Started ok, but had to evacuate fast - Anonymous employee Actum Employee Review

1.0
13 Aug 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I've met some good people and good developers. They have already quit the company. In fact, looks like even the bad ones did.

Cons

The company is circling the drain due to bad management on all levels. You will probably waste your time developing against some obscure broken CMS they are trying to sell at the moment. Avoid.

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Actum Response
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Hello, we hope that your evacuation was as easy for you as your effort to defame our company. It is always about the right situation and everyone should know that the things usually do not turn out like everyone wishes they would. The important thing is that our company always tries to put everyone in the right situation at the right time and create the best conditions for everyone as well. Anyway, thank you for your review. The statement that our CMS is obscure and broken are completely false. We would appreciate if you didn’t spread lies about our company. HR, Actum

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