Good benefits, salary, limited career opportunities - Lead Software Engineer Apptis Employee Review

4.0
8 Nov 2008
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Pros

Good benefits - healthcare at about $240 per month for a family, dental and vision. 401K matches to 4% and has good fund choices. Vacation starts at 15 days per year and rises to 20 days per year at the rate of 1 day per year. Hours are typically flexible and this makes for a good home/work balance. Typically 40 hour weeks are adhered to, no pressure to work many hours per week.

Cons

The training opportinities are minimal because all training is considered overhead so is kept to an absolute minimum, at best pretty lame CBT. Every hour training means an hour not billing the Government. Career progression is also limited because as an employee you may be embedded within a Govt department at a remote location and contact with Apptis manangement infrequent. Generally they do not know what you do on a day to day basis.

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5.0
19 Aug 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Small company, everyone knows everyone.

Cons

Taken over by URS, benefits may be threatened.

3.0
26 Aug 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

As Apptis we had fantastic management, freedom to set our own priorities while striving for growth and always felt that Sr. Executives supported and invested in staff and had your back when difficult decisions were to be made. Great mix within the rank and file. Most employees carried their own weight and provided value to the organization. Then we were acquired by URS....

Cons

Once URS acquired Apptis the writing was on the wall that legacy Apptis staff's days were numbered. Incentive comp was eliminated, benefits were reduced and employee contributions for benefits increased substantially, bonuses were minimized without any communication. Middle and Sr. Management that were brought in as replacements were not qualified and had limited understanding of the business. URS does not understand IT and will not continue to pay the salaries some of us were accustomed. If you were on overhead and did not fit within URS cost models prepare for the rif. URS has to get out of the IT business. They should continue building bridges and power plants. They do not value individuals. Unless you're part of the good ol' boys club start looking for your next career opportunity since the quarterly rifs will continue.

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