Just Another Temp Agency - Contractor SAIC Employee Review

1.0
Sep 12, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

SAIC has a great HQ office with fancy shmancy cafeteria in McLean, VA.

Cons

SAIC must have hired some young female interns in Communication Studies this summer to write glowing positive reviews on Glassdoor. They are just another butts in seats temp agency for the federal government. Around 75% of their business depends on the federal government contracting sector. They aren't really scientists anymore innovating cool new products, like the kids in Silicon Valley. I am certain there are people buried so deeply in the top heavy layers of management and bureaucracy at SAIC, people who "telecommute," but no one ever sees them or gets any actual work product out of them. Most of these are retired military, but imagine what our national economy would be like if retired tank commanders couldn't get a job as a Vice President at a company like SAIC? And they get their wives jobs here, too! So the wife stayed at home with the kids and has no work experience outside the home? SAIC will find a job for her. Take the daughter to work with you, too, and especially if she has a degree in Communication Studies, SAIC will find a job for her, too! If you're a real scientist, you'll be getting your layoff notice.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-Love the contract -People are great to work with -Very flexible with times -If had a very long day, can lessen time to work less later in week

Cons

-Sometimes you gotta work a long freaking day -Have to be ready to get called to go to base at like 1 am

2.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent learning and development opportunities. Some really passionate and hard working people on your teams. Performance management is relaxed and flexible.

Cons

Benefits are wildly expensive for a company of their size. Was laid off with 1.5 months notice right before Christmas. Months prior to layoff was forced to use my PTO due to gov shutdown, but was still getting my full paycheck during shutdown. I believe this was so that they could diminish our PTO banks so they would have to pay out less when they laid us off. Laid off with zero severance despite being at company for almost 4 years and being in good standing. No efforts from management to make connections for a new internal role despite being strongly encouraged to search internally. New CEO Jim is not personable at all. Gives heavy corporate and cog in a machine vibes. Rumor has it that in the defense contracting industry, SAIC will be faring rather poorly within next 1-4 years.

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