Interesting work and people, but not a lot of growth opportunities - Program Manager SAIC Employee Review

4.0
Jan 10, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very good benefits and ability to make decisions at lower management levels. Corporate culture encourages employees to work hard and be responsible. The culture also allows for a lot of independence in how work is done and what work schedule you adhere to. If you are getting the work done, no one questions where or when you work. Customer ratings drive the length of leash you have.

Cons

Company mainly provides engineering services with a marginal market share of hardware production (better profit margin). Promotion opportunities can be limiting depending on the organization you are in. Some organizations have a lot of longtime employees and upward movement can be slow if they are given preference due to seniority.

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Exciting work load that is consistently evolving.

Cons

work hour flexibility is limited to a two week period.

2.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent learning and development opportunities. Some really passionate and hard working people on your teams. Performance management is relaxed and flexible.

Cons

Benefits are wildly expensive for a company of their size. Was laid off with 1.5 months notice right before Christmas. Months prior to layoff was forced to use my PTO due to gov shutdown, but was still getting my full paycheck during shutdown. I believe this was so that they could diminish our PTO banks so they would have to pay out less when they laid us off. Laid off with zero severance despite being at company for almost 4 years and being in good standing. No efforts from management to make connections for a new internal role despite being strongly encouraged to search internally. New CEO Jim is not personable at all. Gives heavy corporate and cog in a machine vibes. Rumor has it that in the defense contracting industry, SAIC will be faring rather poorly within next 1-4 years.

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