Stay away - Intelligence Analyst Leidos Employee Review

1.0
27 Apr 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation: my group is now forbidden raises for the next five years, though for top performers they just hovered around inflation rate previously so you better get a salary you want going in. Time-off policies: if your contract is delayed in being awarded expect to be offered no coverage and to have to use up your annual leave or go leave without pay, oh and the holiday hours that the company doesn't compensate you for when you leave the company will probably be off limits. Company values: well it doesn't value you, you are an expendable cog, but it does give three million dollar pay outs to executives, must have been quite a performance...

Cons

Promotions: if you're promoted within expect no increase in compensation to accompany the increase in workload. Work-life balance: well if you're not valued and know your job is at risk with each contract closure and can cope with that added stress then your work-life balance should be fine. Benefits: well all of those have been cut so expect to pay more for all your insurance needs, but they do send out a lot of useless propaganda foam coasters so your table will be well protected I suppose.

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Pros

Great company to work for. Lots of cool work.

Cons

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3.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
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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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