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      Acumen

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      3.1

      30% would recommend to a friend

      (394 total reviews)

      Thomas MaCurdy

      5% approve of CEO

      22% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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).

      Reviews by job title

      394 reviews
      2.0
      Feb 24, 2017

      Believe the good and definitely believe the bad

      Data and policy analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Interesting projects that offer great exposure to the healthcare field through projects that matter and working with big data. - Flexible work environment - they seem to let people work remotely all the time. - Smart and diverse set of colleagues. - Some competent managers, but it really is dumb luck where you end up as analysts do not typically get a say in which teams they are assigned to and once assigned have little mobility within the company. - You can progress up the management chain if you prove yourself worthy. This is uneven though as some teams seems to value dynamism and encourage employee growth whereas others have very stringent management styles that stifle growth.

      Cons

      - Massive retention issues and low gross pay that are incompatible to living comfortably in the Bay area. - Long work hours and concurrently low hourly wages. More recently, they seem to be having issues attracting strong talent meaning that competent analysts bear a disproportionate burden of work. - Turf wars among upper management seem common. This can make for a fairly toxic environment with a lot of back biting that make for lots of negative interactions for junior analysts. - Poor management and lack of communication. Managers always seem to be on the defensive, sometimes for no explicable reason. - Employees are viewed as disposable, no matter how long they've worked at the company or what they've done for it. - Lots of unhappy employees, which makes for a demotivating environment overall. This is not surprising given the issues outlined above. - None of these issues are unique to my perspective and have been documented by multiple parties over several years. Take them seriously if you are considering working at the company. Ultimately, the cons outweigh the pros and that does not bode well for the company.

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      Acumen Response
      9y
      Thank you for your thoughtful review. We are developing programs to address many of these specific issues. The company is actively recruiting and hiring more senior management to enable the company to develop into Best Company material. HR would love to hear from you regarding any of these issues and any possible recommendations for improvement.
      3.0
      Feb 10, 2017

      ok experience

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      hands on data experience is a positive

      Cons

      management done in academic style is a negative

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      Acumen Response
      9y
      Thanks for the review.
      5.0
      Feb 4, 2017

      Good Company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Interesting, meaningful, and challenging work; managers can be a hit or miss but mine were always really good and helped me grow a lot, didn't micromanage, and cared about their employees; developed great programming skills; gained responsibility quickly

      Cons

      Unfortunately, some of my pros listed above are a function of the team you work on. Some managers really help you develop as a critical thinker/programmer/etc and give you many opportunities to gain responsibility, but I don't think this is something all managers do.

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      Acumen Response
      9y
      Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your work here at Acumen and that you were able to grow.
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