Not at all what I thought - Anonymous employee SAIC Employee Review

3.0
Mar 17, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. The health benefits package is fairly good 2. Some work/life balance 3. Under prior leadership had some autonomy and was treated like the experiences professional that I am

Cons

1. Have a new manager that has no management skills..very condescending and always needs my help and guidance on things this person should have mastered by now...feels like I am the manager sometime but not getting the pay or recognition. 2. Seen favoritism where certain people with skill set are passed up for pets with no skills 3. With change in upeer management work/life is becoming less flexible 4. Starting to overstep in requiring OT even when no work 5. Looks like kissing ass gets you ahead over hard work and high performance 6. Trainig on systems are non existance and if it does exists it is piece meal - you get just enough to get started then you are on your own 7. No clear career path - I have to press the issue and make my own path 8. No upward reviews - there should be a way to evaluate your manager's performance 9. Pay is in the lower 25% of the market yet being told its comparable 10. The systems are not as world class as they should be for a company this size 11. Why do I have to finance a business trip that SAIC wants me to go on, and wait to be reimbursed. They need to pay these costs upfront especially with the pay rate company has more cash than I. Why do I have to give the company a no interest loan? 12. High turnover in my department 13. No team building

Explore other reviews about SAIC

5.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All