Acosta Reviews
58% would recommend to a friend
(2592 total reviews)
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- "The benefits (for full timers) are good and the vacation/sick time accrual is better than I expected." (in 138 reviews)
- "Flexible hours and willing to work around schedule if tasks aren't required to be done at specific time of day" (in 109 reviews)
- "Low Pay...lots of driving > never get decent hours per week...still its an OK place to work." (in 229 reviews)
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Found 2,592 of over 3K reviews
Updated Dec 6, 2023
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- 5.0Sep 7, 2023MerchandiserCurrent Employee
Pros
Make my own schedule Can take my time doing calls
Cons
Don't got enough clients to keep me busy
- 2.0Dec 5, 2023Client Service SpecialistFormer EmployeeRogers, AR
Pros
easy to get hired because of their high turnover
Cons
constant layoffs, not great management
- 2.0Dec 6, 2023Business ManagerCurrent EmployeeSacramento, CA
Pros
Good company but not competitive
Cons
Pay not competitive with industry
- 4.0Oct 24, 2023Customer ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 10 yearsSalt Lake City, UT
Pros
Acosta has some good medical benefits and the amount of vacation you get/earn. There are a lot of avenues to further your job skills. Many positions are remote or hybrid. Acosta is a well known and established company in the CPG world.
Cons
Every position with Acosta is on the low side of every salary scale. Acosta has made some poor investment decisions. Acosta continues to purchase small companies even when finances are down and employees are not given raises. RARELY do you get a raise and it is NEVER cost of living.
- 3.0Nov 28, 2023Territory Sales ManagerCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearSan Francisco, CA
Pros
The company has a great amount of benefits.
Cons
The travel times to certain locations can be a little out the way. Also recommend to have a good mileage vehicle
- 2.0Nov 30, 2023Outside Sales RepresentativeCurrent EmployeeVirginia Beach, VA
Pros
Work/home life balance is good
Cons
More responsibilities, less pay. Not much advancement
- 2.0Oct 13, 2023MerchandiserCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsDothan, AL
Pros
Ability to purchase health insurance at a decent discount. Also, the job security is great because basically no one is willing to work for such a low wage.
Cons
Always hiring incapable people. No opportunity for advancement. Ever changing company always losing benefits. Within last 12 months, lost full time status and vacation /personal time off even though our hours had not changed. The appearance that Acosta is in decline and may soon be absorbed by another merchandising company. The company is notorious for ambush style layoffs. Mandatory conference call where you’re told “If you are on this call, your employment will end on mm/dd/xxxx” and then hung up.
- 2.0Nov 26, 2023Sales & MarketingCurrent EmployeeGrants Pass, OR
Pros
Some freedom and not a lot of pressure
Cons
Lots of driving and not a lot of mileage pay
- 4.0Sep 7, 2023MerchandiserFormer Employee, less than 1 year
Pros
It’s either early morning or late at night, so your days are pretty open. 4 day work weeks are fantastic, and finishing early is fairly common. Depending on the store, you can wear earphones while you work too. Good coworkers make the job.
Cons
The company’s infrastructure is bad. Nobody knows what anybody is doing, so if you have any questions, you’re better off figuring it out yourself. Orientation/training isn’t clear and is zoomed through so you’re pretty much always in the dark, even about your own pay. There’s a million different softwares for that too, and none of them are what is call user friendly. My supervisor treated me like a child most of the time. (I’m 25)
- 1.0Nov 27, 2023Retail MerchandiserFormer Employee, less than 1 year
Pros
You could make your own schedule.
Cons
The mileage reimbursement is hideous. Drove 3000 miles per month and the reimbursement averaged 11 cents a mile. Ruined my car for a ridiculous reimbursement.
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Acosta has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 2,666 reviews left anonymously by employees. 58% of employees would recommend working at Acosta to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.
58% of Acosta employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Acosta 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Acosta to be management, culture, benefits and the cons to be career development .
