Mixed bag: good pay, nice colleagues, shaky management where inconsistent policies hinder progress - Anonymous employee Acamar Films Employee Review

2.0
3 Aug 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

* Committed and hard working colleagues - the team comprises genuinely nice people who support each other during both highs and lows. * Competitive salary - while the salary is good, it’s essential to consider the trade-offs. * Inspirational purpose - the IP carries a lovely message, which can be motivating short term.

Cons

* Uncertain company future - the organization’s instability due to frequent layoffs and redundancies over the past two years raises concerns, and the lack of a clear strategy or commitment exacerbates this issue. * Overbearing CEO: his micromanagement, including screening Instagram posts, hampers efficiency. * Lack of streamlining approval processes is curbing progress. * Inconsistent management - frequent changes in rules, plans, deadlines, and budgets create confusion. * Lack of centralized monitoring - despite efforts, the absence of a centralized system makes tracking progress challenging and transparency almost impossible. * Restricted creativity - collaborative work occurs within tight boundaries, hindering innovation. * Questionable promotions -promoting individuals without relevant experience to high positions impacted overall effectiveness. * Diversity and Inclusion gap - celebratory emails alone don’t foster a truly inclusive workplace. The company should actively promote diversity and create an inclusive environment. * HR Challenges - the absence of an employee handbook, vague contracts, and undefined role descriptions pose difficulties to defend yourself in face of redundancies.

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3.0
9 Sept 2024
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Pros

Can work from home a lot and when in office, can wear quite liberal clothing. Nice Macs and other tech.

Cons

Initially the company was small and dynamic. Later it became cumbersome, chaotic, ineffective, non-inclusive.

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3.0
2 Jan 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Truly some wonderful and talented people work at Acamar films, They have a very flexible work from home policy, and they are not unfair in their payment schemes. The IP itself is lovely with a good message. The upper managers and CEO are also good people who care about the staff and the IP, despite my disapproval for how they run the ship.

Cons

Poor/conflicting management decisions across the board, the CEO can come in at any time and blow up a project that has already been fully approved, this leads into the root cause of the lack of mobility and financial issues the company is currently facing (the industry as a whole is suffering, but this company has been particularly slow in tackling the issue). Lack of progression for most staff members.

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