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Pros
  • "The company also provides good benefits and the HR department is great to work with..(in 366 reviews)
  • "Good pay and a steady job(in 236 reviews)
  • "I've been with the company a long time and I have worked with some great people over the years.(in 216 reviews)
  • "Good salary and raises initially.(in 131 reviews)
  • "Good work Life Balance.... highly dependent on the client and your team.(in 108 reviews)
Cons
  • "Management was poor and ill(in 169 reviews)
  • "If you don't have a good manager you may not get to work on projects that you want to work on(in 69 reviews)
  • "No training and let go when contract ends.(in 54 reviews)
  • "Middle and Upper management is less than worthless.(in 50 reviews)
  • "grade caps; offer no bonuses; and extend minimal salary increases irrespective of outstanding and above and beyond performance evaluations.(in 37 reviews)

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    1. 2.0
      Jun 20, 2022
      Administrative
      Current Contractor, less than 1 year
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Health and dental insurance - Working on different projects to learn - Flexible work schedule

      Cons

      Bad management and politics interfering at work with favoritism among coworkers. Company site lost major contracts and many people were laid off. Not much room for growth - lack of meaningful task to help you learn.

      1. 4.0
        Dec 4, 2023
        Programme Analyst
        Current Employee, more than 3 years
        Huntsville, AL
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Larger footprint in the Huntsville Al area. Lots of contracts and opportunities to grow within the company

        Cons

        Their health insurance isn’t as good as I’ve had in the past and is pricier than some but overall seems ok

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        1. 4.0
          Sep 6, 2022
          Software Configuration Specialist
          Current Employee, more than 3 years
          Huntsville, AL
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Work is stable. They do try to move you if you lose funding for some reason. Telework is allowed.

          Cons

          CRAPPY and expensive health insurance is offered.

          Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!

          1. 4.0
            Feb 14, 2013
            Anonymous Employee
            Former Employee, more than 10 years
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Their benefits package was fantastic when I worked for the company (although I've heard their current options of health insurance plans are horrible). The physical work environment is fantastic - nice offices, stocked kitchens, in-house deli, exercise equipment and showers. Company-provided desktop/laptop computers are top-notch and are upgraded at least every 2 years.

            Cons

            I was extremely happy at SAIC for almost 15 years, but the company seems to be moving in the wrong direction today. Service Centers (HR, AR, AP, etc.) are replacing many positions within the line organizations and employees who have been with the company the longest are being laid off. I understand that service centers make good business sense in many ways, but SAIC is taking it too far. They used to care about their employees. Current employees laid off due to the new service centers are not being hired to work in the service centers. I assume that's because they can hire people with little or no experience off the street dirt cheap.

            1
            1. 5.0
              Sep 1, 2008
              Research Engineer
              Current Employee
              Arlington, VA
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              SAIC historically was a flat organization where profit and loss were reported at the 50 person level. As a result groups were given a lot of autonomy to pursue work that they wanted. While the organizational structure has regressed to one more similar to a traditional large goverment contractor, SAIC still retains the flexibility within the contracts organization to take on smaller contracts than companies such as Raytheon, NG, or BAE might be able to. Additionally, middle management is given a lot of autonomy in how they build their groups and develop talent, hence there are some wonderful line managers.

              Cons

              The benefits package leaves quite a lot to be desired. The health insurance is merely adequate and the 401k matching is only 50 cents on the dollar for the first 6% of income.

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              1. 2.0
                Feb 3, 2012
                Anonymous Employee
                Current Employee
                Washington, DC
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Health insurance is cheap and OK. Client site is ok when the need arises to go out and see the light of day.

                Cons

                I've never worked for a company so bent into tormeting employees into submission and compliance than SAIC. Like other Beltway Bandits it is a company deeply mired in a government/military mindset (of operation and profit taking) that just doesn't fit in the twenty first century. You're reminded constantly about ethics not for your sake but for theirs. Immediate supervisors and managers are very removed from you; if you have not been here for more than three years you are an outsider. Time keeping policies are stiffling, obsesive-cumpulsive and oppresive (in the last month I've had mine rejected four times for little things). It quickly becomes a dead-end job and you dread waking up each morning to face your commute, spend eight gruelling hours at your desk and pray for time to go fast so you can leave. You're basically a cog in the machine. Period. Heck, there aren't even supplies in the kitchen or the work area I was in (i.e., basics like napkins, spoons, cups, pencils, pens). I bought my own pens, pencils and cups from the CVS down the street. What does this remind you of? The word you're thinking of starts with a 'P'. You have to use client computers, which are boarded up ('secured') so much, you can't even use SAICs own document management systems correctly. And let's not get started on the quality of the projects you do. If you've been in a government project before you've seen it: milk the government for all the time you can, while you can. No quality, no real management of the issues that the government has, outdated ideas, you get the point. If you get a call from an SAIC recruiter, just politely tell them to go away. The guys at HQ have it good. If you have TS/SCI clearance and I guess if you work at a really exotic location (e.g., research) you're good too. Otherwise, it is hell. Stay away.

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                1. 2.0
                  Apr 19, 2016
                  Software Engineer
                  Current Employee, more than 1 year
                  McLean, VA
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Benefits are average like 401K and insurance. They pay real good.

                  Cons

                  HR department sucks. I contacted HR several times to get more information on the Health Insurance benefits and no one seems to reply. I also applied to another position through employee career portal and no HR responded. Management is also really bad.

                  1. 1.0
                    Oct 14, 2022
                    Principal Software Engineer
                    Current Employee, more than 3 years
                    Greenbelt, MD
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    they pay well. they do give me a good career opportunities for moving around (because you end up being treated badly on each project and wanting to move.)

                    Cons

                    i've been with them for three years now, and I've seen them treat myself and other diverse candidates like disposable, second class employees, no matter how much we contribute and no matter how much the customer celebrates us. Everyone ends up leaving. they have tons of discrimination lawsuits. I mean there are several, a multitude of them. also, the benefits they offer are absolutely horrible. Health Insurance is expensive and almost everything you do you end up having to pay out of pocket.

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                    1. 2.0
                      Jun 22, 2016
                      Junior Software Engineer
                      Former Employee, more than 1 year
                      Huntsville, AL
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      I was in a solid group with an excellent manager so I had a lot of the work place benefits of that. Pay was mostly competitive

                      Cons

                      The benefits package was absolutely pitiful. Outlandishly expensive company owned health insurance that didn't really cover much of anything with a ridiculously high deductible. Over all got the vibe of an extreme disconnect between upper level managment and the lower level employees. People were dropping right and left from the project.

                      2
                      1. 2.0
                        Feb 21, 2013
                        Anonymous Employee
                        Current Employee, more than 5 years
                        Little Rock, AR
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        The fellow employs are great to work with. The flex schedule is a plus

                        Cons

                        SAIC’s higher managements lack of the ability to say no. . As for benefits don’t get sick. The health insurance is overpriced and you have to pay a big chunk before they cover anything. This is not a company you will spend your career with.

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