DynCorp International Reviews in Fort Worth, TX

Current Employee – been working at DynCorp International full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – the Pay and work with US Service members

Cons – Unfair promotions hire there own friends

Advice to Senior Management – Promotions need to get better, way better

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at DynCorp International full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good benefits, good opportunity for adancement

Cons – Can't figure out what their business model/plan is. Don't have clear direction, goals, or plans for certain business units

Advice to Senior Management – Figure out what your goals are, stick to them, and clearly communicate them to the workforce

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at DynCorp International full-time

Pros – Pay is the only positive

Cons – Working for DynCorp International, DI and especially in IT can be compared to the TV show survivor. Pick your allies carefully and trust no one. Immunity can be gained if you have the right relatives in DI. Some very strong technical employees have been laid off in IT b/c they didn't want to play the game anymore. Large percent of the remaining technical employees are looking to leave because of the decisions the remaining IT Directors, CIO and CEO have made. CEO Steve Gaffney believes DI IT should be run on a skeleton crew, just keeping the lights on, like IAP where he came from. To make this happen Steve Gaffney believes 50-60 hour work weeks are to be expected as the norm for exempt employees. Watch for parts of IT to start being outsourced to the cloud and third party vendors to help make this happen.

Advice to Senior Management – Good luck.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at DynCorp International full-time for more than a year

Pros – The company hires some of the best talent in the industry, so they definitely know how to spot and recruit talent. They also tend to pay very well, to a degree.

Cons – However, after hire, the company treats its employees so poorly that they cannot stay. The best employees are replaced by the boss's entourage from other companies. There is ubiquitous and well-posted Social Contract that is absolutely not followed by anyone above the position of Director. The respect is all faked (lots of "Sir" and "Ma'am") but there is no cooperation between heavily-siloed departments and open contempt from senior leadership for the middle managers and employees. The management style is by threats and intimidation. So-called Management Incentive Pay is held hostage for Yes-men only and can be withheld on a whim or to get someone to resign.

Advice to Senior Management – Forget the sideways, used-up retired generals and bring some real business leaders in there. Take ethics complaints seriously, instead of retaliating and then sweeping the complaints under the rug.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at DynCorp International full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Employees committed for achieving mission for love of country not company.

Cons – Leadership disconnected from the people, making millions at the expense of the people. Value system is no more than wall paper. No big wins especially to replace expiring contracts. Limited growth opportunities for employees, but most importantly layoffs in the future particularly with the war coming to an end. Company invested in the international development and intel fields but with poor results. The original aviation space seems to be the only stable area for now. Leadership is arrogant and communicates rarely and poorly with the people. Employees not loyal. No question bumpy ride regardless of the course with current leadership. Company probably be"for sale" sometime soon if not already. Company thrives on wars and with the war ending, company's future looks bleak.

Advice to Senior Management – Replace leadership and get competent, unselfish and humble leaders with bigger and bolder ideas to run the company.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at DynCorp International full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – DynCorp provides an unlimited amount of opportunity for travel and seeing the world. I worked in Recruiting for 3 years now and have seen places that I only dreamed about. Salary is decent.

Cons – Always constant consistent change! Nothing is ever the same week to week. There is absolutely ZERO training available, I have never been to a "new employee" orientation and upper management does not have experience needed to manage.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire VP's, Directors, and Managers whom actually recruited before, HR is completely different from recruiting. Contractors are still employees, do not view them as just an employee number.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at DynCorp International full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – The Information Technology department is constantly working toward a standards-based ITIL compliant process structure, which means that IT personnel are able to better control the pace of problem response, and prioritzie work more effectively. Additionally, I have never been anywhere where I was able to steer my own development quite as much as I've been able to do at DI.

Cons – The Alliance location isn't particularly well managed from a work-space considerations standpoint. Over-crowding, too little parking, and ever-decreasing cubicle spaces are a chronic problem with this company.

Advice to Senior Management – Fix the crowding problems. Make Change Management in IT a little more user-friendly. Don't require documentation that isn't necessary, or doesn't make sense to the Change process. Improve documentiaton overall, especially in the CI aspect of the CMDB.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at DynCorp International full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Location was centralize. Worked with a few good people.

Cons – Poor management skills, poor pay for work you put in, no employee moral, unreasonable workloads and over time hours. Managment is very narrowed in its views. Most people are not personable. Company encourages advancment and growth within, but when you actually apply for it you are denied because your current manager has to approve the move and does not. Management has a lack of encouragment with their employees.

Advice to Senior Management – Allow the employees to review their managers in addition to annual reviews. Learn to compromise and know that employees have lives outside of the company. Learn to show appreciation to your employees and do not talk down to them. So acting as if your employees are part of an assembly line and know they are real people.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at DynCorp International as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – friendly staff, people willing to help others.

Cons – needs to win some contracts, stay proactive.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at DynCorp International

Pros – Great pay. Good benefits. mostly good people to work with.

Cons – Be aware of lay offs every two years. Horrible coffee service. no break room. No jeans on friday. Last minute overtime. Needs more/better parking.