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5.0
21 Jan 2025
Recommend
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Pros

I enjoyed the work environment and upper management does show that they care

Cons

Was not allowed to choose when I wanted a lunch

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5.0
28 Jun 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I've been with Acuity for 2 years and I'm incredibly excited about the growth I've experienced in my current position. Our team is deeply committed to creating real benefits for our clients, which is both rewarding and inspiring. The positive culture within our organization fosters collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. I am confident that we are on the right path, and I look forward to contributing to our ongoing success.

Cons

When I joined the company, there was significant turnover, but we have since achieved stability.

1.0
10 Apr 2024
Recommend
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Pros

very nice coworkers. on occasion there are fun parties

Cons

No room to grow, plenty of nepotism, working primarily in office with strong reluctance to be remote, security is almost non-existent, management is nice until you desire to move up, want a raise, or simply are ready to move on to another company. Pay is very low. Good luck using your PTO as taking a day off just means you're going to be behind in your work as you have no backup. This also meant that if you're a salaried employee, you had to work overtime or over weekends very often just to meet artificial deadlines making it even harder to take any PTO or sick leave. Have seen many fellow hardworking coworkers get overlooked for promotion and instead hired someone outside the company or one of the upper management's personal friends with neither having the appropriate skills to handle the role. Have seen annual raises to be under 5% for outstanding performances with little to no annual bonuses. Have seen a higher up manager get fired because they attempted to make workflow across departments more efficient resulting in butting heads with other managers who were content with keeping the status quo. The CEO is a nice guy but he's pretty hands off regarding the company and prefers to deal with the dev team. If he was more active, maybe he would've seen that a certain higher up was not right to run the operation. This higher up was known to be unprofessional even in meetings with other companies using fowl language and such. This was an attempt to emphasize that Acuity is a small company and does things "differently." Even lacked the qualifications to be in said position but they were a close friend to another higher up so once one got a job here, the other was a shoe-in. I could keep going with other issues at the company. If they hadn't randomly sold off one of the segments of the company to keep them afloat, I can't imagine they would still exist to this day. The worst part of that segment they sold off was the employees in that group were misled with claims that their jobs were safe until after the notice came in that the segment was sold.

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Acuity Technologies Response
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Thank you for taking the time to offer such extensive feedback. It sounds like you may have been part of the team several years ago, and while I believe we have improved as an organization it's important to acknowledge and consider criticism to make sure we don't miss opportunities to improve further. I want to address some of your points specifically. Without a doubt, growing a capable team is one of the toughest parts of business. As it stands today, at least 20% of our staff are in positions that were significant promotions from where they started with Acuity — something I'm very proud of. However, you're right that sometimes a team needs to grow with fresh talent from outside the organization. That is a decision we make carefully for the betterment of the team. We also believe that our current employees are a great source of referrals for those new people. I can understand how referrals might appear to be nepotism, but hiring managers are never directed by superiors to hire someone. That's a decision they make independently. Our success as an organization is based on the ability of each member of our team to perform at a high level, and as a result we strive to hire and promote based purely on merit. Nobody on our management or leadership team has ever been hired because they were personal friends of another manager. Similarly, no employee has ever been terminated who was trying to improve our processes. Indeed, our growth over the past few years is the direct result of our team's innovative ideas. That notion of innovation is something we deliberately cultivate. I apologize that I gave you the impression that I was "hands off" or not "active." You are right that my focus is heavily on our dev team. That's because our software tools are central to our competitive advantage in the marketplace and are the foundation for our future growth strategy. I try to be engaged in all areas of the business because we have to be great everywhere to continue to be successful, but I also need to delegate and trust those managers to execute our strategy effectively. Overall, I'm sorry that your experience was negative. I'd like the opportunity to hear more about it and see where we can improve. You're always welcome to reach out to me personally. Josh Anderson CEO
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