ATCC reviews

The low rating for this company and the negative comments are not the result of disgruntle employees. After working at ATCC for 4 years, I have to say the company earned those comments and ratings. For the most part people who work there enjoy the work and their coworkers. But there is no opportunity for advancement. Pay is low end of the scale. The morale of the company is very low and management does not care. Policies and procedures are changed by people who don't understand process and those who do understand are left out of loop. When people ask me what its like to work at ATCC I tell them its like living behind the Iron Curtain. Say something that management didn't like and boom, you are removed by the KGB. Management says open door, but people who do ask questions or disagree with management often just disappear.

Salaries are NOT appropriate for Northern Virginia, reviews are non-negotiable (whatever manager says is taken at face value) and based on a forced bell curve, your prior experience is not valued, and managers are always looking for the next scape-goat. Senior management gets rotated every 6 months or so and nepotism runs pretty rampant in the admin wing. If you get in as admin you're golden, if you're a biologist plan to stay there and be abused. There is NO promotional structure and no set timeline or guidance for advancement. HR department is worthless.