Ciber reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

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Madhava Reddy

66% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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3.0
Sep 22, 2014

Jittery ride

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-no micro management - work life balance is good, again it depends on project

Cons

- no training or what so ever from the company, when in need they just hire from market. For training there is a virtual skill port portal which is of no use in learning any new technology. No class room training or paid training or skill grooming session is organised. Spineless people to talk to client and take the consultants for training with few days off, all they are worried is about billing loss. - - no growth plans, you will be locked in to a client project for a position and you will be a money mending machine from then on and once you are out of billing, it is tough to get placed in a progressive position. - new CEO trying to change many things and but nothing is taking shape and getting visible, everything is in mails - top level executives debate on best BBQ places in open mails while they have to actually discuss the growth of the company, make one wonder if they are really in safe hands. - still works and behaves like a body shopping consultants firm while they try hard to showcase them self as a service based company.

1.0
Sep 19, 2014

Bottom Feeders

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Pros

Nice contract staff. Many get to work from home. Very little oversight or direction. If you want to be left alone, this place is perfect.

Cons

Ciber very rarely renews vendor contracts, simply because they don't have the volume. All staff receive very low end compensation and there is no room for growth. The Management and Sales teams are a constantly rotating stream of "used car salesmen" with no expertise, no leadership ability, and no connection with their customer. This company gets eaten by their competition every single day because they don't follow any of the most basic principles of business or sales. Every one of the Sr. Management staff I met touted themselves as "Thought Leaders" yet knew nothing about this business or their customer. Collectively they can't agree to a plan and stick to it and so every facet of the business suffers. Ciber is completely lacking of leadership and direction and their customers, their employees, and their stock suffers from it. Why would you do business with this company? Even their employees can't answer that one.

1.0
Sep 16, 2014
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Pros

They offer a decent salary. They offer decent -- but not outstanding-- benefits for full-time employees. At the time I worked there, there was lots of talk of moving the business model from butt-in-chairs contracting to project work, which is generally far more interesting and fulfilling. Some staff augmentation engagements can last multiple years.

Cons

The opportunities for project work are a tiny fraction of what the company has to offer employees -- over 90% of the work is "staff augmentation" (butts in chairs). If you don't want to be paid to be a butt in a chair, you should look elsewhere. Opportunities for company-paid training do not exist -- you're expected to stay current on your own money. Often requested (required) to put additional hours on the job without billing on the timesheet, to make up for operational emergencies.

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