SAIC reviews

When we went public, the atomosphere changed for the worse. No more bonuses or profit sharing for non-managers. Private to public stock conversion was nebulous and not even mathematicians could figure out. Raises are typically low whereas they used to be in accordance to performance and professional development. Even after finishing a master's degree. Only senior managers seem to benefit from being public. Morale is very bad, stock is stagnant. Business units and operations compete against each other. Managers are actually penalized financially if they use employees with needed expertise in other operations. Our operation has a distinct hierarchy, you are either in or out. Most people are out, but if you are one of the chosen few, you do well. Lots of good ol' boy network at work.

Sometimes it's very difficult to get ahold of upper management. I remember multiple times haven't to wait 1+ weeks to get a 30 minute appt with them and I'm not sure if it was because of my standing as an intern or simply because they were that busy. As far as my direct manager it wasn't very easy to get in touch with them either but they do have an open door policy so as long as you keep your eyes open you can normally talk to them the same day. Because of their lack of availability it often means that they don't give very much feedback or recognition.