Does S2 Analytical Solutions pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, S2 Analytical Solutions employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at S2 Analytical Solutions. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at S2 Analytical Solutions?

66% of S2 Analytical Solutions employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated S2 Analytical Solutions 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at S2 Analytical Solutions?

Program Manager (3) , Systems Engineer (3) , Analyst (2) , Manager (2) , Project Manager (2) , Senior Program Manager (2) , Staff Officer (2)

What are the pros of working at S2 Analytical Solutions according to real employee reviews?

"Competitive salary and benefits." ((in 6 reviews)); "Good benefits available" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at S2 Analytical Solutions according to real employee reviews?

"Depending on the contract and CLIN, PTO is forced to be utilized within specific time frames and you maybe asked to take LWOP in order to get your billable hours within the contractual amount for the government." ((in 4 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities makes a person feel dead ended" ((in 3 reviews))

S2 Analytical Solutions Reviews

3.4

66% would recommend to a friend

(47 total reviews)

Steve Bailey

60% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (47 reviews)

S2 Analytical Solutions has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 47 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The S2 Analytical Solutions employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

47 reviews

1.0

7 Oct 2021

Believe the negative reviews-worst company ever

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Vice President Sam is a good guy. Pay was ok. Medical/dental was ok, not with the company long enough to use them.

Cons

For starters, this is one of the most unethical companies I have ever been associated with. Profits over everything else. The worst PTO policy I have ever encountered. PTO has no value so make sure you use it up before you leave the company because you will not be paid for any unused hours. Previous contract ended abruptly and the termination letter specifically stated that unused PTO hours would be paid out if the remaining 16 hours (contract ended with 2 work day notice) were worked. You cannot accrue PTO if you are on PTO. Not sure why but managers weren't lining up to fill positions with this company. Our contract coudn't get anyone to take the PM role, once they finally found someone, contract ended a few days after he was hired. Many people were let go after a few weeks of working for this company with nothing more than a termination letter saying terminated due to lack of work. Such a classless company, I see why the contract was terminated before the first year ended. No 401K vesting for 5 years, that's because most people don't stick around that long anyways.

1.0

29 Oct 2020

Stay away

S2 employee

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Pros

- The line of work is interesting and the coworkers are great - For the most part, the employees care about their jobs and the work they are doing - Most employees are very helpful and will direct you to the correct person to talk to

Cons

- The good reviews you see on here are fake - Unprofessional upper management - If you take PTO in your last two weeks, it will be taken out of your paycheck - Better yet, if a holiday is within your last two weeks, they will make your last day before the holiday which in turn hurts the customer more than anyone - They do not care about their people once they are hired, they only care about making money and getting people hired

2.0

22 Apr 2020

Think Twice

Employee

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Pros

Talented workforce with a deep understanding of their federal customers’ requirements. Pay is competitive and benchmarked to location. Know your level and labor category and you will typically be 10% higher than Washington, DC market. On contract positions typically require a 40 hour week. Competitive positions for Team Leads and Program Managers allow for some limited upward mobility but little to no additional compensation. Keen business development team. Process driven approach makes them a BD machine punching well above their small numbers. Low overhead allows them to compete well against competition. This provides more job security than many gov con companies who don’t have the business acumen. Great use of technology and knowledge management Possible employee profit sharing might be offered to facilitate sale of company.

Cons

Corporate office positions are a meat grinder expecting well above 40 hours per week. There is no work life balance to corporate positions. On contract positions are 40 hours a week without expectation to put in additional hours. When on contract workers do assist, the bonus pool is anemic and the low bonuses actually discourage participation in corporate support / business development. Benefits were competitive but have dramatically and repeatedly changed for cost cutting. This created significant morale problems. CEO has significant micro management issues. Volatile and emotive decision making. Adversarial relationships with customers, subcontractors, and vendors rather than growing collaborative partnerships. Business successes have reinforced perceptions that abusive and unprofessional conduct are the reasons for growth. Creates conflict needlessly. Growing pains due to change from small emergent, boutique, technically astute company to large defense contractor body shop. Top talent departing causing a brain drain and loss of customer relations. Profit pressure has increased risk to customer relations and threatens past performance. Company has difficulty empowering employee decision making. Bonus structure is woefully out of step with profitability and revenue growth. Bonuses lag behind industry average for locale. Do not believe the bonus range in your offer letter. Poor implementation of telework despite ability to fully leverage well developed telework infrastructure. There is no bench. If you are off contract, you won’t be in a paid status. Uncertainty with potential acquisition. Company is Attractive buy for investors looking for recession resistant market sectors.

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