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
Jan 25, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Remote work schedule is an option.

Cons

Low quality benefits, "I know everything and have nothing to learn" mentality from managers, no employee engagement, terrible training, not inclusive environment, no work/life balance.

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Acumen Response
4y
Thank you for your review. We appreciate hearing from our former employees. We are always looking to improve the employee experience.
4.0
Jan 11, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people that I worked with were some of the most intelligent and driven people I've ever known. Most everyone was extremely knowledgeable and had great foundational research and creative problem solving skills. You'll get to work on issues that have real impacts, and really can set you up for a career in public policy (especially health policy). The connections in that line of work are fantastic.

Cons

There are times, especially if you are a programmer, where the work-life balance (especially with the pandemic) can be really rough. This, for me, was largely not a 9-5, more like 9-6 or 8-6 not infrequently. The other downside was the dreg of getting anything done at a federal level - you either love it or you don't.

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Acumen Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We value the feedback from former employees. We're happy to hear you were surrounded by great co-workers and managers. We just wish you had reached out to a manager or HR about your hours.
4.0
Dec 31, 2021

Good job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, company addresses any problems I have had quickly.

Cons

Long hours due to being short staffed

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Acumen Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to submit a review. We value and appreciate feedback from our employees. Please reach out to your manager regarding your hours as we are activiely hiring.
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