Low Salary and lower expectations - Cyber Security Professional Sevatec Employee Review

2.0
Jul 20, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

They offer insurance for your pets. Health Insurance isn't any worse than anywhere else. You get a nice golf shirt every year. Sometimes they'll buy you pizza for contract awards.

Cons

Asking for raises is frowned upon, even after you've won major performance awards from the government customer. Management stresses that they want employees with "passion" - which translates to people willing to work for a salary 25-35% less than the national average. Employee training is non-existent. Though they tout their training opportunities to the government customer repeatedly. They point employees to a lackluster Skillsoft page and that's the last you'll hear. Ironically, you'll get a bonus if you post a positive review on Glassdoor, so take all of the positive reviews you see here with a grain, maybe a shaker-full, of salt.

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5.0
May 6, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Good, It Pays Well, easygoing

Cons

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2.0
May 29, 2014
Anonymous contractor
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They pay well. Personality-wise everyone was nice to work with. Corporate believes they are doing right by their employees.

Cons

They seem to discourage out-of-the-box thinking. Additionally, don't expect to have a job once your contract ends. Upper management loves to make promises. In my experience I could not trust them. Generally speaking, every promise made was not followed up on. In some cases it felt as though they outright lied to employees, attempting to keep people engaged. Also, since they have no intent of keeping most folks long-term, there's no incentive to grow their employee's skill sets. Don't expect training budgets. Expect your skills will grow antiquated unless you keep them sharp on your own. Finally, due to size, and a hunger to compete with the big-boys, they take on contracts simply to grow their portfolio. Never mind the quality of the project. Beware, you could be placed on a contract doomed to fail. If that's the case, don't expect upper management will do much to right the ship, until it's almost sunk. You'd think it would be in their interest to salvage business relationships. That doesn't appear to be the case.

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