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Q&A With SAIC Employees
At SAIC, our vision is collaborative. We build upon the best ideas and solutions, no matter where they come from. We celebrate our diversity and thrive on being inclusive. By working here, you will learn on the job from co-workers as they in turn learn from you. We know that when we work together and hold our values close, we make our communities and our country stronger.
How employees describe working at SAIC
Use to thoroughly enjoy the organization
Good people to work along side of.
i dont like anything about the interview process
Good company, fun projects, terrible benfits, decent pay
Put in a leadership team that values people and team work.
What it's like to work at SAIC
- SAIC employees generally work 8.7 hrs a day
- Employees at SAIC report the work pace is moderate
- On a typical day, employees at SAIC have 2 meetings
- 80% of SAIC employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- SAIC employees most often take 10-15 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 77% of SAIC employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- SAIC employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
- 82% of SAIC employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With SAIC Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 63
How often do raises happen at SAIC?
Maybe 1% annually; not enough to cover benefits cuts; expect no employee review.
You get your annual performance bump and that's it.
Annual PR and it hits your paycheck in April. It may be next to nothing and may not cover the cost of your benefit out of pocket rise that start Jan. 1
How do you feel about SAIC's future?
The company is on a fast trajectory downhill. All they care about is the bottom line. The past 5 years have been 5 strong years of benefits cuts, low to no raises, no educational assistance, low/few training opportunities. Many folks are leaving to greener pastures.
Our company is based on providing expertise and they are cutting all incentives to attract new experts or retain existing experts. Definitely on the decline.
It's on the decline.
How long do the interviews usually take at SAIC?
Usually several up to 1 hour each.
30 minutes
An hour, maybe two.
What are the team outings like at SAIC?
People are just going through the motions of participating, but nobody cares.
Lunch for special occasions, and a Christmas Party.
Connectedness is broken. They won't even forward your email to you if you sit at a customer site. Team outings disappeared (at least for my organization) several years ago.
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at SAIC?
Focus less on culture and spend some money to take care of the employees. Culture would improve if we were compensated more in line with our competitors rather than our "market peers."
Better benefits. It was better this year but I still don't feel like it is like it was when I started or that we are competitive with other defense contractors.
Focus on getting things done efficiently, and not band-aid fixes to everything.
How's the work life balance at SAIC?
No longer good. The past 5 years of benefit cuts, and cheap Gov contract wins mean less people on projects, declining morale, and poor customer service.
Average
They keep cutting the benefits that get us to show up to work. They won't reimburse excess leave balance anymore, and more recently they won't pay us for the first 5 hours of overtime. So work life balance is improving but not intensionally
What do people at SAIC think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
She's good at keeping the stock price high and will cut all costs to do so. Cares not for lifetime employees.
Quit laying off 55 or older people.
What's the work from home policy like at SAIC?
It was improving, but now its dropping drastically. My manager expects us to be on Skype at least 10 hours per day; answer late night emails etc.
They act like they're doing you a favor, but they don't pay anything towards your internet. Basically by having you work at home they're saving the cost of your office space & don't share the savings with you.
How flexible is your work schedule at SAIC?
Not very flexible. I used to be able to work flexible hours - as long as the work was done to high standards. Now its 8:00 AM to usually 6:00 PM - no overtime or recording of hours over 40 are encouraged even though you wont be paid for over 40 regardless if worked.
We have a pretty flexible work schedule at SAIC. Most employees within IT work at least 1 day a week from home and they are very flexible on the arrival and departure times, with some people coming in as early as 7AM and others not until 8:30 or 9AM.
How do I do well in an interview at SAIC?
Recognize that you dont know everything but are willing to do whatever you are told.
Get a book and practice on common I interview questions.
How common are layoffs at SAIC?
Top Employee Response
Very common
Only when a contract is lost or terminated, it depends on the program.
What benefits does SAIC provide?
Tiny 401k match, Expensive health insurance, espp, comprehensive leave, pet insurance
Not enough to keep anyone with valuable skills.
What's the pay like for Design roles at SAIC?
Depends on who you are and who you know. Let's just say that equal pay is just a ruse. An audit of their employment records would find much disparity among their teams of developers.
Disproportionately favoring male developers over female.
What's the Design team like at SAIC?
Reckless and self-aggrandizing without any true direction or leadership. Clashing with customers and advisors about the course of the project and its very definition.
Only a handful of people actually possess the skills to perform the task so the brunt of the workload falls to them.
What's the office layout like at SAIC?
Corporate has all the perks, but the employees who actually perform on contracted projects get whatever the customer/government provides. Dingy old buildings with minimum amenities and bathrooms that smell like outhouses.
I work at a customer site. It is tight.
What unique perks and benefits does SAIC provide?
None, those have all disappeared.
Teledoc smartphone doctor's appointments is nice.
What's the vibe like in the Engineering dept at SAIC? How many hours are you working?
Depends entirely on what you are working on. A lot of engineering positions are at customer sites at my location. Typically working average of 8 hours. Occasionally a lot more. SAIC recently changed its policy on paying over 40 for salaried employees and a lot of people have cut back on hours.
40 hours a week, with some flexibility on schedule.
How's the work pace at SAIC?
Frenzied followed by lulls of "what are we doing now?"
Slow, and made slower by micro-management.
How do you feel about going to work at SAIC everyday?
Disenchanted
Great- I feel very fortunate to have a good job at a great company.
What's the company culture like at SAIC?
We're a big company who wins a lot of contracts.
Normal DOD contracting vibe.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation at SAIC?
More pay
No company matching for charity contributions is embarrassing. 401(K) matching has significantly decreased since beginning at SAIC.
What does the ideal candidate in the IT department look like at SAIC?
Someone willing to work in slave labor conditions and keep their mouths shut.
What kind of interview questions do they ask when hiring someone in the IT department at SAIC?
Background and experience; some minor technical questions.
What IT department questions did SAIC ask during your job interview?
How many cows are in Texas?
How helpful was your IT team when you were first hired at SAIC?
Team is fair. Management needs work.
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44% of SAIC employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 23% are neutral and 33% would not recommend working at SAIC to their friends.
| 44% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 23% | Passive |
| 33% | Detractors |
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