If you like micromanagement, you'll love this place, - Data Architect SAIC Employee Review

1.0
Jan 28, 2021
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Pros

Fully remote work, even after COVID Reasonably good corporate communications Reasonable pay level

Cons

Extreme micromanagement: Never before was I ever required to have my supervisor pre-screen emails before I'd send them to colleagues outside my group; all contacts with client had to be documented like formal meetings with extensive minutes reports, even phone calls. This is demeaning, insulting, and unprofessional. I was never given work even close to what a data architect would do. Payroll cycle is bi-weekly, rather than semi-monthly, so that income is out of sync with monthly expenses, and paychecks are 8% smaller, with catch-up only in two months.

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5.0
May 11, 2026
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Pros

The SAIC management on my contract are excellent.

Cons

After completing my first years, I have no complaints. My SAIC experience has been everything that I had hoped.

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2.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

Decent learning and development opportunities. Some really passionate and hard working people on your teams. Performance management is relaxed and flexible.

Cons

Benefits are wildly expensive for a company of their size. Was laid off with 1.5 months notice right before Christmas. Months prior to layoff was forced to use my PTO due to gov shutdown, but was still getting my full paycheck during shutdown. I believe this was so that they could diminish our PTO banks so they would have to pay out less when they laid us off. Laid off with zero severance despite being at company for almost 4 years and being in good standing. No efforts from management to make connections for a new internal role despite being strongly encouraged to search internally. New CEO Jim is not personable at all. Gives heavy corporate and cog in a machine vibes. Rumor has it that in the defense contracting industry, SAIC will be faring rather poorly within next 1-4 years.

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