Software Technology Group (UT) Developer reviews

Being a contractor is hard. They have clients all over Utah so you could be travelling far for a project and you don't always know how long the project will last. You also don't ever really feel like you belong to a company because you don't see STG people a lot so it gets lonely. A lot of other tech companies offer unlimited PTO or just more PTO in general but since STG needs to bill someone for you the PTO isn't great (though you can accrue it with overtime, but that's not quite the same). You rarely get to work from home, if ever. And pay isn't great generally, especially with the demand in this area for developers. The best way to get paid more is to get another offer and bring it to them. They also make you take PTO if you want to go to any career related training.

The gray cloud of the consulting career's silver lining is that there is little room for upward mobility. While STG always pays its employees what the market will bear, the assignments and responsibilities of each engagement (ie, the things that populate your resume) are solely controlled by the company to whom you're assigned. This is true of the consulting industry as a whole, though; it is not particular to STG.