Does Acme United pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Acme United employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Acme United. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Acme United?

34% of Acme United employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Acme United 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the pros of working at Acme United according to real employee reviews?

"The people at Acme are great." ((in 4 reviews))

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Acme United Reviews

3.1

34% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)

Walter C. Johnsen

52% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.1

Diversity and inclusion

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Culture and values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

Acme United has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Acme United employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

30 reviews

1.0

16 Nov 2015

Run Away

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Unfortunately I didn't find any. Maybe the benefits package, it's standard and that is about it.

Cons

Bad management from top down and no regard for it's employees. They want the job done even if it isn't done right. Too many chiefs, disorganization lack of marketing and direction. High turnover. No chain of command. They fire without notice or rectifying any situation. Long expected work hours even outside of office.

1.0

18 Aug 2017

Marketing Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are average. You will pay through the teeth if you actually use the medical insurance. No vision care even available. Salaries are average, but beware, there is no rhyme or reason (or fairness) as to how much you will get paid to start, and the increases each year are 2 to 3% max. Work environment is ok, they rent some decent space in Fairfield off of interstate 95 so its at least convenient to get to. They aren't afraid to do acquisitions, just not sure if they are still capable of competitive organic growth anymore.

Cons

Mainly upper management, and by upper, I mean the top of the org chart, the CEO and President. If they stuck to acquiring companies and high level strategies, wouldn't be too bad, but they persist in micro-managing different pet projects that they come up with which are usually a complete waste of resources and time. Once either of them gets involved in your category, you will get purely opinionated decisions that aren't based on any solid facts or financials. People there are treated like disposable resources, there to serve an immediate need with no respect for what they have contributed to the company. Its very much a what have you done for me lately mentality and as soon as you are viewed as expendable (or more likely the President sees a chance to axe you to save some costs), you will be gone.

1.0

28 Feb 2016

Terrible senior management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Some great people work here.

Cons

Terrible senior management. CEO treats company like a personal plaything that he can pick up and drop at anytime, President changes his mind on a dime, no strategy!

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