Q&A With Acorns Employees
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How employees describe working at Acorns
every day is more engaging and challenging than the day before
Company has layoffs every year, not a stable working environment with constant leadership rotation and high turnover. Company doing its best to eliminate longtime employees there from beginning of dev.
Others at my level who I learn, and grow with.
Their communication in customer care and commitment to financial growth!
I love that its easy to use
What it's like to work at Acorns
- Acorns employees generally work 9.8 hrs a day
- Employees at Acorns report the work pace is extremely fast
- On a typical day, employees at Acorns have 4+ meetings
- 94% of Acorns employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Acorns employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
- 78% of Acorns employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Acorns employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
- 95% of Acorns employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Acorns Employees
IDX: 25 TOT: 55
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from Acorns?
You meet with a broad team including the CEO. You hear back quickly.
What's the Operations team like at Acorns?
Best team at Acorns.
What's the vibe like in the Product dept at Acorns? How many hours are you working?
Work a ton, but on a mission!
How's the leadership on the Product team at Acorns?
Seasoned leadership that knows what they're doing.
What's the Product team like at Acorns?
Super smart and dedicated team.
How secure do you feel at your job at Acorns?
I feel very secure because I know where I stand
How's the feedback proccess at Acorns?
Very good. I get official feedback quarterly and even more regularly a consistent stream of it.
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at Acorns?
We work a lot but there’s always time for yourself.
How much diversity is there among employees at Acorns?
A lot of diversity
What's the office layout like at Acorns?
Mostly open layout
What's the vibe like in the Engineering dept at Acorns? How many hours are you working?
Good energy. Lots of hours.
What are the team outings like at Acorns?
Fun and enjoyable
What's the Engineering team like at Acorns?
Smart and talented
What are you most excited about working at Acorns?
The work and team
What kind of people succeed at Acorns?
Smart, passionate and hard working people
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining Acorns?
How awesome it is so I would have joined earlier
How's the morale at Acorns?
Very high morale
How's the leadership on the Engineering team at Acorns?
Great people. A little junior. But we get stronger every month.
What's the HR team like at Acorns?
They're responsive and open to feedback. They really do care about the employees and making it a great place to work.
What's the Executive team like at Acorns?
Smart and passionate
How's the leadership on the Executive team at Acorns?
Strong
How do you feel about going to work at Acorns everyday?
I actually really enjoy coming to work every day. The people are awesome, and I am always learning something new. The environment is positive, and it helps that we have a cool office space. I definitely don't dread going to work, which says a lot.
What's going wrong and how can it be improved at Acorns?
Poor management creates a very hopeless environment










