Poor upper management and decision making. Unable to win contracts big or small. - Intelligence Analyst Leidos Employee Review

2.0
Nov 3, 2014
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Pros

Flexible schedules at most offices is very nice. Atmosphere is very laid back, casual. People are frequently promoted by applying themselves and they frequently promote from within

Cons

Recently made major cuts in our 401k. The past 2 years raises across the board have been less than 2% for production staff. Health Insurance costs nearly tripled with worse coverage. This was all in the name of "being competitive in the market" . I get that, sort of. What I dont get is we have not adjusted our proposals and continuously get out bid by competitors. We've lost solid prime government contracts and continue to lose bids because our cost is too high.

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Cons

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Pros

Leidos provides opportunities to work on complex government programs with meaningful technical challenges. Depending on the contract and team, there can be exposure to cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, systems engineering, networking, and mission-focused work that is difficult to find elsewhere. The company also has a large footprint, so there may be internal opportunities for people who are able to navigate the organization.

Cons

My experience was that the quality of management varied significantly by program. Communication around expectations, roles, and priorities was often inconsistent, and decisions that affected employees were not always explained clearly or handled in a transparent way. Work-life balance also depended heavily on local management. Flexibility that existed in practice could be changed quickly, and employees were sometimes left trying to reconcile changing expectations with existing workloads and personal obligations. In my view, the company would benefit from stronger oversight of program-level management decisions, especially where employee responsibilities, workplace flexibility, and performance feedback are concerned. I also found that technical decision-making was sometimes driven more by schedule pressure than by sound engineering judgment. On complex government programs, that can create unnecessary risk and frustration for employees who are trying to do things correctly.

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