Unisys reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,956 total reviews)
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69% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Unisys has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,956 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Unisys 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 4, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Provides flexibility to work virtually (restricted to certain positions) Have reasonably good benefits (medical/dental/vision/employee assistance) Good Infrastructure for online learning, and partner materials (Microsoft, VMWare etc)

Cons

Big disconnect between upper management and the employees (especially delivery teams working on long-term projects) Disconnect between organization vision, mission and established practices. Highly demoralized workforce (the mid-level management does not have an explanation/insight for organizational actions - like the recent reduction in workforce initiatives)

3.0
May 28, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Unisys Corporation, surprisingly unbeknownst to many is the basis of computing as we know it today and this company deserves more recognition than it is given. Unisys is a company where a seemingly entry-level individual without much in the way of formal education beyond high school can achieve a lucrative career in a corporate technology support role. Continued employment is based on performance metrics and in the end this benefits the company, the client and leads to growth and development and job satisfaction for the employee.

Cons

As a college degreed professional I find it very disburbing how the company is governed, and particularly the lack of accessiblity to the Human Resources Department, should one formally exist. It appears all personnel decisions are made at the field level amongst managers and this aspect is particularly troubling given Unisys is a multi-national corporation with thousands of employees. Extensive utilization of contract personnel allows for rapid deployment prior to completion of background verification and enables an available and flexible work force without term committments and ensures cost reduction due to lack of benefits. Oftentimes these workers are paid a mere fraction of what their client-side colleagues are receiving, yet are expected to produce results presenting Unisys in a positive light. As a take-charge and responsible individual with a client-centric work ethic, I have always been concerned the business is being run like a staffing agency with candidate placement similar to staffing a security guard agency or janitorial firm. The flow of communication in the management ranks could be vastly improved as surprisingly many field managers have never met their colleagues and thus could not be expected to know what is going on in the field. Particularly troubling is that there exists no formal Human Resources Department or access to upper management should there be concerns or issues arise.

5.0
May 26, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Major corporation with entrenched customer relationships. Supportive management and relatively stable sales positions. Positive, genuinely helpful peers throughout the company. Nice benefits package.

Cons

Lower than average compensation. Constantly changing comp plan to cap individual success. Presidents Club and another sales incentives eliminated. Floundering senior management who appear incapable of leading such a great technology company (prior to Ed Coleman - no opinion on Ed).

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