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
1.0
Dec 12, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

majority are friendly coworkers company tried to create more positive company culture, the effort was noticed and appreciated

Cons

inconsistent and poor leadership at the management level which leads to a very toxic and hostile work environment. The negative experience experienced while working at Acumen has taught me all about office politics and how to properly and maturely navigate this when I come across it at other companies. People seemed to become managers of people because they stayed at the company long enough, when instead should just be individual contributors and have no business managing people.

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Acumen Response
7y
Sometimes being a star employee is enough. At other times, there is mutual agreement that that a star employee has earned an opportunity to test themselves at the next level, including potential management. There is always a learning curve, but that should not dissuade us from providing opportunities for growth. No, it does not work out all the time, but it is usually worth the effort. HR is always available to listen when the process breaks down, and will help facilitate improvements and necessary changes.
3.0
Aug 8, 2018

Don't stay here long!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- getting to work with passionate, smart people

Cons

- don't have much control over what you work on and can get caught up in dull work with little opportunities for growth - management and HR are terrible

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Acumen Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to provide a review. I am sorry that you have not seen improvement in HR and management. That is not consistent with the feedback we have received. The company has made a significant effort to provide more services and support. Please feel free to address any issues directly. Without input we don't know what your concerns are.
1.0
Jan 29, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- flexible hours/periodic work from home benefits (dependent on manager) - smart co-workers at lower levels - good introduction to SAS (not any other programming language)

Cons

- below market pay for bay area

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Acumen Response
8y
Hello, thank you for leaving us a review. The flexible work hours are great!
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