Peraton reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,735 total reviews)
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Steve Schorer

59% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Peraton has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,735 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Peraton 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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1.0
Jan 25, 2026

Hot & Steamy Dumpster Fire

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Pros

This used to be an amazing place to call home. The culture was infectious, the people were respectful, and opportunities for career advancement were endless. Now? Ask anyone with any shred of sanity, if Peraton is a good place to work. Let me be crystal clear, it’s not. It’s a sinking ship. It’s worse than the Titanic. I feel sorry for all my amazing colleagues still stuck there trying to exit, I hope you find a life boat soon.

Cons

Leadership STRONGLY supports the Trump administration and push a MAGA-centric agenda. So much so that they’ve purchased “Make Aviation Great Again” hats, to mimic the red “Make America Great Again” Trump campaign hats. They hired a CGO from another large GovCon company that had no clearance, and therefore could not support any intelligence bids or existing contracts. That person was not above being as unethical has humanly possible, telling those of us in briefing rooms “we want to stab our competitors in the back” and “do anything we need to do to win”... in the context of cheating, lying, and doing whatever it takes, unethical or not to succeed. He also used racial slurs in regular conversation. That CGO went back to work at the large GovCon company he came from, about 5 months after he started. With no formal “cooling off period” in between, taking any proprietary / institutional knowledge with him. Peraton also rehired a CMO that was let go from Peraton back in 2021. They haven’t announced this CMO, even though she started in November 2025, because of the legal matter she is involved in with their former employer, another large GovCon company. The long-time, CHRO quit last week. And that just scratches the surface of the mess of issues the leadership team has. There arent enough lines of copy in this description box to tell you all the horrible things about the current CEO. Career opportunities? Take it from somebody that was there over a decade, there are none. Voluntary attrition rates are through the roof. Bottom line, if you’re someone looking for a new job, with a new company… don’t pick this one. It is the biggest dumpster fire, ever witnessed. One final note, I left on my own accord. I am not some disgruntled employee that was let go or fired. I am somebody that really truly cared about this company for many years of my life, and I am sad to see what it’s turned into.

1.0
Jan 22, 2026

Terrible Culture

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Pros

Can’t think of anything positive about this failing company

Cons

Company lays employees off monthly with no warning in joint layoffs with 10-15 employees on the call. Company is drowning in debt due to underperforming on contracts and overall unsatisfactory performance.

2.0
Jan 21, 2026

They started out great…

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Pros

* It was a great group of people. * a lot of time given for learning * Pay was fantastic * In the beginning, full remote

Cons

* I was hired, like several other people, as full remote. Randomly, they decided to mandate some days in the office - problem was, I was 75 miles from the office. They still required me to go in. * I was hired as a Software Engineer, but rarely ever got to do that kind of work. * Communication was frustratingly poor. * I got railroaded into a PIP with no set goals or time limit for poor performance. Despite receiving feedback to the contrary and even receiving rewards for work I did. * I was let go with no HR in the room and I could not record the meeting. * I have not received my final PTO payout yet. It’s required by IL law. * During in an incident where my clearance got paused because Peraton put two different levels in for evaluation (one of which I didn’t need,) I was told to get certifications while I waited. They told me they would approve me, but they did not approve the payment for said certs. Then blamed me for it. * My boss would go weeks without meeting me or checking in on my work.

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