Acuity Inc. reviews

This is the absolute worst company I've ever worked for. I learned a valuable lesson; “the juice isn’t worth the squeeze.” Acuity Brands Lighting claims to be a “lean” organization, so I will grade its performance on that standard. Here are a few examples of how they have implemented "lean" principles or “bare bones”: PRODUCT MANAGERS: I was on the Costco call and was the buyer/planner behind the operations aspect. I was advised to hold a certain quantity of stock ad without notice sales diminished and now the DC is stuck with over 300 K of material that is not selling. When I inquired to why the sales diminished and why the DC was not notified, the natural response that expressed was, “I don't have a Ouija Board!” This is an unacceptable answer and the product manager was SEROIUS! Even if this was a fluke, there aren’t any PSI calls to discuss the under/over of product. The weekly inventory calls are a joke, “natural burn-down”, is the weakest excuse to deplete inventory and everyone on the call echo’s the same non-sense. Inventory calls should be monthly and you report out the 5 whys for the major contributors. All the time wasted on these calls and the preparation for could be used to actually deplete stock. SYSTEMS: Whose idea was it to use 10 different platforms and expect them to run fluidly? How about we use Oracle and that's it. Maybe get an update or two. Information is inaccurate, outdated, and/or impossible to find. There are multiple web-based tools that don’t communicate with each other, causing frustration and complicating the process. There is a Heavy reliance on manual systems. No reinvestment of profits into better systems/infrastructure. THE WORK: Long hours (12-14 hours/day) 7:00 AM till whenever you finished “non-negotiable”. Zero work to life balance, cause employees to leave. Understaffed, overtime is the panacea. Buyer/planners will spend inordinate amounts of time doing the job that customer service is supposed to be doing. Buyer/ Planners are expected to audit locations for KB cards with out a forklift. How is someone supposed to count inventory or see a kanban cards on shelves that are 20-30 feet high? COWORKERS: Hourly associates and group leads are underappreciated and get a lot of blame. Management is terrible. There is a absolutely no positive reinforcement. The hourly associates are constantly threatened with write-ups. HR: Advised that employees wont be fired and that lay-offs with severance are the standard. “It’s the salary employees against the hourly. HR is centralized and inadequate. My offer letter was inaccurate and needed to be adjusted to accommodate California laws. It took two months for my social security number to appear correctly on my pay statements, which I still don't receive. Facility: This has been the most disgusting environment to work in. The abundance of trash and dirt on the floors, shelves, computers, bathrooms is intolerable. The employees don't respect bathroom cleanliness; there is a booger wall.

conflicting expectations, ever-changing priorities according to the stock market, work/life balance or lack of, some senior management is untrustworthy