When the Denver office was still known as Syncroness, I would have had a hard time coming up with any cons. I would tell everyone how wonderful this place was. Syncroness was a small design engineering company where it really did feel like every employee mattered. If engineers were in between contracts, they were able to spend time collaborating with coworkers, catch up on training, or participate in professional development activities. This expectation of job security was one of the many reasons I decided to work at Syncroness.
In 2022, that all changed when Syncroness merged with ALTEN Technology USA. All engineers, even those that are full-time ALTEN employees, are now treated as disposable liabilities and will be let go as soon as there is not enough contract work. Any illusion of job security completely evaporated. I get that businesses exist to make money, but employees also deserve to be treated with respect, no matter the title or rank. ALTEN does not handle layoffs with any sort of empathy, fairness, or transparency. If you are looking for a career in HR, IT, management, or sales, this place would probably be an okay place to work. I can no longer recommend working here as an engineer.
Other Cons
Salary is far lower and benefits are bare minimum of what is typically offered at a comparably-sized engineering company.
Little to no career advancement or professional development opportunities.
No annual bonuses.
Small annual salary increases.
No transparency about the health or direction of the business. Upper management will continually say how amazing everything is when it really isn’t.
Payroll department is inconsistent. I often found errors on my paystub, either from overpayments or incorrect taxes or premiums being deducted from my paycheck.
