Great company, better people! - Anonymous employee Aquilent Employee Review

5.0
Oct 22, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I think Aquilent is a great company. Aquilent has been growing but it still feels like they care about the things that are important to me. Work/life balance, professional growth, operating with autonomy, achieving promotions, and working on meaningful programs are all priorities for me and it feels like they are also priorities of the organization. The benefits are great and the support from HR on these is outstanding. We have incredible events for the employees including a wonderful holiday party and a Wine and food festival called Taste of Aquilent. There are cutting edge, exciting technology projects at every turn and the work we do makes a difference in the world. The executive leadership is accessible up through the CEO. I have not been with another company where I have realistically had access to the CEO so that is refreshing. There are opportunities to move to different projects. Aquilent cares about what I want to do and not just what I can do. That is very important to me because I don’t want to stop evolving and growing and would not stay at a company that limits and discourages my growth. This a great place for me and one that I expect to continue to grow with.

Cons

The experience being at HQs in Laurel is different than on a customer site. We need to connect those of us that are not onsite at HQs in a better way.

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Work is diverse and interesting, compensation is pretty good for the industry. Company has traditionally had a family feel where it is easy to have congenial relationships with HR, IT, other groups, etc. Champions cutting edge technology when possible, always looking forward. Very flexible schedules are possible as well as telecommuting.

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Company is growing really fast and culture can't keep up. Although they espouse ethical behavior, it really depends on who the AD is, what the project is, and where the money is at. Senior Management says one things, but clearly champions keeping the money rolling in rather than drinking their own koolaid of only accepting the "right" kind of clients. If you have a good manager and team, things are GREAT! If you are on a crazy project or have ineffectual managers, you are screwed. There is less stability than they say--if your project ends there is no guarantee that you will be moved to another team or if you are that you will be doing what you really want to do. Again, it all comes down to your managers and who advocates for you. Aquilent assumed very little risk during the government shutdown--if your project was shut down you had use your own vacation or go into the hole and then not get paid. This seems unfair for a company that only works with the federal government.

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