The company is under a lot of pressure from the top to keep our billable hours high and costs low. I get it. That's how they make money. However, it means that the annual trips/conventions have completely ceased. My billable time and PTO is constantly under scrutiny. The joy of working is completely gone because I spend so much of my time trying to decipher and comply with company policies that are always changing.
I liked the idea of working for Vitalize (one of the companies that existed before the merger/spinoff) because it was "smaller." Everyone knew everyone and if you needed help with anything, you knew who to call. Now, you e-mail a pool of people. I rarely get responses to my questions and when I have issues I have to send 2, 3, sometimes 4 emails to the pool to get a simple "Sue, can you look into this for Bob?" Not even an answer.
With all the pressure coming from the top that our billable hours need to be higher, I feel like the company must be in trouble. The merger didn't fair well and I think the small firms that are able to keep their employees happy will start surpassing Leidos (and in some cases, already have).
