Proven products with uninspired leadership and old-school culture - Marketing/Sales Actian Employee Review

3.0
2 Jan 2020
Recommend
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Pros

A lot of long-term employees on the engineering side, competent skills, and a variety of great database/data management products with a long history and superior performance. The company is "stable".

Cons

The company shifts focus constantly that undues all the previous work. Sales management is constantly changing which disrupts everything else. The company has an older culture with 30+ year employees, meaning it can be fairly lethargic featuring miniscule pay raises and below-average salaries even in Silicon Valley (leading to the inability to hire technical talent).

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5.0
8 Aug 2025
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Pros

Really focuses on giving you real world experience throughout your internship

Cons

A little hard to get to know your cohort due to the remote style but still has fun interactive events weekly

4.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent workplace with a supportive team, challenging work, and fair compensation. The company is constantly developing innovative and exciting products, making it a great environment for professional growth.

Cons

The company struggles to keep pace with industry trends and is often slow to innovate. This lack of foresight can leave it trailing competitors, requiring costly catch-up efforts that sometimes result in layoffs or the diversion of resources from other product teams. Unfortunately, these layoffs often appear to be carried out haphazardly, resulting in the loss of talented employees who are critical to achieving the company's long-term goals and future success. The company also lacks a robust developer ecosystem. Although its products are powerful, they can be challenging to adopt because of poor documentation, limited tutorials, and inadequate support materials.

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