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3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(82 total reviews)
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Zack Schuch

83% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Senior management

3.8

Career opportunities

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

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82 reviews

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1.0
Dec 3, 2018

Very Misleading from Start to Finish

Marketing associate
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Young people galore blah blah blah

Cons

- In the interview they will tell you that you can make roughly $40,000 a year in the Marketing Associate position. Base pay is ~$400 plus commission and realistically they only expect you to make 2-3 sales MAX. Not to mention, there is not a single person there who has worked in this single position for a year. $40,000 a year is not possible here. - They claim to have flexible scheduling. a 2 hour meeting M-S starting at 730AM in your best suit. Then you could travel up to 50 miles to a store, travel which you are not paid for. Essentially you'll be paid for a 5 hour shift despite work taking up 10 hours of your day.

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Acquire Response
7y
Dear Sir or Madam, First, we would like to thank you for your review but would also like to apologize for making you feel as though you were misled or inconvenienced by the work schedule here at Acquire. From your time working at Acquire, you know we service Central North Carolina for our clientele so much of our work schedule and travel is structured around our clients. Due to us covering a large area, we provide our employees with a tax write-off initiate for all daily travel within our territory. This is discussed with each employee and is standard practice for most companies that employ individuals who travel daily within their covered territory. However, all travel fees for work related travels outside of our territory are paid for by Acquire. With that said, we try our best to rotate the in-territory travel locations so one person does not have to drive to the same location more than others. We hope you understand that when running a company that employs up to 60 people, it can be almost impossible to cater to every need or preference without being completely biased. However, if an employee brings a travel conflict to our management team and the conflict can be worked around, our Directors are happy to do so. In regards to our pay structure, the amount of income an employee makes here at Acquire is essentially uncapped, due to commissions. We also offer pay raises as employees show consistent improvement. As we’ve mentioned throughout our website, as well as in our interviews, we are a fast paced company, therefore those who excel are most likely promoted to a higher position, at which time they may move on to new markets in an effort to expand our clientele’s reach. The rate at which an employee moves forward is strictly up to the individual and the work they put forth; that may be a year, less than a year, or longer. So, while we run a fast paced business, there are a number of employees, both past and present, who have worked with us for a year or longer. We fully understand that our line of promotional marketing, travel included, as well as our base/commission pay structure may not be the best fit for everyone, but we are glad that you saw enough of an opportunity within our company to accept our job offer when presented to you. However, we regret we did not work out for you and sincerely wish you the very best. Thank you again for your feedback on your experience at Acquire Raleigh. Kind Regards, Acquire Human Resources Dept.
1.0
Oct 31, 2018

Don't let them fool you

Marketing assistant
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You could make decent money

Cons

Expected to wear a suit to the office every day at 7:15am then dress down to go out and stand at Sam's Club and talk to people into phone upgrades or direct tv. The office is small and packed full of people, the management style is like tossing kids in the pool, if you do well, promotion, if you don't, then you're tossed aside. It's all a grind and you better be ready to annoy people and hassle them into talking to you or else you won't cut it.

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Acquire Response
7y
Dear Sir or Madam, Thank you for your feedback. As a former employee of Acquire, you know we work in the promotional marketing and sales industry. This form of marketing requires us to market our clients’ products and promotions to shopping customers within membership club retail stores. We completely understand this form of marketing and sales in general can sometimes bring people out of their comfort zone. However, as any company does, our clients have weekly and monthly requirements that must be met and it is our job here at Acquire to meet said requirements. Unfortunately, after a few weeks, if one is not meeting the clients’ needs it is typically a good sign we are not the best fit for one another. This is standard in our industry. In the event that an employee struggles to stay on pace with meeting the needs of the clientele or the decision is made to release an employee from the company, we never wish to make the individual feel as though they have been tossed aside. Our sincerest apologies are extended if you felt this way at any point during or after your time of employment with our company. Again, your feedback is greatly appreciated and has been discussed with the appropriate Acquire staff member so we may improve upon any aspects of the company deemed necessary. We wish the very best. Kind Regards, Acquire Human Resources Dept.
1.0
Oct 24, 2018

Here's an unbiased, 100% brutally honest review - all you need to know

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you need quick money and a job that isn't long term, go for it. Read the cons for the full details.

Cons

There's no reason anybody with a college degree should be working here - this is a 100% commission based job and while they'll tell you they give you base pay if you don't sell much, you're going to get fired in <3 weeks if you're not making sales to innocent passerby customers at Sam's Club and Costco. Customers walk by your table and your job is to interject yourself into conversation and attempt to sell them cell phone service, a TV package, etc. This isn't what you went to school for and you didn't work hard all those years to take a position which pays you cents on the dollar compared to what any other normal company would pay you. Don't sell yourself short and work here, where "managers" and people above you make money off your back - and get this, the person who runs the entire office themselves have to go out to these grocery stores and make sales in order to keep their salaries up, what does that tell you about a company like this? A lot of these reviews are posted by current employees to get the ratings up - they're not honest reviews. Think about a pyramid scheme, but a legal version of it - it's a bunch of money hungry people who prey on people who need quick money by telling them that America is a capitalist haven where if you work hard maybe one day you can be just like them (they give you this motivational speech every morning) - when in all reality every sale you make makes them more money. They don't care about you and their turnover rate is incredibly high (they'll argue this, don't listen to them) - there was not one week in which the group of people I was working with was the exact same as the week before. People get fired left and right because their 5 days (lol) of training didn't lead to them being incredible salesmen (interesting, almost as if it's a quantity over quality approach... bring in as many people as possible and whoever makes the cut makes it). The interview is a joke because they literally just want a human body in the store selling their products - they literally do not care who you are. They make it seem like a huge accomplishment that you got hired, when really they hire everybody. It's not competitive. Please don't work here! You deserve better! Not to mention they make you drive to grocery stores up to 50 miles away so you get home around 7 pm. It's absolutely ridiculous that people work here - it's a cult mentality and there's no perks to working here. Nobody looks out for you and if you aren't selling phones and TV packages to innocent old women in grocery stores, you get fired. No lies here, just truth. Look elsewhere and work somewhere that wants you and treats you well. Oh, and that pays you a liveable wage because you're a human being that deserves stability in life (something MANY companies offer)

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Acquire Response
7y
Dear Sir or Madam, Thank you for your review and giving us the opportunity to address some of your concerns regarding Acquire. Ironically, many of your statements stand in opposition of the title of your review. There are numerous areas where this review contains biased, strictly opinionated and factually untrue comments. We have taken the time, however, to address the above comments that are true in hopes that anyone reading this will know that the unaddressed remarks are suspect to interpretation. The first truthful statement within your feedback is the fact that there are times when employees may not get home until 7pm. We apologize if this was an inconvenience for you in anyway. Another factual statement we want to address is that if you work hard you will one day get to where you want to be or, “where they are.” The message our Directors are trying to share is you will succeed and work your way up [in any job] as long as you put forth the time and effort. Lastly, as you stated, we do market and sell our clients’ products and services to membership holders inside various Sam’s Club and Costco locations across the Raleigh Durham area. Although true, these remarks are not necessarily cons to all who work with us. We each have the right to our own opinions and we thank you for sharing yours. With that said, it is upsetting to hear you found no perks to working with our company and we certainly hope you will be able to find something that better meets your needs as well as lines up more with what you went to school for, per your advice in your review. Again, thank you and we wish you the very best! Kind Regards, Acquire Human Resources Dept.
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