Throwing away good people to hemorrhage money on AI - Anonymous employee Aquent Employee Review

1.0
Aug 20, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You’ll meet great people Flexible around life

Cons

CEO is a screamer and a bully The business seems to be falling apart while they chase AI solutions and lose staffing clients Several layoffs all handled terribly Weak leadership Terrible pay Excuse for low pay is no layoffs but lo and behold massive layoffs this year

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