Pros
• Great technical team and immediate leadership • Purposeful, challenging projects • Good mission alignment
Cons
I was proud to contribute to impactful federal work and collaborate with a strong, highly professional technical team. My performance was consistently praised and there were no formal concerns raised during my time. The challenges began when the company enforced a client-facing requirement, despite having previously allowed flexibility for family circumstances. I was repeatedly pressured to resign. I was told the separation would be due to "failure to meet contractual terms," but at times there were contradictory and inappropriate suggestions, including performance-related language — even though my record and evaluations remained strong. No severance or support was offered, and the tone from certain individuals in leadership became uncomfortable, including personal comments that crossed professional lines. It became clear that the "client requirement" may have been used as a pretext for pushing me out (as they are doing with other co-workers), without formally initiating a layoff.