Leidos reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(5,064 total reviews)
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Tom Bell

86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Leidos has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,064 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Leidos employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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1.0
Jan 17, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

They used to be a very flexible - but with new reorganization(s) the fear of losing employment is real, fear of how things will be run is real. Not sure there are any real positives with this company anymore.

Cons

They have become very 'corporate' in management (ie very top heavy) and have lost the scientific verve that it once (as SAIC under other management) used to have. Management does not seem to understand that this is a contract to NCI and in the end pleasing the NCI is what counts.

2.0
Aug 15, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Note that Leidos offices are quite federated. So experiences are heavily dependent on location. This review is for the Bethesda office doing physics-based work. Despite the cons, it's a good place to use as a stepping stone since you have exposure to a lot of different technologies. * The work is very interesting from a mathematical standpoint * The tech stack is modern, especially by DoD standards * Some teams are well-run with clear communication on deliveries to our DoD customer. Coworkers were generally very nice, interested in their work, and personable. * Upper management is nice and professional * It's refreshing to interact with the analysts at customer sites. They're professional, personable, and often come from different backgrounds. * The office is very accommodating and understanding of those who come from diverse backgrounds, in both the racial and social sense

Cons

* High turnover causes work to be shifted onto already stressed and overworked middle managers. If I recall correctly, in our office of around 30, ~5 people left within the span of a year. * Middle managers on certain teams can be toxic. I was, however, personally warned of these individuals by my coworkers when I joined * Code quality is below-average. One bug in a deliverable was a simple producer-consumer problem. * Career progression is unclear. Some teams didn't communicate their development plans and key deliverables, so one couldn't be proactive in choosing work to further the bottom-line. * The salary and benefits (insurance) are pretty terrible, and below market. I got a 20% pay bump by jumping ship. Other DoD contractors gave me similar salary estimates when interviewing.

3.0
Feb 2, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work from home opportunities. Corporate discounts on hotels, rental cars, etc.

Cons

Company is not loyal to long term employees. I was a 15+ year employee who was promised a promotion 3 times in 12 months. Each time right before the promotion was to go in effect a different "policy" was sited on why I needed to "just wait a little longer" and continue to chase the moving carrot. 45+ hour work weeks are expected. People text, call, email and expect responses all hours of the day including weekends. Need to take a call from the sidelines of your child's soccer game on a Sunday; just make sure you are on there. I fought for what I deserved which was a salary increase and promotion and was constantly told "this is the best we can do." Then after I leave the company I find out coworkers who I was expected to train made $10-15K more than me.

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