Affiliated Computer Services Reviews
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Pros
Exploiting tons and tons of training opportunities before leaving to a higher paid position elsewhere. Thanks for holding the bag!!
Cons
In X cities and Y counties where ACS has a contract, most of the clients happen to be complacent, unionized government employees that feel that YOU are competing with THEM, therefore treating YOU as a second class citizen. This creates situations where political ACS middle manager weazels will turn a blind eye to such treatment, and remind you that you are a "at will" employee that can be let go at any time. At the same time, you will be held down from moving up the ACS ladder, whether you are performing well or not. Because of upcoming municipal defaults, bankrupcies, and bond downgrades, the ACS way of business becomes less sustainable, so maybe that's why they put it up for sale. As Gordon Gekko would say, ACS is a dog with fleas.
Advice to Senior Management
People who create technical innovations and perform ground level work are better and more useful than you. See a person fixing your IT infrastructure? That person is more important than you. Those people are great titans of the world. If a country was run like ACS, there would be no middle class and worker protections.
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Anonymous in Lewiston, ME:
“The Joys of ACS”
Oct 28, 2009
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Director of Operations:
“Work for ACS”
Oct 21, 2009
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Senior Analyst in Worcester, MA:
“System Administration”
Oct 15, 2009
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Desktop Support in Hillsboro, OR:
“Desktop Support at ACS”
Oct 12, 2009
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Technical Writer in Indianapolis, IN:
“Used and Discarded”
Sep 27, 2009
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Anonymous in Portland, OR:
“nuetral”
Sep 26, 2009
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Customer Care Assistant:
“A great company with good benefits”
Sep 23, 2009
1 comment
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Sales Executive in Dallas, TX:
“ACS = Alot of Corp Silos or Always Changes Something”
Sep 2, 2009
1 found helpful
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Anonymous:
“Be careful what you wish for”
Sep 1, 2009
1 found helpful
