ICF reviews

Sub-par office culture ; toxicity and alienation permeate, especially among the virtual employees, with management leading. Flexible work shouldn't come at the price of stagnation and alienation, or being forced to accept unprofessional treatment. HR can be very fickle and do not take any reports or complaints seriously. "Sweeping issues under the rug" is handled expertly. If you can handle extremely stressful situations, and thrive on being surrounded by stoic savants that put communication on the back-burner, this is the place for you.

Been with the company over 10 years. When I started the company was probably just over 1,000 employees and was privately held. Work-life balance was good for consulting, employee benefits were generous, and employee morale was pretty high. Now that company has gone public, it has gone on an ambitious acquisition campaign. With the increase in scale, every business process has become more bureaucratic. Employee benefits have eroded (last year we lost sick days during a transition to paid time off, combining of vacation and sick time). Internal training is pretty good, but the federal-sector side of the company is very stingy with external training or travel to conferences. For managers, utilization goals are still so high that proposals and other business development usually have to be done "on your own time" (beyond the 40-hour work week).