Working at Exelis in Colorado Springs, CO: 14 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Colorado Springs, CO Area

"I worked for Exelis in Kuwait for the last 3 years and I acquired an array of skills."

"I worked for Exelis (now Vectrus) for 2 yrs. I have found that they are pretty bad compared to other contracting companies hiring overseas. The salaries are low, the hiring practices are poor, and the management is awful. I was quite happy to leave and pursue a better opportunity with DCSI and SAIC."

"I worked 1 1/2 years for Exelis Mission Systems, now Vecturs. Overall it was a great experience both with co-workers and as a learning venture."

"I have worked for Exelis Inc for almost 5 years. The core values of the company and the relation with the military was a great experience. They are all over the world with government contracts. Logcap was one of the main contracts."

"Good company to work for, just didn't enjoy some of its company policies, I loved working with my coworkers, we were all like family, brothers. I will always look back at and say we had great times. Work place was ok for the conditions we were in, and our housing overseas was not bad. Thank you ITT Exelis for the opportunity, and if I can be an employee again I would go back."

"In the world of government contracting, Exelis is on the low end compared to the competition. I have enjoyed working for Exelis, however the financial compensation that they pay their employees is very low compared to similar jobs by competing companies. They have a high turnover rate because of this. They also lose many employees to the competition based on the quality of the jobs they bid. In my experience, Exelis has excellent mid-level management and my working conditions are very pleasing."

"This is a warzone position, in austere conditions. The pay is more than adequate, but the working conditions are terrible. As long as you can tolerate military beaurocracy as well as hot, dirty conditions and poor tools/resources- it is worth it."

"Great experience in guiding the website step by step and allowing easy navigation."

"I liked the work once I was settled."

What do you like about working at Exelis?

"The work was interesting and the people were fun to work with most of the time. I liked the health plan, free gym and free food."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This is not a Job for everyone, basically camping 24/7 and long work hours. Much Easier for single adults as the time away from home and the culture change can be difficult for some. Try to find someone that has been out there before make sure you a comfortable with the life."

What don't you like about working at Exelis?

"This was a stressful environment for many and that sometimes flowed into the work areas. Managment can be spotty at best and you have to manage on your own quite often. The medical insurance was terrible, expensive and I wouldn't use it again."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Your people are your greatest asset, they should be treated as such. It is a stressful environment and a little appreciation goes a long way in promoting employee health."

"An average employer compared to other Government Contractor entities."

What do you like about working at Exelis?

"The people at ITT Exelis are hard working and passionate."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I do not have any tips for others interviewing with this company."

What don't you like about working at Exelis?

"The work and life balance was weighted to working with little time for life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More attention to providing company resources to meet contract demands."

What do you like about working at Exelis?

"The people that I work with on our team are from all walks of life and different locations throughout the United States."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest on your resume. Make sure that you know how to do the job that you are applying for, and that you have the abilites that you say you have on your resume."

What don't you like about working at Exelis?

"The fact that we are in a war zone, and everyone is always a little on edge due to the possibility of incoming attacks"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should take into consideration that each person on the team has a distinctive personality, and their own ideas and perception of the job may be different than What the Book Says. They should understand that as long as the job gets done, that everyone gets along, and that the customer is happy, there is no reason to create Corporate Rules that just create reasons for people to feel like the company does not trust them."

"The job and people were OK but management sucked."

What do you like about working at Exelis?

"The people I worked with were great but upper management did not care about anyone."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Use this company as a stepping stone to get to know the other companies and then jump ship."

What don't you like about working at Exelis?

"Promotions were based off of who you were friends with instead of work qualifications."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I suggest that they get better management and improve the communications between everyone."

What do you like about working at Exelis?

"Good compensation and the opportunity to study and get more certifications"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know that you are there only for the money and personal relationships don't happen. There is no one to take care of you there, only you to take care of yourself. The company will not take care of you."

What don't you like about working at Exelis?

"Lack of structure, not orintation as to what was expected on the job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better orintation, and better supervision. take care of personell by giving them an orintation as to what is expected from them and what the peopel are responsible for."