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
Oct 5, 2022

just an average company with mediocre leadership

Anonymous employee
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Pros

friendly coworkers, good personal development plans, being close to San Francisco.

Cons

I don't know where to start. Low salary, bad leadership all the way from the team managers to the CEO, and not so much learning opportunities. Almost no perks, unless you consider a cheap low quality bagel treat once a week (Friday Bagels) as your breakfast/perks. work/life balance almost does not exist unless you are fresh graduate at the starting point of your career with Acumen. Managers and leaders have a very old school chain of thoughts for technology and managing their directs. Different departments are lead by people who are VERY influenced by the CEO (you will have to figure this out yourself why) and there is a lot of resistance when new ideas are introduced. Every single time a new idea or technology is introduced it is simply dropped into a rabbit hole of conversations just because leadership does not understand the new platforms and is against changes. HR has strict rules for sponsoring. Do not fall for good sponsorship reviews. You will be locked in with the company because they will only sponsor you for non-profit H1B which will prevent you from switching employers for almost 3-4 years. You will have to stay with the company for a very long time. Acumen also does not have a flexible work from home policy.

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Acumen Response
3y
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. It's too bad you felt this way after all the years you were with us.
5.0
Sep 28, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. perfect work-life balance (this may depend on your team and manager) 2. generous paid time off policy (25 days for senior analysts) 3. exposed to interesting projects/techniques if you're interested in healthcare industry (also depends on your team)

Cons

1. compensation not very competitive 2. may find this experience not that helpful for job-searching if you're trying to get to a different industry (due to the type of projects, the programming languages used, etc.) 3. restrictions on immigration policy for international students (i.e. only sponsor cap-exempt H1B)

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Acumen Response
3y
Thanks for leaving us a review. We feel it's important to have a healthy work-life balance, it's great to hear your positive experience.
4.0
Sep 9, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule create own schedule

Cons

Requires mode of transportation at all times

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Acumen Response
3y
I'm sorry, you have left a review for the worng company.
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