No longer a worthy company to work - Anonymous employee Leidos Employee Review

1.0
Jul 10, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

It's a job I suppose. Since SAIC split into two companies, Leidos has not been the same company. Anything that was good about SAIC is no longer a certainty with Leidos as senior management continually reduces benefits and bonuses. By their actions, employees are not valued. That isn't a good thing for a consulting company that only has what its employees can do to sell to a client.

Cons

Where do I begin? Trying to stay factual and non-emotional, this company has unilaterally reduced PTO accrual, health care benefits, capped pay raises, slashed or eliminated bonus pools, cut a large number of employees to raise capital while at the same time, paying lavishly to sponsor the corporate area's professional soccer team and thrown employee and family events there when the vast majority of the company's employees can't benefit from that perk. Seriously, morale has plummeted. many very high-quality performers are looking to jump ship when they can find a safe landing place. Al that will be left is low paid, mediocre performers.

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Pros

Leidos provides opportunities to work on complex government programs with meaningful technical challenges. Depending on the contract and team, there can be exposure to cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, systems engineering, networking, and mission-focused work that is difficult to find elsewhere. The company also has a large footprint, so there may be internal opportunities for people who are able to navigate the organization.

Cons

My experience was that the quality of management varied significantly by program. Communication around expectations, roles, and priorities was often inconsistent, and decisions that affected employees were not always explained clearly or handled in a transparent way. Work-life balance also depended heavily on local management. Flexibility that existed in practice could be changed quickly, and employees were sometimes left trying to reconcile changing expectations with existing workloads and personal obligations. In my view, the company would benefit from stronger oversight of program-level management decisions, especially where employee responsibilities, workplace flexibility, and performance feedback are concerned. I also found that technical decision-making was sometimes driven more by schedule pressure than by sound engineering judgment. On complex government programs, that can create unnecessary risk and frustration for employees who are trying to do things correctly.

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