Pros

Training, great benefits, challenging projects. Co workers are pleasant. Leadership generally is helpful in provideing direction for the project. Amen.

Cons

As a governement contractor, and this is no fault of Unisys, you may end up packed into cubicles that have no view of anything.

Advice to Senior Management

If there is anyway to negotiate to work off site in less crowded facilities, then I would say that is the one thing that would improve the Unisys work experience.

Pros

The services offered are rated highly by industry experts and the people that support them are knowledegable.

Cons

Constant downsizing has affected the company and what they can offer their clients.

Advice to Senior Management

Find a better way to manage the P&L than cut costs - need to find management that can grow revenue.

Pros

I don't have too many positives to say about Unisys. Salary is competitive, assuming you get it day one. Benefits are average for a company of this size. Exposes you to large enterprise / government clients and their environments to prepare you for the move into the world of federal / fortune 100 politics while still having the buffer of being a contractor.

Cons

Management, I'm just a number, skills are not valued, management does not understand the work they are managing.. no vertical mobility in this place. Get the salary and position you want coming in the door, you'll be there a while! I would consider this company as a required evil and / or stepping stone on the path to your destination depending on the industry.

Advice to Senior Management

retire

Pros

They have had some prestige client contracts.
They have an old famous name, storied history.
Recognized World Wide, relatively gigantic.

Cons

They had to lowball to get prestige client contracts.
Clients always expand beyond the contract, insisting on same price.
Initially sends "A" Team to new contract, then immediately cuts employees and uses contractors.
Outsourcing obsessed.
Cost cutting always done at expense of front line workers
Manages by spreadsheet. How many conference calls can my Mgr do?

Advice to Senior Management

You've lost it. 1970's management methods in a 21st Century environment.
You've destroyed employee morale. Quit treating employees as liabilities.
Get back to core service, local support services.

Pros

Employees come and go at whatever time they please, sickness policy in place but never used. Managers are a rare site as they always tend to be otherwise engaged, either on other accounts or due to personal reasons.

Cons

Very poor management. Over one year of service, I've had SDMs. Policies such as sickness are not being followed. Staff always kept outside of the goings on and there is little or no possibility of individual growth in the form of certifications etc.

Advice to Senior Management

Show your faces more. Apply processes and procedure such as sickness policy more wouldn't go amiss as people will, and do, take advantage.

Pros

there ARE still some good people within the company but they are dissatisfied and growing disenfranchised, the new CEO Ed does appear to be making better executive decisions and Q2 figures look better... but it will be hard to change the status quo and re-float the company.

Cons

over the last couple of years the company appears to have had an indiscriminate 'slash & burn' agenda which has demoralised and weakedn the company capability to the point of risking existing business let alone enaling new business.

Advice to Senior Management

Exec management should take the lead from Ed (new CEO) and focus on the main contributors to the problems rather than blanket bomb and include the successful parts

Pros

This company is very flexible about personal time.
There are different types of projects to get involved.
Smart people in several areas.

Cons

Not a technology leader anymore.
Very involved in offshoring practices.
There is no job security.
Formal procedures often ignore common sense.

Advice to Senior Management

Software development practices include latest buzzwords in the industry but common sense and practical matters are often ignored. This may need some review.

Pros

There is flexibility to take time off for family emergencies.

Cons

Without notice your job title may change, pay remains the same however your vacation gets culled down for example from 3 weeks to 2 weeks.
Upper management changes frequently...In the last four years there were a total of seven managers that I reported to, many did not even visit the office for a one to one performance evaluation. For example I was on the east coast and the manager was on the west coast. Management is clueless with what is going on in corporate and they too feel threaten by the changes going on with the constant downsizing over the last 20 years. Be sure to negotiate your salary up front otherwise you may be sorry you didn't. The company is making a big push to outsource most positions to remote overseas locations so you got to think fast in the ever changing company otherwise game over, checkmate!

Advice to Senior Management

Your human resources department is non existent and there is no notification of vacation time changes when your job title changes. Human resources will refer you to a website or a third party human resources provider who refers you back to Unisys human resources.

Pros

Provides flexibility to work virtually (restricted to certain positions)
Have reasonably good benefits (medical/dental/vision/employee assistance)
Good Infrastructure for online learning, and partner materials (Microsoft, VMWare etc)

Cons

Big disconnect between upper management and the employees (especially delivery teams working on long-term projects)
Disconnect between organization vision, mission and established practices.
Highly demoralized workforce (the mid-level management does not have an explanation/insight for organizational actions - like the recent reduction in workforce initiatives)

Advice to Senior Management

Bridge the gap between preaching and practicing

Pros

Unisys Corporation, surprisingly unbeknownst to many is the basis of computing as we know it today and this company deserves more recognition than it is given. Unisys is a company where a seemingly entry-level individual without much in the way of formal education beyond high school can achieve a lucrative career in a corporate technology support role. Continued employment is based on performance metrics and in the end this benefits the company, the client and leads to growth and development and job satisfaction for the employee.

Cons

As a college degreed professional I find it very disburbing how the company is governed, and particularly the lack of accessiblity to the Human Resources Department, should one formally exist. It appears all personnel decisions are made at the field level amongst managers and this aspect is particularly troubling given Unisys is a multi-national corporation with thousands of employees. Extensive utilization of contract personnel allows for rapid deployment prior to completion of background verification and enables an available and flexible work force without term committments and ensures cost reduction due to lack of benefits. Oftentimes these workers are paid a mere fraction of what their client-side colleagues are receiving, yet are expected to produce results presenting Unisys in a positive light. As a take-charge and responsible individual with a client-centric work ethic, I have always been concerned the business is being run like a staffing agency with candidate placement similar to staffing a security guard agency or janitorial firm. The flow of communication in the management ranks could be vastly improved as surprisingly many field managers have never met their colleagues and thus could not be expected to know what is going on in the field. Particularly troubling is that there exists no formal Human Resources Department or access to upper management should there be concerns or issues arise.

Advice to Senior Management

Senior executives should consider realigning this company from the top down and vastly improving the flow of communication both internally and externally. Some of us take client relationships very seriously and enjoy what we do to the betterment of Unisys, however, there is a serious disconnect in the flow of communication to upper management and the lack of HR function. As I see it, Unisys has the strength to succeed in the outsourcing marketplace, but given the current trajectory, I would be liquidating the stock! Also, Unisys needs to improve its name recognition, as much of the public claims to have never heard of Unisys, nor can spell the name of the company, and gentlemen, you'd better "start your engines"!