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      Long View Systems

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      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

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      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
      Oct 3, 2015

      Your working experience can vary greatly

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      The location of the office downtown is convenient. You might end up at a good client site depending on which contract you end up working. Paid training. Average benefits.

      Cons

      Severely overworked and stressful work environment. Bullying can and does occur from some coworkers or leadership at times. These issues can be brought up to other leadership or HR but at least in my experience after multiple people brought this to HR's attention these individuals still received promotions. The work environment is very male dominated and heavy on cliques. Long View seems to hire tons of people with the same type of personality traits. If you don't fit these traits well you aren't right for their "culture" or "this job isn't for everyone." Long View likes to push its core pillars which it identifies as values essential to the organization such as work life balance. There isn't any work life balance but this is completely determined by where you work. Maybe you end up at a cushy client site or at a decent internal position or maybe you end up in a worst case scenario – it is a roll of the dice. Internally they like to push career development when in many cases there isn't really anywhere to go. Those that move up may pay their dues for years being rolled out all over the country or working any number of varied sites before getting a different position which may not be better than where they were before. Many get their training and then leave. For the years I worked here there was never an opportunity where a big client was gained and a number of internal employees were needed to fill new positions. Payroll is a joke. Watch your pay stubs carefully and bring up any mistakes with HR as fast as possible to get them fixed. As far as I could tell this was incompetence more than anything else. Lastly the Long View office perpetuates this cult-like atmosphere of greatness. Coworkers would refer to this as drinking the Kool-Aid. This is pushed heavily at company meetings and during career development meetings. It is depressing when everything around you is a disaster yet the perpetuated myth continues without any concerted push to improve things due to fears of upsetting a client or upsetting long established processes.

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      Long View Systems Response
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      Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts about Long View. We value your feedback, so our Director of People Services would like to speak with you directly so that we can learn more about your experience in an environment that is more interactive than a review website. Can we ask that you call her at 403-515-6900 and ask for the Director of People Services? Thank you in advance.
      2.0
      Mar 4, 2016

      Disappointing

      Systems consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people here are spectacular. Talented, generous, truly a family. Long View enables you to grow your skill-set in a way that is unmatched. If you are willing to put in the effort, you will be able to experience any technology that Long View supports. Long View encourages and finances certifications/education which is great. CLPs (Career Life Planning meetings) exist to establish appropriate expectations and a roadmap for advancement. Those employees that have survived the last year at this company still remember the excellent, fun, and supportive culture that is possible in the Denver office. I hope, for the sake of those still here, that culture returns. This can be a great option for someone new to IT that would like to build their resume but understand that you will have to work harder than is comfortable and you will be underpaid while you do it.

      Cons

      Management is failing and it is driving away the spectacular people here. There have been very large talent gaps created recently by the continuing significant loss in staff. Management has continued to preach that these losses are not a problem which is mind-boggling. If you are willing to put in effort, they will take everything you have and ask for more. Long View has an incredible team still and yet, they are riding their best and brightest into the ground. The pace at which employees are asked to work (24x7 on-call year round without break; frequent late night projects) is unrealistic and unhealthy. Compensation is not competitive at entry-level despite the value an employee might bring. Benefits are good though. The poor Oil/Gas industry has caused the recent revenue drops at Long View and pressure from that has caused questionable decisions to be made by management that fall from the 4 Pillars (Integrity, Competence, Value, Fun) that were so highly praised only 18 months ago.

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      Long View Systems Response
      10y
      Thank you for taking the time to post this comprehensive review about Long View - we value your opinion and transparency. You took the time to explain some things that we would love to delve into further with you in an environment that is more conducive to open communication. We'd love to speak with more about your experience - if you want to take us up on this, please feel free to call (403) 515-6900 and ask for our Director of People Services. Thank you for 3+ years you spent with Long View and for writing that you felt like we were truly a family to you. Best of luck in your next opportunity outside of Long View.
      2.0
      Oct 14, 2014

      consulting company best used for contract work, Look elsewhere for long term employment

      Senior systems analyst
      Recommend
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      Pros

      I liked to refer to LVS as a contract/staff-aug company that provides the benefit of a "aflac insurance" policy. What I mean by this is some times when your contract ends at a client site LVS will place you at another client. You keep billing and you get a pay check.

      Cons

      Extra work performed over your 40 isn't really paid out at a rate that encourages extra work to be performed. Typical PBR for employees is around 15% of your profit to the company. Lets say you bill out at $75.00 per hour, you might get as much as $11.25 per hour, deduct 40% of that for tax's since its a bonus and you get $6.75. With that said no one knows the actual math that goes into the black box they use to calculate your monthly bonus.

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