Detica Reviews

I have been working at Detica full-time for more than a year

Pros – * The people you work with are generally young, bright and enthusiastic
* The work is challenging - Detica works on the theory that the people they hire are smart enough to cope and work things out so they tend to throw you in the deep end, fine if you don't mind a challenge
* Detica is top of their class in the things that they do well

Cons – * There are some things that Detica simply don't do well but they'll try them out for a while
* This is not a management consultancy, it's a technical consultancy. As long as you're technical you'll enjoy it
* The merger has caused some admin issues in the US offices that didn't really reasonate back to the head office in the UK for a while. Things are definitely improving, but it's still not the slickest beast!

Advice to Senior Management – Keep on working on the admin and ops side of the business - we don't much like being left in the dark.

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

I have been working at Detica

Pros – The type of work that we do is very interesting.

Cons – Lack of management/supervision
Lack of communication
Unfair practices
No consistency

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Detica

Pros – The location is convenient and opportunities for advancement are great. The workforce is pretty young, and there is positive energy all around. The work is interesting and employees are freely encouraged to contribute their ideas. There are happy hours and the camaraderie among the employees is very good.

Cons – The starting salaries are somewhat low. There is also a merger taking place that might affect the work place in the future, though this has not yet happened.

Advice to Senior Management – I would suggest that they offer better salaries to attract better candidates. I would also suggest that they improve the HR offices; they have lost some candidates through poor performance with HR personnel.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Detica

Pros – Company is poised to significantly grow in the United States given commitment by senior leadership in the UK. However, the company may shift to be more technology driven vs. policy driven.

Cons – Lots of turmoil over the last few years after than transition from DFI. Things have improved and seem to be on the right path but only time will tell.

Advice to Senior Management – "Walk the halls" and listen to what the junior staff are doing and you may learn something. Be wary of senior officials coming in who think they know how this business works who have not "grown up" in it. Be patient.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Detica

Pros – People in staff position are nice. Used to have a good work environment but not really the case anymore. Good resume builder for Grad school.

Cons – Terrible communication, company in the flusher since merger. This has not been a smooth transition. Salaries are low (but to be fair may be getting better although I expect bonuses will tank offsetting that)

Advice to Senior Management – Pick a plan, stick to it. Stop jerking company and people around. Stop lying. This is a disaster needing a turnaround. It is no longer the great place to work it may have once been. The sooner you start admitting that the more credibility with remainging staff you will have.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Detica full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – The vast majority of people here are intelligent, professional and great to work alongside. Former colleagues who have left Detica have since mentioned to me that they now appreciate the quality of the workforce here.

In my opinion Detica is a good place to join as a graduate. People here are not afraid to bestow responsibility on graduates if they are up to the task. As other reviews mention, there is a lot of scope for quick progression early in your career.

From personal experience, workplace issues and dilemmas do get successfully resolved once people talk things out with their line manager/operations manager/human resources.

Detica has a fine reputation in the business consultancy and IT industries. A job here will generally enhance one's future employability.

Cons – People in middle grades can get a raw deal unless they're proactive about taking control of their career. I've seen people at this level of seniority leave because they weren't happy with what they were doing, and also because they were becoming exposed to some of the uglier sides of work here (poor work/life balance, highly politicised performance review system, etc).

Cost-cutting measures, whilst understandable, seem to be happening in the wrong areas and are being undemocratically rolled out (e.g relatively low graduate starting salaries by market standards, reduction of standard benefits).

It's quite palpable that staff turnover is considerably higher now than it was 5 years ago.

Advice to Senior Management – Some of the directives that have been introduced recently are sound (e.g encouraging a more diverse workforce, encouraging staff to apply for training, having a finer-grained review system that doesn't measure everyone in the company against the same criteria).

If I could offer one suggestion, it would be to re-evaluate some of the recent cost-cutting measures. They are sending out a message to both staff and potential joiners that this isn't such an attractive place to work, and that the grass is greener on the other side.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Detica full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great work environment and really look after their employees, but can be hard to build relationships with colleagues.
There is a can-do culture and some bright minds working on some complex solutions, though delivery record suffers as there is always something more exciting being thought up rather than finish off the small details.

Cons – Strategy since the BAE takeover has been poorly implemented and Detica still suffers from being seen as a consultancy by most of it's clients, which limits it's success in bigger deals.
Arrogance of some (most) of the other employees can grate after a while

Advice to Senior Management – Align Detica's offerings with what the market is actually buying

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Detica full-time for more than a year

Pros – People are intelligent, sociable and ambitious.

Cons – Poor work and life balance

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your employees

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Detica full-time for more than a year

Pros – -Great place to learn new skills, I've learnt more in 18 months than in my last 3 three years prior to joining.
-Get to work with some top flight clients across a wide range of industries
-(Usually) very interesting projects that make a real difference to the client's business
-Willing to let you "take the plunge" and try new things

Cons – -Very little transparency of the internal organisation. I still know very few people at the company.
-No respect for work-life balance. Working through weekends and cancelling holidays seen as a "badge of honour". You are often required to travel at very short notice with no regard for your personal life.
-Some senior managers are very detached from day-to-day life. You almost never see one on client site.

Advice to Senior Management – Treat your staff as people, not day-rates on a spreadsheet!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Detica

Pros – Good work and good people

Cons – Need better career development for employee