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Industry: Computer and Electronic Manufacturing · HQ: Torrance, CA · https://www.act1.com

Working at Act 1 in Torrance, CA: 14 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Torrance, CA Area

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On average, employees in Torrance, CA at Act 1 give their company a 3.4 rating out of 5.0 based on 14, whereas overall Average Rating of Act 1 is 4.2 out of 5.0 based on 47 Act 1 Review Ratings. The happiest Act 1 employees in Torrance, CA are Equipment Services Project Managers submitting an average rating of 5.0 and dbas also with a rating of 5.0.

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4.2
Average Rating
(based on 34 Act 1 Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.2
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.4
Rewards You Receive
4.1
Support You Get
4.3
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.3
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Working at Act 1 in Torrance, CA: 14 Employee Reviews

Act 1 Employee
in Torrance, CA

"Good company to work for benefits and growth potential do exist for the right person.Would recommend this company to others. Generally speaking you do your job and do it well then you will be rewarded."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Internal Communications Specialist
in Torrance, CA
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4.4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4.1 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.2
Act 1 (47)
4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Sigma Designs (5)
2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Polara Engineering (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (20,231)
Marketing Project Manager
in Torrance, CA
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Senior Web Designer
in Torrance, CA
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
dba
in Torrance, CA

"The best place to work."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Analyst Intern
in Torrance, CA

"USC-ISE Senior Project research internship."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Customer Relations Representative
in Torrance, CA
Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.4 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Developer
in Torrance, CA
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Project Manager
in Torrance, CA
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Support You Get 4 / 5
Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.5 / 5 Company Culture 2.8 / 5
Way You Work 2.3 / 5
Equipment Services Project Manager
in Torrance, CA

"Kaizan (continuous improvement) was encouraged."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Project Management Consultant
in Torrance, CA
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5
Program Administrator
in Torrance, CA

"Nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live here. Too much nepotism."

What do you like about working at Act 1?

"Clean modern facilities, good processes, seemingly adaptive senior management."

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

"Be prepared to not have your expectations met. Very corporate environment."

What don't you like about working at Act 1?

"Lack of acknowledgment from senior management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Recognize that you're a small part of a huge global machine, but you can still make a difference for the employees under you, versus just covering your own ass."

Senior QA Engineer
in Torrance, CA

"I was a Consultant."

What do you like about working at Act 1?

"Fantastic software development team."

What don't you like about working at Act 1?

"Too much bureaucracy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Break down the barriers."

Infrastructure Architect
in Torrance, CA

"Toyota was a great place to work, and I would have stayed there if the outsourcing push wasn't so strong."

What do you like about working at Act 1?

"I loved having total control of all the UNIX storage infrastructure. This allowed me to design the SAN to better suit the needs of the environment."

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

"Toyota always hires A-team people. Know what you're doing before you go on the interview!"

What don't you like about working at Act 1?

"Very little. Toyota was a great place to work!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I wish the push to outsourcing had not been so strong."

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