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
4.0
Mar 19, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

- Great group of smart, motivated, and oftentimes young individuals who work hard but also have many interests outside of work. Most people are super nice, helpful, and friendly. - Company culture is casual, though professional when interacting with clients. - Hours are more flexible than most companies. - Generally believe meritocracy drives promotions/raises. Hard work and good results are recognized! - The company has a lot of potential to improve. For example, work hours have dramatically decreased due to more hiring and better retention than in previous years. - Managers are generally helpful and supportive, taking your interests into account with regard to project assignments. - Salaries are probably closer to the bottom in terms of starting salaries, but Acumen gives pretty large wage increases during performance review periods, which are every 6 months. Bonuses are also a big plus.

Cons

- Depending on your projects/team, you may end up working a lot more than 40 hours a week. However, as mentioned previously, work hours have decreased a lot and most employees enjoy standard hours. - Not a start-up, though perks do include free bagels every Friday and a monthly lunch, in addition to some holiday-themed parties/activities. The company is continuously working on improvement and I think employee satisfaction has gone up as a result. - Sink or swim environment, though less so now with better management and more structured trainings. A lot of support is available if needed, but there is an expectation you should be able to figure things out on your own for the most part. This can be a pro or a con, depending on your learning preferences.

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1.0
Jan 17, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flexible work schedule, good SAS training

Cons

unclear promotion and merit-based decisions, which varies team by team. many times, there is a pheonmenon that - ppl with best qualifications are promoted the least. the majority of new hires are undergraduates (though many of them are very smart), which limit the depth of their research to go, or the direction they went was completely wrong (regardless how delicate their process looks like).

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