If you get a crummy engagement manager, you're out of luck. I mentioned some trouble I was having with mine to my supervisor at the job, and they said that they'd heard several similar complaints about the same engagement manager, and it seemed like a toxic relationship. I got laid off during the tech cull of 2023. I contacted people at Aquent about other open positions, and they weren't helpful. When I took the position, I was told that as an Aquent employee, they'd help me find work if this gig ended. Nope. That was not the case. There were several times when I applied for a job and didn't hear a single thing back. I didn't get the feeling that I was an employee at all. I felt I was getting treated like any other random person who applied for a job. I thought the pay was okay until I connected with another agency and got a *significantly* higher rate for a very similar job. They offer Cigna healthcare. Better than nothing if you can find doctors who accept it.
