CSC reviews

Benefits are terrible now. In 2013, CSC reduced the benefit coverage yet raised prices to employees at a higher level than companies of similar size. They also changed their 401K matching so that they will only contribute to your account at the end of the year. They do not match it as you contribute every pay period. The catch is if you aren't employed as of 12/31, they don't have to contribute 1 penny to your account. Training, mentoring and true management of staff does not exist. Company is 55 years old but behaves as a start-up with no formal processes, templates or governance. Work is done by heroic efforts rather than having defined plans and adequate staffing. Company will lay off (they call it a reduction in force) any employee who is not billable to direct clients regardless of your previous success or expertise. Employees are treated like temp agency bodies. I am not a disgruntled former employee. I wish no malice but this company's credibility is quickly eroding due to inability to win new contracts or keep existing contracts. Good employees are actively looking to jump off of this sinking ship. Sorry to say all this. But hopefully it will keep new candidate employees from thinking they are going to work for a 1st class organization.

- I have experienced terrible bosses I thought were reserved for cartoons and movies. As in, "even though your work is done, you need to sit here until 8PM just in case (add expletives wherever)" ... while the boss is at home. - Too many people have BSed their way into middle management; this leads to a lot of talking and minimal progress... then later to dumping blame and work on lower level employees - Constant condescending attitudes, bred by the policy: if you act toughly you will probably get promoted - Get a good salary upfront because the yearly review tool is a meaningless joke and you're going to probably get a 1% increase - No titles due to restructuring. That is correct -- I have gone almost a year without a job title. No better way to make an employee feel like a number. - No control over career path (not that there is a career path) - Took away funding for training ... so you better enjoy the BS they have you doing as staff augmentation on your project (that is now your ambition)