Acumen reviews

Please be aware of all the negative reviews here, they are ALL TRUE. -Not a good starting point for your career if you are not interested in the policy aspect. -There is no such thing as data analytics here. You won't have a say to make improvements and make better contributions since they don't value you. -The salary is insanely low for a programmer in the Bay Area. -people are leaving at a rapid rate -They either give you a lot of work to do, or they will let you leave all of a sudden without any prior notifications. They will take your badge right away and watch you leave. It's even not right for you to wander around in the lobby when you are notified for the termination all of a sudden. -The company culture is weirdly stingy. -Neither the management nor the HR care about you. -they prefer hiring their close-knits for advanced positions instead of investing in excellent current staff for promotions -They are finding whatever "reason" to lay off good people to avoid the cost and "justify" themselves. -There is no such thing as big data here. They are ruining the definition of big data. It's only basic data ANALYSIS, even not analytics.

* Terrible pay * Luck of the draw for the project you get assigned to (both in terms of management and client). Some grant autonomy, some do not * Work tends to be monotonous * Very little career development opportunities. The skills you pick up here help you succeed at Acumen, but are (mostly) not transferrable to other jobs * Lots of turnover. Many people choose to leave without anything lined up * Commuter shuttle is a sickening experience * Almost entirely new grads. Others have pointed out that this results in inexperienced managers, but I'd argue that that in itself is not a major problem (there are managers that truly care). The main problem that this creates is a lack of diverse experiences from which to draw from. * A lot of knowledge silos * Not a lot of nearby lunch options