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
Feb 4, 2021

General review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A good amount of PTO

Cons

Team culture varies a lot

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Acumen Response
5y
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1.0
Feb 2, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- The researchers and analysts are very impassioned people - Kind coworkers (for the most part) - Beautiful, scenic area around the Bay Area office - AdminOps tries really hard to be helpful and make the atmosphere less smothering

Cons

Toxic work environment. Quite simple. I've heard horribly inappropriate things said at all levels, seen outbursts of inappropriate violence (think screaming, hitting desks, slamming doors, etc), seen people fired for offenses less than those perpetrated by the senior staff, etc. The comments are correct - it all starts from the top. The COO is a good guy at his core who is clearly over-worked, and the CEO is demanding and harsh. There isn't a lot of room for growth if you work under a supervisor or manager that just doesn't get along with you. Thoroughly lacks a diversity of thought and personality types, which is bad because if you think differently or approach your work differently conflict will arise. People are promoted to managerial or supervisory level due to their work abilities (which is earned and correct), but without seemingly any thought to whether that person can lead a team or even gets along with the people they are now tasked with leading. Also, the pay is abysmal for the area, what you have to put up with, and when compared to similar roles at comparable organizations.

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Acumen Response
5y
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback and will pass along your advice.
4.0
Jan 29, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly team, smart staff, good work-life balance. Top management is accessible.

Cons

Salary is relatively low in the Bay area.

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Acumen Response
5y
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're happy to hear your first year at Acumen is kicking off to a good start!
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