Citizant reviews

4.6

91% would recommend to a friend

(135 total reviews)
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Alba M. Alemán

97% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Citizant has an employee rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 135 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Citizant employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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135 reviews
1.0
May 9, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

They sent me a free t-shirt once. I received a birthday card,...once. They changed the leave policy which assisted a lot of people with getting vacation time and sick time.

Cons

The pay sucks. I am college educated. I took this job because I was told by management that working on a government contract would get my foot in the door for a full time position with the federal government considering that I already have on the job experience. THIS NEVER HAPPENED. And the job requirement went from having some college education to having a GED. What a slap in the face? But enough about me. Let's talk about everyone for a moment. 1. As a contractor, we work with federal employees that get paid twice as us when we are doing the same job. They make sure you know what their pay grade is. You may not discuss your pay, but they rub it in your face. 2. Some of us travel from site to site weekly to complete the job. This travel IS NOT REIMBURSED. Some employees go through toll booths twice a day and are not reimbursed. We also are not reimbursed for parking at the federal buildings if you working in an area where you have to pay for parking. I understand that people may have to pay to get to work, the bus, etc, however driving your own car through tolls in major cities should be reimbursed because it's done as a part of the normal job but taken out of our pay. 3. The workload is atrocious. We are always backed up. Some of us do not get breaks because employees are constantly coming in. 4. Some of the federal employees give us the grunt work and while we are drowning, they are on Facebook, etc. It's hard watching this and you have to go to lunch an hour late. 5. Federal managers will throw you under the bus. I've seen it firsthand. You're not a federal employee and they remind you of it. So they do not have to make sure you're comfortable because you aren't a part of the union. 6. Not all Citizant contractors are experiencing this but most of us are and when it was brought up in a meeting, it was shut down and we had to swallow it. There is never an apology. 7. Did I mention that the pay sucks? How do you raise a family on this? And they promise us a bonus which is a third of a dollar per hour. People at McDonald's get dollar raises atleast. 8. Noone can afford the health insurance but you make a few dollars over the amount to qualify for Medicaid. 9. THE TURNOVER RATE IS CRAAAAAZZZZYYYY!!!!! We have no idea who the manager is or even our fellow coworkers because everyone is quitting. You can understand why. 10. If you wanted to move forward to become an analyst or something with better pay, there isn't training offered. 11. They do not have any empathy for employees that are not in corporate. If you're in another state, what you're going through does not matter.

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Citizant Response
9y
First of all, thank you for taking time to share your concerns. Citizant’s leaders want every employee to be satisfied with their job and feel like their work lives up to their expectations. We try whenever possible to help employees advance their careers within the company – and as a private employer, Citizant has no control over whether you can obtain a Government job. And in certain situations, we wish we could offer some employees bigger salary increases than our federal contract rates will allow. But while you’re on the Citizant team, we encourage you to take advantage of our abundant training opportunities to prepare yourself for professional growth, like tuition reimbursement or Lynda.com, which we offer to all employees. Like almost every employer, Citizant does pay for travel expenses incurred on the job, but not for your commuting expenses. (We hope you know that among the great benefits we offer, you can use a Flexible Spending Account for commuting and parking expenses, which allows you to stretch your salary dollars farther.) It sounds like there are some workplace dynamics that your supervisor can almost certainly help you address. We encourage you to work through those issues proactively with your manager – all of our managers truly want to help in situations like this. And while some employees may have left your team recently, many of which are beyond the company’s control, Citizant’s overall employee retention is at an all-time high. Several new professionals have joined us recently in both manager and staff positions, and our customers and most of your fellow employees seem to be very pleased with the quality and stability of our teams.
1.0
Apr 11, 2017

Don't Be Fooled

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Co-workers below management level are good.

Cons

Horrible management. Lack of integrity. Good actors, but ineffective management. Morale is consistently horrible. High attrition rate. No stability in key leadership positions other than the good ol' boy club.

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Citizant Response
9y
Thank you for your input. We encourage ALL employees to post reviews on Glassdoor. We value candor and process improvement recommendations. We believe that all employees’ opinions are valid and offer us an opportunity to improve. We totally agree with you that our employees below the management level are awesome – they consistently earn “exceptional” ratings from our customers for their project performance and results. We are not aware of any “good old boy” clubs or clicks here though. Since our CEO’s return in 2013, she has made it her daily mission to reinforce our values and quash all seemingly questionable behaviors – anything that diverts attention from customer and employee needs. We proudly boast of a very stable and highly capable team of diligent and considerate managers at all levels, and reward servant leadership behaviors across the board. Our stability is evidenced in recent months by the lowest turnover in the company’s history. It’s not clear whether you still work at Citizant, but if you are still an employee, we strongly encourage you to reach out to your supervisor or our CEO directly, share your concerns, and help create the better future you so clearly want. We are too small for politics and bureaucracy… everyone here gets the attention of our CEO with a simple email or text!
4.0
Mar 10, 2017

Good Staff Who Do the Right Things

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance Compensation Sick Leave Personal Leave Telework Possible Excellent CEO Knowledgeable Former Feds Choose This Company

Cons

Federal civilian clients experiencing change due to new government administration.

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Citizant Response
9y
Thanks for the positive comments. It certainly is a challenging time to work in government contracting. We still believe that if we hire smart people -- including former federal employees -- and help federal agencies address their challenges successfully, we will find a way to grow in this market. We will continue to look at targeted commercial opportunities, but only if we can do so without compromising our ability to invest in supporting our current customers.
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