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    Aclara Reviews

    Updated August 15, 2017
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    Allan Connolly
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    Pros

    • good work life balance at times (in 5 reviews)

    • Friendly work environment and good people (in 5 reviews)

    Cons

    • They talk about work life balance, but they don't actually do much to make it happen (in 3 reviews)

    • Uncivil and often abusive reactionary culture where the CEO and upper management take no authentic interest to build an empowered workforce (in 3 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      Helpful (1)

      "Fast Paced, Entrepreneurial Environment"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Aclara full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Management gives people the power to make decisions.
      Company is constantly looking for ways to improve
      Leadership holds all employee meetings several times per year to keep everyone up to date on how the business is doing and to provide awards to employees who have contributed to the success of the organization.

      Cons

      Fast pace can sometimes lead to quick change of direction

      Advice to Management

      Keep moving forward. Row the boat together.

    2. "manageer"

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      Current Employee - Project Manager in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Project Manager in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Aclara (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      great environment great pay great

      Cons

      hours hours hours hours hours

      Advice to Management

      ease up

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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Not a healthy workplace"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Saint Louis, MO
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Saint Louis, MO
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Aclara full-time

      Pros

      Pay is respectable. New office is bright but very open. I cannot envision more "pros" to fill out the 20 word minimum

      Cons

      Terrible leadership. Mismanaged projects. Overly stressed and overly sensitive group. No clear direction on plan. Priorities change daily making it impossible to deliver on time.

      Advice to Management

      Doesn't matter. They won't listen.

    4. "Buyer I"

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      Former Employee - Buyer in Cleveland, OH
      Former Employee - Buyer in Cleveland, OH
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Aclara full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Competitive salary, relaxed work environment, nice people

      Cons

      Disorganization was not uncommon on some projects

      Advice to Management

      Take into consideration the input from those that worked hands on with the product.

    5. Helpful (3)

      "Disrespectful culture"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Cleveland, OH
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Cleveland, OH
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Aclara full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good compensation
      Alright benefits
      Lots to learn

      Cons

      They will reduce you to a sales worker no matter what function you are from. Nothing except the top line of next quarter matters. No future vision. A technology company that tells its marketing strategy team to "Sell what you have".

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Growing Organization, Full of Opportunity"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Saint Louis, MO
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Saint Louis, MO
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Aclara full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Alcara is a fast-paced work environment, always looking to improve themselves. Senior Leadership is very accessible, and the teams work well together. Departments are always looking for ways to engage their employees and make them feel a part of something bigger. Great Work/Life balance.

      Cons

      Company is growing, so policies and procedures change.

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Stressful place to work. Requirements are to drive EBIDTA at the expense of all else. Company is growing by acquisition."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Aclara full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Company does make it clear what expectations are and makes and effort to reward top performers. Good vacation and PTO policy. Good people who work hard even in face of high turnover.

      Cons

      People are viewed as replaceable commodities without unique capability and value. Add that attitude to the expectations for production and the lack of positive feedback generally and you have a sometimes negative experience.

      Advice to Management

      I'd offer advice, but it would not change anything.

    8. Helpful (4)

      "Engineer"

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      Current Employee - Software Engineer in Wellesley, MA
      Current Employee - Software Engineer in Wellesley, MA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Aclara full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Work colleagues are supportive and willing to share their experience. Work on interesting products, so never bored.

      Cons

      Easy to burn out due to long hours and blistering pace. Hiring freeze is in place so good luck on being able to resolve any issues. Yet push by management to work harder. Sales team doesn't have a clue what the software does. HR keeps thinking up new ways to torture us with performance reviews with little increase in pay.

      Advice to Management

      Stop bothering us with meaningless HR tasks. Better pay scale. Educate sales team. Hire more engineers.

    9. Helpful (3)

      "mixed signals"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Aclara full-time

      Pros

      Appears to be growth through acquisitions
      Professional/Knowledgeable teammates across the board

      Cons

      Target salary rate is 25th percentile/lower for new hires
      The C-level shares how great the last quarter of 2016 was and not long after there is a hiring freeze across the board along with 30 FTEs being laid off.

    10. "Talented Employees and Growth"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Aclara full-time

      Pros

      Greatest asset is the many highly committed and talented employees
      Company works at creating/maintaining a positive work culture; feedback is captured yearly; with actions taken
      A lot of opportunities in the business exist to continue the company's growth and visibility in the market

      Cons

      Due to the fast growth, the pace and for some workload has doubled; as a result hard to keep the focus on the priorities - growing pains

      Advice to Management

      Keep reinforcing the priorities and moving forward - engage the employees more by helping them to visualize what Aclara and they are capable of achieving

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