Good For Short-Term Growth, but Not For Long-Term Engagement - Project Manager SAIC Employee Review

4.0
Apr 11, 2012
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Pros

On principal, the company is supportive of telework. With the broad scope of business, there are opportunities for literally thousands of different skill sets. The company provides a lot of different opportunities for professional development provided the budget and scope is supported by your lowest level manager. I have been very satisfied with the salary level.

Cons

Technologically, the support for teleworkers is lacking considerably. The company is huge and as a result is riddled with corporate bureaucracy. The government contracting field is not for everyone (myself included). As the company grows and changes strategies, the individual begins to seem ever-increasingly expendable. I do not feel secure any longer than my project's contract end date.

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5.0
May 11, 2026
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Pros

The SAIC management on my contract are excellent.

Cons

After completing my first years, I have no complaints. My SAIC experience has been everything that I had hoped.

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2.0
Jun 30, 2026
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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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