Acuative reviews

3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(143 total reviews)

Vincent Sciarra

35% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Acuative has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 143 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Acuative employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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143 reviews
2.0
Mar 19, 2013
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Pros

Loved being on the road and overnight travel. I loved working autonomously with little supervision. If you know what you're doing, the work is satisfying.

Cons

Jobs early in the morning, late in the evening, overnight and on weekends. Don't apply if you plan to have a life outside of Acuative. I was laid off in the blink of an eye by the way, even though I had numerous accommodation letters and positive reviews by supervisors and project managers. Apparently I was cut for geographical reasons after the company lost a major customer, even though I was 2nd in seniority in my area. The company dropped jobs in my route for the weekends without even asking. After hours coverage included being called out after an 8 hr day. Plus, you were expected to cover your FULL workload the next day. Sleep was optional. They have a clever way of NOT paying you overtime by using some insane formula to have you working 1.5 hrs a day on your own nickel. Overtime is computed on a 40hr work week basis. 1hr a day for travel on your own time: 25 miles (1/2 hr) to work, then 25 miles (1/2 hr) from work plus 1/2hr for a lunch you never have time to take. Travel time is computed at 50 miles per hr. So if it took you 2hrs to get home in a traffic jam that was only 30 miles of travel, that was out of your pocket. I was told by a labor law attorney this practice is legal but questionable.

2.0
Jul 16, 2019

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Pros

A good stepping stone to get into the IT field. NOC management is good.

Cons

-Overworked and underpaid by more than 20% of the national average for the same position. -Although the NOC managers are great, they are not allowed to fully manage thier teams. HR and the CFO have the final say, even if they are wrong. Which is most of the time. -Take on clients we are not staffed for. -Take on clients with promises we can not keep. -With the new clients we do get, it's always a wing-it type situation as there is minimum training as the ones who took on the clients are ill-advised as well in the processes needed to manage the client's network(s). -401K is on the verge of being an illegal practice. -Upper management and the CFO etc are the ones who get the raises. NOT the ones who actually make the company function on a daily basis. My last raise was over 3 years ago. And they do not even do an annual cost of living increases. -Instead of backfilling a position they will just impose the workload on people the people that are already overwhelmed with what is currently on their plate. -Against people working remote, even though my job is remote even in the office. But they will make exceptions if they know and like you. Furthermore, there are no policies in place about being able to work remote. They make up the policy as they go, but not in writing. -They employ people that can't perform their tasks even after years of being at the company, so others have to pick up the slack. -They make promises they can't keep. Or make an excuse not to honor them. -HR listens to the complainers/whinners instead of listening to management or the employees that are actually good at their job. I could keep going but the list is endless. Do yourself a favor and STAY AWAY. You will be better off.

1.0
Sep 22, 2018
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Pros

None, unless you like being treated as a fool by fools who have only ranks and brown noses and are close to the source of "brown stuff".

Cons

Deceptive if not illegal recruiting practices. Calculation of overtime may be illegal. Department of labor needs to audit them. Middle management has only negative power to hurt you only and extract every drop of blood & sweat out of you and then nickel and dime you for pay, tools, supplies.

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