Pros
They hire smart, technically competent employees Growing prime contracts and reducing subcontracts Good salary and benefits -Decent merit raises -Christmas bonus Personable and confident Management -Great vision and drive to win essential, national security contracts Perks of a small business -Flexible with taking time off -Occasional lunches/team outings -Birthday card/gift Work/life balance; however, this depends on contract/customer/role
Cons
Little insight into "what's going on in the company" You will be silo-ed at a customer site with minimal external interaction -No real promotion/advancement structure, you'll need to change contracts Lack of internal opportunities: -Only what's available on the careers page -No true sense of employee retention/bench time