SAIC reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(4,918 total reviews)

Jim Reagan

63% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

SAIC has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,918 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SAIC 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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2.0
Jul 14, 2013

When ethics training doesn't work . . .

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Benefits - health, etc. Even include benefits for same-sex partners.

Cons

Everything else. As a DoD contractor, I worked on a Naval Base. Our office was inside an old storage room and vault. The main problem was our management was in San Diego, California and our job site was in Hawaii. There was next to no oversight. The immediate management not only condoned, but participated in unethical behavior. The most common was time card fraud - reporting time worked when they were not there. Especially taking excessive breaks, leaving early, etc. The building was classified Secret, and our workspace was Top Secret. This requires a ban on any communication or recording devices. Boss & colleagues routinely brought in and used mobile phones, and even USB drives. The resources (phone, computers) were often used for personal tasks, to the point of creating a loss of productivity. We had quarterly corporate ethics training (web-based), and afterwards the (local) managers would tell us to essentially disregard the policies. I was threatened with physical violence after I reported a colleague for ongoing unethical behavior. When I tried to escalate the situation through upper management, I was told *I* should consider finding a different job. Because I was "the only one with a problem with not following procedure." I was intending to give my notice when the Dept of the Navy declined to renew our contract, especially in light of recent SAIC employee practices. I can't speak to SAIC as an entire company, but any time there is not clear management you invite problems. I would be extremely hesitant to work for them again. The people I worked with were truly the least ethical & professional colleagues I ever had.

3.0
Jul 8, 2013

OK so long as you have direct work.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

If you find an interesting project, the work can be a lot of fun. And there are lots of smart people here to work with and learn from.

Cons

If your program ends, you're pretty much on your own to find something else, the "redeployment" program notwithstanding. Since we went public, its gotten steadily worse, with benefits gradually eroding as well.

4.0
Jul 4, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay and benefits for starting out in the industry. Good co-workers and plenty of exciting and cutting edge projects have be awarded to this company. I've been to several of the semi annual work socials which helps build the company morale.

Cons

Health care coverage has gone down the toilet and with it, the morale. Business units seem to be detached almost like they are different companies. Upper management seems numb to employees needs. Turnover rate has since double since the high-deductible health care has gone into effect. In my 3 years of experience at this company, all of my 2-3% 15 month raises have since been nullified by 1. The high deductible health care and 2. The government's 2 percent income tax increase which went into effect in 2013.

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