Fair company to work for - Anonymous employee Leidos Employee Review

3.0
22 Feb 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Leidos seems to be settling out finally after all the changes it endured post SAIC split. Although most of the company has evened out and has stabilized some of the business areas still function as if they are a separate entity from the whole company (different procedures, different standards, and generally want to do what they want to do).

Cons

After SAIC and Leidos split there were a lot of growing pains at Leidos including many firings, organizational restructuring, and general discontent with management. Although to their credit these things are expected when a major company splits or spins off. Management sometimes has a problem being forthcoming with their employees, part of that could be that they are in the dark as much as the employees. Overall a good company to work for, but with all the changes and fluctuation in the last few years it seems that Leidos's future is uncertain. As an employee it was hard to know whether my job was going to be there tomorrow.

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Leidos provides opportunities to work on complex government programs with meaningful technical challenges. Depending on the contract and team, there can be exposure to cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, systems engineering, networking, and mission-focused work that is difficult to find elsewhere. The company also has a large footprint, so there may be internal opportunities for people who are able to navigate the organization.

Cons

My experience was that the quality of management varied significantly by program. Communication around expectations, roles, and priorities was often inconsistent, and decisions that affected employees were not always explained clearly or handled in a transparent way. Work-life balance also depended heavily on local management. Flexibility that existed in practice could be changed quickly, and employees were sometimes left trying to reconcile changing expectations with existing workloads and personal obligations. In my view, the company would benefit from stronger oversight of program-level management decisions, especially where employee responsibilities, workplace flexibility, and performance feedback are concerned. I also found that technical decision-making was sometimes driven more by schedule pressure than by sound engineering judgment. On complex government programs, that can create unnecessary risk and frustration for employees who are trying to do things correctly.

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