QinetiQ North America Reviews in Washington, DC

Current Employee – been working at QinetiQ North America

Pros – - Flexibility allowed in working hours and location whenever possible
- PTO is generous
- Benefits are competitive
- Managers try very hard to find other positions for employees within the company when a contract ends (and they all end eventually)
- Some individual team leads/managers are very understanding about the personal life of their workers
- Location is close to home
- Dress code is casual

Cons – - Decent increase in salary does not seem to happen by staying with the company - those who leave for other companies and then return seem to get the biggest bump in salary - feels like loyalty is not appreciated
- No standardized path for advancement, such as a list of accomplishments and/or goals to achieve to be qualified for the next level
- No standard job title naming: multiple people doing the same job with completely different official job titles
- Frequently changing organization - while I understand that some reorg had to happen with the acquisition of so many smaller companies, it feels like shifting sand under my feet - if offered $100 I couldn't tell you what section I work for now... I honestly don't remember anymore
- Some management hires/promotions are questionable at best - there are so many weak and ineffective low-level managers - I've personally encountered/worked for/answered to 3 in the last 2 years alone
- In support of the above, there is currently no training for those receiving a management/team lead position. Only rare individuals know instinctively what it means to manage successfully. Just because you were good at your job does NOT mean you can or should manage - management means more than clicking approve on a time card once a week

Advice to Senior Management – Support the lowest level of managers who are generally the least experienced and most in need of instruction and guidance - they want to do well; they just don't know how yet. Provide company-sponsored training. If they're worth promoting, they're worth teaching.

Former Employee – worked at QinetiQ North America full-time for more than a year

Pros – Decent benefits, fairly good work life balance, good working conditions, for me personnally salary was consistent with market

Cons – Lack of vision for moving the company to the next tier, poor communication from senior management, very high turnover, low morale. Above all, very weak senior leadership in McLean. They have no clue how to run the company.

Advice to Senior Management – Andrews and Stolarik are poor leaders. Take a look at yourself and reassess your plan. Assert stronger leadership and make people accountable - including yourselves. Get in touch with what is going on at the transactional level. Your company will never pass some of the compliance audits.

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 QinetiQ North America

Pros – Great Benefit Packages. The people i worked with were smart and well trained.

Cons – Salary was a bit short for a sysadmin compared to the DC area

Advice to Senior Management – Pay your Sysadmins at market value.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at QinetiQ North America

Pros – Good work/life balance, tuition reimbursement, good place to start out in govt contracting. Easy to shine if you are a hard worker and willing to be a leader.

Cons – Poor communication overall, still working out the kinks, still unclear on their direction. Sometimes you feel like you are just their to overbill the client.

Advice to Senior Management – Really take the time to sit down with your employees one on one to provide a valuable performance review so that employees can better understand their strengths and weaknesses.

Current Employee – been working at QinetiQ North America

Pros – -Local, zero commute jobs
-Flexible hours
-Laid back atmosphere
-Good quality worker bees to support projects
-Workers have a commitment to the client

Cons – -Zero incentive to grow or innovate
-Anti-commercial attitude
-Fear of stretching the organization
-Zero infrastructure to perform commercial IT work

Advice to Senior Management – -Offer cash/bonus incentives to sellers
-Establish industry partnerships to grow
-Allow juniors to build new businesses within
-Let go deadwood

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at QinetiQ North America

Pros – The benefits are competitive with respect to similar companies.

Cons – QNA offered the lowest salary/rates compared to other contractors for the same position.

Advice to Senior Management – It would be nice if employees of the company were treated fairly and with respect. This is one of the few places I've worked where management across the board was strongly lacking ability and not qualified for management. As another commenter mentioned, try to retain your contracts and employees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend