Company doesn't care about employees. Awful experience - Data and Policy Analyst Acumen Employee Review

1.0
23 May 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

People are smart, friendly and helpfulI. The office is nice and bright.

Cons

- People relocated and moved across the whole country for the company, and they laid off them after 3 months of employment with no reimbursement but only 2 weeks severance. - They showed no consideration of their international employees. No transition period after being noticed of layoff, no reaction time, but the despair of being forced to leave the country. - Bad experience of layoff. There is no room for negotiation at all. - Poor benefits compared to other similar organizations. Much fewer holidays (only 6), no sick leave days at all, no flexibility on remotely working days (only one day per week). Try everything to avoid this company. They have no vision and no understanding of their finance situation. Ultimately, they are being so irresponsible and empathetic. Grassroots employees are merely being used and paying for leadership's bad decisions.

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Acumen Response
1y
We regret that your time at Acumen fell short of your expectations, but also appreciate learning from your experience ― particularly in how we might improve the employee experience. As you point out, 2024 was a difficult year our organization and employees. Any reduction in workforce is regrettable, yet management acted responsibly in reaction to the uncertainty and cutbacks in our clients’ project budgets in 2024. Of course, we all wish for a better outcome. Hopefully, that will come to you as your career progresses. We wish you the best.

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