SAIC reviews

SAIC was one of the most stressful companies I ever worked for. They demand you put in many hours including weekends and do not appreciate all the hard work you do for them. And pay raises aren't even close to the cost of living increases. Lack of communication and leadership among management keeps lower ranking employees confused and stressed about their work. The company should demand that every manager take management courses and learn how to fairly, nicely, calmly and effectively manage their employees. The management style is mostly dictatorial and demanding in nature. There is no "team" concept with positive oversight and "positive" help and feedback from management. Managers tend to intimidate, control, manipulate, condescend and micromanage employees. There is little or no mentoring or chance for advancement. It is the most negative corporation I worked for in how employees are treated. There is no work- family balance at all because the company demands employees to work a lot of hours without additional compensation or even accolades for the hard work. Managers don't seem to consider employees workloads and add additional employees to even out the workloads. Managers are not united in direction, changes or processes so employees usually have to figure things out on their own with people doing things differently. There is very little acceptance of ideas for process change instead you just use the processes as provided even if they are ineffective and inefficient. The paycheck is okay and if you don't mind working under a lot of stress, pressure, poor management, lots of hours and in a negative environment, then work at SAIC.

SAIC has difficulty making hard decisions. Because management typically comes from the customers we serve, government, they tend to suffer from similar decision making weaknesses found in government. Because we are a great company from a self starter entrepreneurial perspective, don't expect senior management to think about grand strategy and lay out a roadmap for mid and direct level managers to follow. It is up to you to figure it out. Don't confuse lack of strategy or decision making skills with a lack of oversight (data calls) and a never ending list of new management self serve requirements. SAIC is trying to learn how to be big. We have grown fast and continue to struggle with how you lead in a larger company. In summary, there is nothing inspiring in senior leadership (bugm and up).