Versar reviews

3.0

47% would recommend to a friend

(91 total reviews)

Dwane Stone and James Jaska

43% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Versar has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 91 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Versar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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91 reviews
1.0
Oct 23, 2020

BEYOND TERRIBLE

Recommend
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Pros

-Coworkers were cool and it was fairly easy to build relationships -Generally get your preferred shifts

Cons

YIKES.... a lot to say here. 1) Starting pay is $35-37k in a DC suburb! Absolutely ridiculous for the work that we do and provide to the clients. Being in charge of protecting million dollar equipment, this amount of money is way too low and the high level employees simply do not care. 2) The management team is awful. Employees were called entitled for asking for a cost of living raise... one of the managers is allowed to fall asleep on shift and pass incomplete work onto the next shift with no disciplinary action undertaken by the boss. Also left work for an 1.5 hours due to forgetting to leave a key behind and leaving someone locked out of house. Again, no disciplinary action done. 3) Promotions are based on favoritism. Most recent promotions were given to less tenured individuals who had prior to the promotion played baseball in the office with a tennis ball, drank alcohol on shift while working from home during COVID-19, searched different sex toys on work computers, left desk unattended for hours and at times did not make required phone calls. The reasoning for the promotion is how great of "leaders" they are, but based off the actions performed I'm not sure how you could draw that conclusion. I guess when you have higher level employees who are allowed to fall asleep on shift, this isn't a surprise. Overall, inappropriate behavior is what is promoted here and there is no chance for upward mobility unless you are lucky enough to be "more liked" than others. 4) There is no time and a half pay for overtime over 40 hours per week or if you exceed 8 hours in a day. You will work 12 hour shifts and when understaffed will work 5-6 12's in a row. Former employees worked 50 plus straight days of 12's in 2018.. hardly worth it given the compensation.

1.0
Jul 29, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

- Most of my coworkers were cool - Will help you land a better job after some experience

Cons

Where to even begin - Pay is horrendous (35K or so) for one of the most expensive areas in the country (DC suburbs) and no raises were given this year. If you work here, you will be struggling to survive especially if you have loans. - You will work nights and weekends, and often longer than 40 hour weeks with no additional compensation. 80 hour work weeks are pretty common due to turnover. - Management does not care about its employees: one is inflexible and stuck in the stone age and another is totally inept at his job. Tried to rush employees back during COVID putting their well-being in danger. Calls employees entitled. - No opportunities for growth whatsoever. The only way to move up in your career is to leave after a year or 2. Any "promotions" were based on favoritism not merit. In summary, overworked and underpaid. If you're a recent Meteorology grad, stay far, far away from this place. It's tough starting out, but you will hate your life if you work here. There's a reason this place is a revolving door with no signs of changing. If you have no other options, get your experience and get out at the first opportunity.

1.0
Mar 4, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

During prosperous times this company was able to win interesting and rewarding projects.

Cons

Structures are in place that discourages employees from seeking help and advice when it is needed. Managers often withhold information critical to the success of projects and then use that information against their employees. There is no reward for innovation because most employees and managers seem to be simply riding this office to its death.

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