OK work, great flexibility - Consultant SAIC Employee Review

4.0
Mar 24, 2011
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Pros

The company offers structures that give you the possibility of great flexibility - the standard hours can vary for salaried positions (with full benefits when you are scheduled for at least 30 hours a week), and there are other kinds of work status that allow for professional work with limited hours. Actually doing that, of course, depends on your supervisor and client. The nature of the work is totally dependent on the client, but there is plenty of satisfying and rewarding work, and there is usually a good deal of horizontal mobility.

Cons

The company used to be really fragmented. Senior management seems to be really focused on changing that, but I still sometimes see a culture that is focused on doing the best for one division. That's not always bad, but it does mean that project managers sometimes sit on people or resources that could be better used.

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5.0
May 11, 2026
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Pros

The SAIC management on my contract are excellent.

Cons

After completing my first years, I have no complaints. My SAIC experience has been everything that I had hoped.

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2.0
Jun 30, 2026
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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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