Infozen, contractor for US Customs - Data Input Specialist II InfoZen Employee Review

I have been with InfoZen for five years as a full-time employee. It has been the best job I’ve ever had, doing what I love to do, working with very professional people who “get” me. This is a great place to work. Very collegial and professional environment. A growing company with a great future ahead.

I don't have any cons to express. Self-starters and motivated people do well here.

Systems are very stable. InfoZen is willing to sponsor employees to get security clearances. It took over 4 months. but they are one of the few places in town willing to sponsor security clearances for those who don't have them, as it is mandatory for the job. There is a variety of skilled employees working there, as they tend to try to higher skill sets than are actually used to perform the job.

No raises, no promotions, for years at a time, they let good, deserving workers walk out the door over such issues. They don't promote from within, instead the government leads (non InfoZen) are usually former military with enough 'points'. The government leads do no actual work and the Maryland location gets special treatment vs the Colorado location is treated like the 'red-headed step child' by management on the East coast. Like most government jobs, the job is 'dumbed' down so much (segmented) that it takes dozen of people to do something that would have been accomplished by one person in the corporate world. There is never enough staff for people to be able to take vacations and holidays without difficulty. Training and the departments performing more advanced technical work is promised each year and then never delivered, partly due to the lack of staffing.