packaging technician

cultivation technician

process technician

security guard

associate

Acreage Holdings

There is a severe disconnect between those with the money to invest in this space vs those who have been risking their livelihood doing what they believe in within the shadows for decades.
There needs to be awareness on both sides of the spectrum- a give and take. There needs to be a marrying of both worlds to be successful. Those from above need to listen. The spreadsheets don’t mean anything if those reading them don’t comprehend the basic levels of this industry and our patients/clients. If you’re a C-Suite titled person do your homework. Go beyond your MBA- take the time to fully understand the nuisances within the culture, the people, the science, the history within the black market- the grit it took to survive it, and the market analysis combined with a general CPG/lean mentality it will take to survive the current cultural/logistical climate. STOP doing things to present to a investors deck- that ship has sailed. They know, they know you don’t know. They now know that 99% of MSOs don’t know. Education is key C-Suite people. Re-educate yourself and stop getting ripped off by these fly by night “cannabis consultants” that will claim to give you their “IP” and secret sauce- guess what?! there is no such thing! Education is key. Do your research from the top to the bottom for positions in these companies. Peace ✌️ 

A lot of smoke and mirrors. Many came to this company with the promise of working for one of the largest cannabis companies in the country, expecting resources such as industry expertise, competitive compensation, and responsive/responsible superiors. The executive management team is made up of ZERO cannabis-industry experience and the lack of knowledge is very apparent. Please take the time to research Acreage and you will find that their strategy to acquire as many licenses as possible across multiple states has backfired and now the company is in financial distress. No one feels the brunt of those decisions as much as the employees working in the dispensaries. Acreage corporate is completely separate in terms of benefits and employee treatment. If you are working for a subsidiary of Acreage you do not receive the same benefit package as a corporate employee, which reflects the value they place on dispensary/grow employees, in my opinion. There are no employee parties/bonuses/holiday gifts/etc. Employees in MA can expect a $6500 deductible for an individual health insurance plan. Corporate management is no where to be found and leaves employees with little resources to navigate serious issues.

Lower the bar if you choose to work for this company.  The workplace involves walking on eggshells around sensitive souls, immaturity, hypocritical, incompetent, non-trusting management, passive aggressive gossiping colleagues.  Staff are expected to take on more responsibilities to meet the needs of the company but the company does not reciprocate in the form of compensation.  The cannabis industry has many opportunities to learn and grow but the company does not encourage this and there is a culture of mediocrity with the dispensary manager taking a lackadaisical approach.  The goals of any organization is driven by business decisions not by who feeds the ego of management.  As the organization grows, it becomes harder for management and leaders to trust themselves, trust and courage that would allow them to stay human, prevent conformity and prevent the company from becoming excessively buttoned-down and corporate.

The company experienced some growing pains as it consolidated its assets and expanded. However, the company did not lay the foundation to properly manage these assets or people. Management lacks clear direction and knowledge of the industry. They were clearly in it to get rich quick without appreciating and respecting the industry. They tried to grow too wide without establishing its roots. Management pursued operations and licenses in states/markets that made very little financial sense and loaded up on overhead expenses and layers of headcount and management. They hired a bunch of people who had very little knowledge of the industry without the passion to self educate. Now they're trying to reign in costs to reach profitability by laying people off, costing employee morale and stunting growth. 

Pro:
There are some very good people to work with
Benefits were excellent
Good pay

(Big) Con:
Management

These people are destroying the cannabis industry and the communities they have businesses in. When they cannot make a quick enough buck, they pull out and destroy the lives of the employees that built and supported their company with no support and no benefits. No one in upper management is an actual cannabis person. They are all frat boy Chads and ex corporate executives who are trying to make a quick buck while they bleed investors and shareholders with their terrible business decisions. Local upper management is an inexperienced joke, HR runs the entire company and directs all operations. This company does not care about their employees, customers, shareholders, or this industry. If you work for them now, run, they will eventually screw you over and destroy your life! life.

Worked here for over a year, the place seemed hopeful in the beginning. However things quickly changed. HR department takes nothing seriously. And instead they will retaliate against you if you make a complaint. Managers will sit in their office all day knowing we are understaffed on the floor and in the fill department. Also if you ever get promoted you will be thrown into a new position with one day of training. You will go 6+ Hours without a break and by the time you get one you are then heavily monitored. No bonuses or incentives unless you like snacks that are stale and old. 
Overall this company treats the starting employees like garbage and unless you know someone in a higher position you will move nowhere.


This dispensary use to be filled with fun, creative, friendly people who helped each other out and encouraged one another. After time management started hiring more people and the quality of the employees went down. The work environment turned envious, nasty, and unsupportive along with immature and insecure employees tattling and sabotaging one another, all while management sat at their desks and watched!  The managers that run this dispensary do not care too much about anything except what the corporate office demands of them, which is the accurate accounting of money and inventory. Not a lot of flexibility or respect pertaining to a proper work schedule and your work day will be filled with doing work the managers do not want to do or can’t handle. 

I was hired a couple months ago in the corporate office and my decision to join has definitely been validated. What attracted me to Acreage was first and foremost the opportunity to work in the cannabis industry, but secondly it was the opportunity to build something new. The company is a couple years old and although the field footprint is quite massive, there’s a small but mighty corporate team that’s making things happen. I would be lying if I didn’t say this comes with some growing pains. For example, so many states and local regulatory bodies have  unique requirements that it makes it difficult to scale scale practices. But for me, these are the kind of  challenges that I thrive in. If you want to make a difference and have meaningful impact, this is definitely the place for you.

My experience here was not a good one. Management was not supportive, helpful, or receptive to feedback. Management was always giving contradictory instructions, I would advise getting any and all communications recorded through email even for simple instructions. The purpose of my job wasn’t clear and the structure felt erratic and disorganized. I usually learn new skills at every job but I can confidently say I learned nothing new here and have never felt burnout so quick from a job environment. 

The upper management is very homogenous and doesn’t display any diversity. The benefits are incredibly poor. Pay raises are hard to come by and were/are continually being pushed off. Not a lot of room for growth. Very dead end. 

This company is the definition of corporate greed disguised as cannabis culture. They present themselves as being part of a community-focused industry, but in reality, they’re nothing more than corporate zombies chasing profit at any cost. They don’t care about their employees, their customers, or the communities they operate in—only the bottom line.

Loyal, hardworking staff are treated as disposable, laid off without a second thought whenever it serves their financial agenda. Leadership is cold, out of touch, and utterly lacking in integrity. Any sense of passion for the product or the people is gone—it’s all numbers and control.

If you value supporting businesses that actually care about people, this is not the place. They may sell weed, but there’s nothing green or good about the way they operate.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Packaging technician 5 salaries reported	$16.60 per hour
Cultivation technician 15 salaries reported	$17.31 per hour
Process technician 9 salaries reported	$16.11 per hour
Security guard 1 salary reported	$18.00 per hour
Associate 10 salaries reported	$16.53 per hour

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