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Q&A With Acumera Employees
Acumera employees answer questions about what life is like behind the scenes at their company, including queries about culture, leadership, professional development, and compensation.
Q&A With Acumera Employees
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What are your coworkers at Acumera like?
Good people
Very nice people except management
Good people
What benefits does Acumera provide?
Standard
Basic health ins.
Health, vacation
What's the interview process like at Acumera?
Extensive
Intense white board questions
For a software engineer, two senior people ask very detailed technical questions for about an hour, then the Engineering VP talks to the candidate.
What are you most excited about working at Acumera?
The technology, until I found out Acumera could not afford to by the tools needed to do the job.
Working with new technology.
Not excited...worried.
How does Acumera make decisions around promotions?
At the whim of the CTO
They hire off the street. Upward mobility is viewed as a trained person leaving their productive job.
They hire someone new so those doing well stay in the same position.
How's the feedback process at Acumera?
Do what you are told and don't upset the management.
If you disagree with management, you are in an awkward position.
You speak up, your fired!
What's the best part of your job at Acumera?
Going home to un-stress.
Working with the technology
Going home
How do you feel about Acumera's future?
Precarious
Very unstable and likely to fail.
Very worrisome. I expect the doors to close.
What's the office layout like at Acumera?
This question is almost funny because the engineers offices are about the size of a phone booth.
Kind of like individual phone booths.
Very cramped.
How's the morale at Acumera?
Low
Everyone worries about their job being here tomorrow.
Very poor
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from Acumera?
I interviewed with top management, answered every question well and then they tried to get me to accept much less than the market rate. When I held fast, they came through right away.
Engineering management and immediate feedback.
I met with 2 software directors. I got immediate feedback.
What was the most difficult question that was asked during your interview at Acumera?
Nothing too difficult
Technical questions, not difficult
There were some questions regarding symbolic definitions in bash.
How can I improve my chances of being hired at Acumera?
Be barely competent to get hired, be quiet and don't offer criticism.
Be good at white board questions
How does Acumera measure success and growth in the Engineering department?
I have seen no growth in the department.
When your skills are no longer needed or there is a short financial advantage, you are terminated.
What skills do you need to be successful in the Engineering department at Acumera?
You must be a politician
Experience and a willingness to work without needed tools.
Why work for Acumera?
No good reason if you can find something else
Only if you cannot find employment elsewhere.
How are layoffs handled in the Engineering department at Acumera?
You are told by the management team and instantly "perp walked" you your car in view of the other employees.
No warning. Senior management conducts a perp walk to the stunned employees car.
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Acumera?
Change management
Get new management
What do people at Acumera think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
The CEO is pleasant, but the company is mostly ran by the CTO.
The entire management at Acumera is incompetent and is the biggest problem.
What's the office vibe like at Acumera?
Unstable
Depressing
How's the work life balance at Acumera?
Standard
OK
How's the vacation policy at Acumera?
Standard
Average
What are the team outings like at Acumera?
Non-existent. They don't care about the employees.
Non existent
How do you feel about going to work at Acumera everyday?
Unhappy and looking
Drudgery
How secure do you feel at your job at Acumera?
Not at all. The doors could close any time.
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