New Hire at DDN - Systems Administrator DDN Employee Review

I have only been with DDN for approximately 3 months, and those first 2 months were spent as a contractor for the company. I come from a contracting background, working for various clients over the course of my 7 years in the IT field, and I've come to expect a certain treatment as a contractor. It is perfectly understandable that you would be treated with a certain amount of respect as a contractor, but would for obvious reasons not be looked at as a "member of the family" so to speak. I have come to expect this treatment from the various companies I worked with over the years, and as long as I got my assigned tasks completed, it was okay with me. But from the first day of working with DDN, I realized that they were not going to conform to the "standard" treatment of contractors. I was shocked at how welcome they made me feel within their organization. I was actually a member of a team for the first time in a long time, and not just an outsider they assign work to. This rare treatment even encouraged me to be more productive, as I was in a more comfortable work environment. It is this distinction (among many others) that, when faced with multiple job opportunities, I knew immediately that DDN was the place for me. I had made the decision that this would be my last contracting work, and I would immediately seek full-time employment at an organization afterwards. Despite very generous offers from various other organizations, nothing could compete with the uniquely inviting atmosphere at DDN. I still feel surprised at times that I get to work here with all the wonderful people in our organization, and I hope that others who read this know the truth of it when they themselves are looking for an opportunity to join an organization that is simply more.