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2.9

43% would recommend to a friend

(6,343 total reviews)
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Mike Lawrie

46% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

CSC has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 6,343 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The CSC employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Jul 1, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

-Large company, many opportunities for advancement -Remote work possible for some roles

Cons

-CSC is in a death spiral The company is systematically slashing most experienced personnel, especially in the US, but even in India! - After 3 years of cutting without regard to consequences, core delivery capabilities have been decimated -No reference-able accounts of any real size, in turn causing fewer new account wins -Every employee I speak to off the record is despondent and looking for a job elsewhere -Company is morally bankrupt, taking money out of the pockets of employees any way possible to meet outlandish promises to Wall Street. (This in the form of making staff work 70 hour weeks, reduced bonuses, pay cuts, reneging on compensation agreements, forced vacation even if you don't have enough accrued, forcing unmeetable cost challenges into departmental budgets, and so on. It's extremely ugly.) I get capitalism, and CSC *should* be rightsizing its costs as it isn't competitive right now. The problem here is that the execution is reckless, shortsighted, and brutal for its customers and employees. It's clear to me that the end-game is a sale of the split companies. This is probably wonderful for stockholders, but it's a living nightmare for employees.

2.0
Feb 3, 2015

Mixed Feelings

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I loved CSC and spent 7 years with them. Constant process improvements and focus on customer satisfaction plus account improvements were great. I had a few opportunities to gain some certifications (ITIL, MCP), but the opportunities were rare. Overall I really liked the company ... to a point.

Cons

Unfortunately, the cons grew to a place which vastly outweighed the good. I watched senior level managers start leaving, then the proverbial 'rank and file'. As a senior manager, I held fast hoping for the best but as time progressed, it became obvious that CSC needed some major changes at the most senior levels. Promotions and opportunities were gone. CSC began looking for senior level people at junior salaries, raises and increases were a thing of the past even as CSC announced huge profits. Upward mobility was non-existent and recognition was nowhere to be found. For myself, I took an account which was red APARS for 5 years and turned it around in less than 8 months to green. Never was there a single thank you or appreciation. I was good with that since I derived personal satisfaction from the accomplishment. Over the next few years and when the organizational and structural changes began, employees began leaving in swarms. The burden placed upon employees from the bottom up to senior level managers was overwhelming and the CSC answer was "reduce costs" no matter who has to go. Bonuses were paid at all executive levels while reductions on the ground tripled workloads on employees and attrition went through the roof, at times exceeding 26% in 6 months! I'm sorry and I hate to say it, but I would think very long and hard about ever coming back to CSC.

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