Leidos Reviews

Pros

Good management, learning opportunities and culture.

Cons

Nothing to report at this point.

Pros

nice young people some new blood is being injected US Parent sometimes has good media

Cons

Management are a boys club with links back into the Defence Industry which appears solely what they rely on to access opportunities and more taxpayer money. Everything goes downhill from there. Dinosaurs everywhere - people who are remunerated well but have not upgraded skills from decades earlier. No culture of team If you have a different opinion from the party line, you will be ostracised and it will be a slow and painful death. Leads promoted above their level of competence with no regard for real world experience and no understanding of what is happening in the real world. I can honestly say that I have met some of the most unintelligent people in my working life in this company.

Pros

Being able to work remotely. Great if you like a ‘whimsical’ workplace, because decisions are made on a whim. Nice location so you can walk and look at millionaire’s waterfront flats and townhouses, or grab an over-priced salad or turmeric latte. The pay is good as they need to retain staff, but annual increases are actually falling below CPI, so makes it moot.

Cons

Based on a hierarchy with too many ‘people leaders’ making the meaning of management impotent. The ‘people leaders’ are a select group who get extra special meetings and platters of sandwiches and cheese in their People Leader Code training. The workers get to feast on the leftovers. For some reason, probably due to poor leadership, they thought that running a special program for the special people leaders would create a better culture. Boy were they wrong. Instead it has created an us and them culture. I am afraid that empathy and compassion are not learned subjects, but habits built from being a good human being. The People Leader Code is actually code for ‘Oops, we hired a narcissist again!’ Managers are supposed to serve the workers, to keep them safe from stress, overwork and helping achieve good outcomes, making sure the workers have the skillsets, tools and resources to complete the work required. Not at Leidos Australia where the top-heavy micro management and nepotism make the workforce weak, exhausted, anxious and fearful of being sacked on a whim. The executive leadership team, many of whom are incompetent due to the Peter Principle, are not able to trust staff, are unable to delegate decisively and work at a harried pace as nothing is ever planned. Promotions are not transparent, random and not worthy. People with many years of technical experience overlooked for favoritism. It is a reactive and fear driven style of management that I suppose makes people feel important as there is always a more demanding issue that needs attention, even though the last important demand was chucked in the waste bin, or not even looked at. Toxicity and dysfunction will ruin the place, including people’s lives.

Pros

Great pay, RDO. Work from home....however only when the going is good. The workers are fine. Most stuck there...waiting for first opportunity to leave the sinking ship.

Cons

OMG what a nightmare place. I managed to escape after 5 months. My manager was a narcissist...a brutal bully who made people redundant on a weekly basis. She micro-managed... forget about having a family life or a weekend. She simply didn’t give a damn...do it or risk losing your job. Staff In constant fear of losing their job...dismissed or made redundant at the whim of psycho managers. Taught me never to work at another company like Leidos. Poor leadership...leading through fear and bullying. A revolving door of staff leaving...unsuspecting staff constantly recruited. You hear about shocking places to work. Well folks Leidos is one of them. Don’t get trapped by the pay...you won’t have a life, family life or a weekend. Unrealistic deadlines the norm. Go elsewhere you will be respected and valued.

Pros

Great city location the building could do with a clean up tho. Seems as if the rumours have came true, a US Executive is moving to Australia to take control of the ELT.

Cons

Really high turnover of people in my area I never see my manager, I am not sure what he does but he is always traveling or in important meetings. Customers are unhappy