ACORN Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at ACORN?

"I started with the company from being a rookie in sales. I enjoyed my extensive sales training through Acorn Paper Products. This was certainly a great opportunity for me at a very yound age."

What don't you like about working at ACORN?

"The company became too big, too fast and lost the perspective of their core business who are their clients."

What do you like about working at ACORN?

"The customers were great people and I felt that I was helping people with their mobility."

What do you like about working at ACORN?

"The passion of the people and their focus on doing what is best for the kids."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If your focus is Gymnastics you will do very well just be very clear with what your limitations are."

What don't you like about working at ACORN?

"The interaction with the Board of Directors was a challenge and I feel they could benefit from soliciting Board Members from outside the organization."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to put the kids and community first while working toward a more diverse Board of Directors."

"This review is to my best of knowledge of this company"

What do you like about working at ACORN?

"It was only a job otherwise I would not recommend to anyone searching for a long term career"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"As for factory workers it may be alright, a lot of pushing and demanding and no proper respect towards prople at all."

What don't you like about working at ACORN?

"upper management, very unorganized and like to point fingers at others."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"get serious, and involve your workers in decision making, also listen and be open minded instead of knowing everything and your way is the one and only way."

"This N-P Organization dealt with everything from Health & Fitness to any academics needs."

What do you like about working at ACORN?

"I enjoyed the difference of esteem and academic growth of the children that once were considered the most difficult to teach and understand."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Keep the children as the priority, not the amount that you can receive on a check."

What don't you like about working at ACORN?

"The lack of management integrity/ ethical standards."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to focus on the advancement of the children."

What do you like about working at ACORN?

"working with the people. some of us have a family like relationship"

What don't you like about working at ACORN?

"its time for a change"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"try to be a little more compassionate to the other employees"

"Although I was promoted during my career at Acorn, I was not satisfied with their benefits package which was none. I also regret the fact that I was downsized."

What do you like about working at ACORN?

"I enjoyed the varied duties and the opportunity for growth."

"I went through ACORN HOUSING to purchase my first loan, I came on board to make a difference."

What do you like about working at ACORN?

"I had the opportunity to teach a four hour housing seminar twice a week and Vietnamese class on weekends. I helped hundreds of Houstonians better understand their credit, budgets, and in the process I was able to learn a wealth of knowledge in the mortgage industry."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Only if you REALLY need the $."

What don't you like about working at ACORN?

"The company was recklessly managed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow more government audits and provide more accountability."