Leidos reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(5,067 total reviews)
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Tom Bell

86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Leidos has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,067 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Leidos employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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2.0
Jul 9, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Pay was excellent, and I was able to work remotely my entire time at Leidos.

Cons

Management doesn't know what they're doing. When presented with a problem they jockey back and forth standing nearly on the fence the whole time not making a decision Management bends over backwards for client, they say jump management says "how high?" without regard for the workers' wellbeing Many late nights/weekends I spent in front of my machine working without any extra pay In general advancing in career seems impossible due to their review system and not fully engaging the right players in that review system Management turnover rate is high (3 managers in 1y3m)

2.0
Apr 18, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Large company so there may be good teams to be found. I can only speak for my experience and other teams I interacted with. Efforts have been made to be perceived as a "tech company who happens to do government contracts" though mostly insincere. It's definitely still very much a "government contractor who happens to do software." Low technical bar for hiring so it could be a good stepping stone for early career folks or "lifer" types who just want to do the minimum and grind away until retirement. Looks ok on the resume in the DC area. You will relate to every Dilbert cartoon you come across.

Cons

Low technical bar, zero focus on culture -- Mostly mediocre unmotivated coworkers. Culture of doing the bare minimum to "meet requirements." -- Mediocre results for clients. Most teams are best described as boring people doing boring work in a boring place. Strictly hierarchical decision making process where technology choices are made by non-technical upper management who don't understand the implications of their decisions. Poor software development practices. Upper management talks about "agile" and "devops" but these are not done in practice. Arbitrary deadlines. Management believes stressed out employees is the ultimate sign of productivity. Management is considered a quasi-retired position which serves as a reward for loyalty/tenure. Most middle managers therefore lack management/leadership skills and simply serve as yes-men for their bosses. "but we've always done it that way" "it's already been decided" are unofficial company mottos. Frustrating environment if you take pride in your work/craft due to above issues. You will relate to every Dilbert cartoon you come across. Poor tech resources. Tiny old monitors, mediocre computers, IT resources such as VPNs are slow and unreliable.

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