Toxic management and zero career growth opportunities - Engineer SAIC Employee Review

1.0
22 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Can choose semi flexible working hours

Cons

- Treat employees terrible - Overworked and under paid - Zero career development - Engineering Management has no engineering background - Cut corners to meet deadlines - constantly sacrifices quality for cost and schedule - management often has zero understanding of any of the engineering development, yet will make changes and provide direction that causes months of negative work and project slip. - work environment is loud, packed, and stinks of gas and chemicals - No sick days - doesn't remote work (even during severe weather) - Very little time off for holidays - No direction or training for onboarding (thrown into the mess and expected to figure it out) -extreme disorganization -outdated processes -expected to work everyone else's job for them (engineers are just treated as a skilled hourly worker) I'd only take a job here if it is your last resort.

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Cons

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Cons

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