Acumen reviews

3.1

30% would recommend to a friend

(394 total reviews)

Thomas MaCurdy

5% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Acumen has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 394 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Acumen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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394 reviews
3.0
Oct 3, 2017

good

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good company to work with

Cons

very poor management, need to work on this part

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Acumen Response
8y
Thanks for leaving us a review.
3.0
Jul 11, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Intelligent people working at the company - Impactful work - Interesting clients if you are interested in health policy - Room to grow and learn if you are lucky enough to be on a good team with a good manager (this is my case, others are not so lucky) - Yoga classes on Fridays - Introduction of Town Halls to address changes and other things that affect employees - The lagoon is great to walk around - Relaxed dress code - Pet-friendly - Compensation is relatively competitive

Cons

- Anti-social co-workers. At company lunches most people just grab a plate of food and eat at their desk. Many older employees are not welcoming to new employees. This could also be a function of high turnover rate (another con), resulting in people not knowing who is new or not. - Hypocrisy of upper level management. They preach communication and transparency, but changes to the structure of the company are made regularly with little to no notice. Most recently, one person found out their team was being split, and 10 minutes later she had her first meeting with her new team. - Some managers are very checked out, and do not care to support their teams, instead becoming a source of frustration - Inconsistency of HR rules. Although there are strict rules about promotions/management opportunities, these seem to be disregarded if you know the right people - Hypocrisy regarding work/life balance. For example, Acumen offers Yoga classes (great!). At yoga class, someone from HR will remind you that you need to go back to work if you haven't completed your hours for the day! (not so great). Additionally, during new hire orientation HR stresses reporting your hours on your timesheet, preferably keeping track of each 15 minute increment. Work/life balanace is a product of your manager/team. Although my team believes in work/life balance, other teams work 12 hour days regularly. - Social events are hit or miss. An event advertised as a "summer party" was essentially a snack vendor promotion event.

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Acumen Response
8y
Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful review. I appreciate your feedback and we are implementing programs that do just that. I hope you find that our new programs meet your needs and provide the culture you are looking for. We will continue to elevate the skills of our managers to bring a good experience to all employees.
1.0
Jun 26, 2017

Just a hodge podge mess

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed environment Nice location Decent opportunities for growth

Cons

Lack of communication and coordination between internal teams (no one ever knows what's going on) Disorganized Failing infrastructure

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Acumen Response
8y
Whether we agree with your assessment isn't as important as our learning from it. This certainly isn't the impression we intend to portray and are sorry that it was your perception. We'll most definitely discuss your comments in order to support our commitment to improve everyday. Thanks again. Best of luck with your future endeavors.
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