means to teach me and help me grow as a professional. They mentored me through the good and the bad and that's rare for most companies. I've always felt that Access has invested in me as an employee and want to see me reach my potential. Access is also a place in which managers welcome and embrace employee's ideas and individual contributions. While you might hire on in a specific role, you can really mold your position in to what you want and what makes sense for the business/position. They are also quick to reward and embrace "the extra mile efforts" when employees exhibit them. Lastly, we have the best CEO! I've worked closely with him in all my various roles and have seen the quiet battles he fights every day. It's rare to find a CEO with an open door policy and actually live by it.

Cons

The only con I can see is that individual departments tend to be silo'ed and thus communication inter-departmentally tends to fall short. But, you will find that with any company. I do see a real effort to try to fix that.

2.0
5 May 2016

Sales

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The sales organization seems very friendly and socially active. There is a very high level of camaraderie among the sales team.

Cons

The company has been losing customers, or at least not gaining any significant new ones, for the past year. There is a high turnover in sales staff tasked with capturing new business and especially new merchants to add to the company's solution content. Product performance lags, and new product development struggles to keep pace with market need.

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