CALIBRE Systems reviews

4.1

88% would recommend to a friend

(69 total reviews)
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Richard Pineda

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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1.0
Dec 13, 2013

You're here to make the company money.

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Pros

None. I cannot stress this enough. Work for calibre only if you are currently homeless and need something to hold you over until you can get work in fast food.

Cons

Zero loyalty to employees and subcontractors Money is number one for this company Money is number two for this company Salary and other compensation is all the corporate employees care about calibre does not care about providing services to the customer, only about putting a body in the seat

4.0
Sep 2, 2013
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Pros

- Higher average salary than competing government contracting companies. - Overall good benefits package (health insurance declined slightly, but they did their best to compensate for it by increasing other benefits) - Excellent training benefits

Cons

- The company can be somewhat corporate-centric; meaning that there is rarely opportunity for advancement outside of the corporate office (though this has little impact on my career as I've got no desire to be a Vice President) -Unless you work at the corporate office, the work culture is controlled by your customer which means you don't have the flexibility of negotiating work circumstances as you would in commercial companies (Note: This is true of nearly all government contracting companies, but it is still a negative mark in my book, even though it is outside of CALIBRE's control)

2.0
Feb 22, 2013

Don't Bother, Find Another Company.

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Pros

-Some good people to work with on various contract jobs. Benefits are on par with other companies. -You get to stay close to, and work with, the military community which is a plus if you're a former service member -Jobs are usually are not very hard to accomplish but are often very repetitive in nature.

Cons

-Low pay. -Poorly executed government contracts; they want you to provide great service with zero supplies or support from the company. -A lot of out of pocket expenses (phone calls, supplies, use of personal computers, etc) and commuting to and from various locations that you never get reimbursed for. -Too much repetitive, useless and time consuming paperwork -Non-existent promotion potential. - Workers are treated like 2nd class citizens, unless your upper management. If you work for a sub-contractor under Calibre it is even worse.

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