Long View Systems reviews

3.7

75% would recommend to a friend

(474 total reviews)
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Brent Allison

85% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Long View Systems has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 474 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Long View Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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474 reviews
1.0
Apr 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Long View can potentially be a good place to work. If you are willing to schmooze, play politics 8-5PM, then do your actual job 5PM-11PM. If you think IT begins and ends with Microsoft this may be a good place for you.

Cons

Long View did not practice what they preached in every sense of the word. Departments and entire branches competed against each other, often using less skilled resources in order to save a particular department or branch money. Good ideas do not win out here, the ones with the most abrasive personalities do. "Teamwork" was only existent in very small pockets. They preach "security" but do not practice access of least privilege, 2 factor security, or even have a decent password policy. Their strategy is dictated and you need to get on board.

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Long View Systems Response
10y
Hi - we appreciate you taking the time to post a review about Long View. We would like to understand more about some of the comments you have made, and have a conversation with you in a forum that is more conducive to two-way communication. If you are interested in speaking with us further, please call us at (403) 515-6900 and ask to speak to the Director of People Services.
1.0
Mar 15, 2016

In The Firing Cycle

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some very talented people work here.

Cons

Claims to be all about work/life balance but isn't. Currently still laying off staff as most of their business is in OIl and gas. Frequently engage in Business that They have no idea how to implement. Most projects have little profit and they have blown a few projects due to arrogance, no policies or procedure and oversite.

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Long View Systems Response
10y
Thank you for taking the time to post this review. We're happy to hear that you feel some talented people work at Long View. We are not as happy, however, to read about the cons you have listed above. We strive to provide work/life balance for all our employees, and we're sorry to hear this wasn't your experience. We'd like to hear more about your opinions on Long View to understand more about your experience and time with the company. Please call (403) 515-6900 and ask for our Director of People Services if you are open to having a conversation. Thank you for the time you spent at Long View and best of luck to you in your next position.
1.0
Feb 1, 2016

Disorganized, unfair, money grubbers

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Christmas party is not bad

Cons

They take vast majority of your paycheck, pretend to be 'employee focused' yet barely remember anything about you. Upper management is an absolute joke. I have been constantly stood up on meetings, yet they continue to pretend that they care so much about you while they waste your time and leech your earnings. Benefits are minimal - You aren't even covered for glasses. Work that should be dealt with by accounting and the client managers is forced on to the team leads. For a tech company, they have the most broken tech I have ever seen. Their citrix page hardly works, and is plagued with bugs even at the best of times. This is largely due to the fact that all of the most competent employees are sent offsite to clients so they can bill for your time. Longview placed me at a client site that I am very fond of, however I was forced to sign a non compete clause stating that I can't work directly for the client for a period of time, so I am stuck working at the site under longview. Overall, working for longview has been one of the most frustrating experiences I have had in my professional career.

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Long View Systems Response
10y
Thank you for taking the time to post this review; your feedback is important to us. Since you have indicated you are still with Long View, we would very much value having a conversation with you to discuss some of your frustrations listed above - we will always listen, and have a People Services department for the very purpose of supporting and listening to our people. Please reach out to your People Services representative or Manager in your branch as we would welcome the opportunity to talk to you and learn more about your experience. Our doors are always open!
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