Not terrible, but could actually be better. - Computer Operator Leidos Employee Review

3.0
30 Jun 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The direct supervisors for Leidos themselves are at the very least pretty understanding and helpful if you need to reach out to them (as far as the ones that I've interacted with anyways, I don't know much about the other ones). They do have education reimbursement, though it's mostly with like specific schools and majors, they even have discounts you can use to purchase supplies from certain stores and/ or on certain excursions or what have you. 401K also includes part of Leidos stock, and, I don't use it too much except for my glasses, but the insurance is pretty okay? Aetna's not terrible, but they are not always accepted everywhere. They also have a lot of Upskilling programs that you can use to improve and whatever you want to learn through Coursera, or I think skillshare and precipio and a couple other ones.

Cons

Because most of our work is contracted unless you somehow have like an upper-level position, where you work directly for the company under a specific contract. most of the time your pay is depending on whoever the heck they contract you to which is not good for like your pay rate because most of the time they don't account for economic issues.

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5.0
22 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Ability to work from home

Cons

There is few opportunities to promote

3.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

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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