Eccalon reviews

2.5

30% would recommend to a friend

(41 total reviews)

Andre Gudger

36% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Eccalon has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 41 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Eccalon employee rating is 31% below average for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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41 reviews
1.0
May 27, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is a paycheck. And working at HQ might be better

Cons

Eccalon is a highly dysfunctional company that doesn’t care about their employees. On their website they try to position themselves as an innovative technology company, however they are just a body shop trying to put people on contracts they have won by submitting the lowest bid. The position they described to me was completely different from the job function I ended up doing. I thought I was going to be joining a innovative team oriented project…instead by week one I was reviewing invoices and scheduling meetings. They struggle to do the bare minimum in regards to HR functions, and their benefits package (401k, training, and the like ) is really dishonest. I worked onsite with a government client, and they had no idea how to do remote management. My Pm was a nightmare, and incompetent… Their version of PTO is nonsensical, and is not paid out at the end.

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Eccalon Response
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Thank you for your feedback. It is unfortunate that this perception differs so drastically from the nearly two hundred Eccalonians who are freely collaborating and creating. The vast professional freedom granted to Eccalonians emanates from our enterprising DNA. This open road isn’t for everyone, and we genuinely appreciate your time traveling with us.
1.0
Nov 5, 2024

STAY AWAY

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You may get to do good work dependent upon what contract you're assigned to

Cons

Eccalon's management is full of people who are either incompetent or disingenuous and dishonest. They can't do the basics correctly, such as onboard new hires or compensate people for expenses in a timely manner. They have a "discretionary time off" policy that forces you to take vacation days for federal holidays (even when working as a contractor for the federal government). Their retirement plan forces you to wait five years for full vesting. And to top it all off, when they do a poor job performing on a contract and don't have their option year renewed, they will tell you to do what's best for you and your family, then take legal action that prevents you from taking a new job to work on the same contract at a different company.

1.0
Oct 6, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty competitive pay... but see the cons.

Cons

No culture, no support, sand-shifting benefits, terrible 401K, "Discretionary" time off (accrued time off is not paid back), no federal holidays when supporting the federal government, and no interest in my actual work, progress, or growth. Did not pay the recruitment bonus they promised, and refused to pay for any software or hardware, or professional development (training) without owing significant (and unreasonable) time back, i.e. 4 days of funded training means 18 months of contract commitment to them.

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