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3.1

43% would recommend to a friend

(126 total reviews)

Shilpa Bahethi

36% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Science Systems and Applications has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 126 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Science Systems and Applications employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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126 reviews
1.0
Jan 29, 2024

On a Downward Spiral

Anonymous employee
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Pros

If you work on a contract, your job is probably safe and you'll be mostly insulated from what's going on within the company.

Cons

Leadership at the top is very toxic. President frequently blasted employees, in front of others, and often for things that were not their fault or in their control. He seemed to be doing his best to alienate both customers and partners as well as employees. Morale was at an all time low when I left and the little bit I've heard since suggests that things have only gotten worse, though obviously I don't know that for sure. Leadership at the top seemed to keep expanding while much of the infrastructure was laid off and while everyone was told how well the company was doing. Management at lower levels were often still good people, they seemed to be doing their best to protect their folks, but they had started leaving as well.

1.0
Jan 9, 2024

Just gets worse.

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Pros

I'm working as a NASA contractor. Immediate management (also contractor) is easy to work for and is the main reason I've stayed.

Cons

SSAI is just a figure head for the contract I work on. My 2021 raise was the lowest raise I've received during my lengthy time on this contract and preceding contracts. I was told it was the "industry average". Pushes socialization too much. Many of the "perks" they offer are for employees who don't work on the contract. Medical Benefits are horrible. Now, they've required a new software to be installed on your computer in order to do your timesheet. The problem is that most of the contract workers use customer issued computers and this new software isn't compatible. On top of that, we haven't been given the new software to download, so we've been unable to do our timesheet in nearly a week.

2.0
Dec 9, 2023
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Pros

Most Employees at SSAI are really great people and awesome to work with. Pay is average, not the best.

Cons

CEO switch around 2021 led to a new CEO who's only in due to being the owner's son a classic case of nepotism. He has berated employees in Teams meetings in front of others, citing that someone "of his level" shouldn't have to reach out to the lower teams in order to oversee work getting done. A filing error that happened on his watch led to the company losing an entire contract and also led to mass layoffs. Join this company at your own discretion. Remote work has been gotten rid of completely, hybrid is an option but with current leadership expect everyone back in the office full time eventually. Finally, opportunities to grow are stagnant. Sometimes you'll be promised a higher position only for upper management to hire employees from overseas to fill those positions. During the layoffs they let go of several higher paid employees for new employees who did the same roles but had lesser pay.

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