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CSC Systems Programmer reviews

3.0

56% would recommend to a friend

(87 total reviews)
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Mike Lawrie

71% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Systems Programmer employees have rated CSC with 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 87 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Programmer professionals have an average working experience there. CSC is rated 22% below average by Systems Programmer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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87 reviews
1.0
Aug 13, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

You can usually take time off when needed to deal with family issues, so long as it isn't too extensive. Sometimes the company will force you to take vacation when they want you to, or forced unpaid furloughs, so often you have LOTS of time to spend with your family.

Cons

Raises are virtually non-existent, not even cost-of-living for inflation. If under pressure to keep a quality employee, the miniscule raise pool will sometimes go toward one person on the team while most others get 0 to 2%. In a bad year, mostly everyone gets 0%. Training/education is usually never approved, travel is never approved, and upper management is completely inept.

2.0
Aug 30, 2010

okay !!

Recommend
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Pros

Good for people who would like to hop between roles

Cons

Processes tend to overkill . Beaurocratic at times

3.0
Feb 11, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Its a job, but that's about it ... oh, if you play your cards right, you can work from home.

Cons

Pressure is on, long hours, short term objectives, no long term planning. Multi layer management, little rewards, no training ( apart from silly "how to sit on your chair" health & safety stuff) USA driven by guys in ivory towers with the bottom line in site all the time. If you don't work in Aldershot, you don't exist! Question: If CSC take a workload on that was managed by 5 systems programmers at customer site, how many CSC system programmers will it take to manage it? Answer ... You and 2 indians who know nothing about it, can barely speak english & who leave a few months later ... oh, by the way that's managing it alongside your other 20-30 systems as well and ...... whoops, sorry , just been outsourced to another major supplier myself!

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