Impossible to Excel - Background Investigator Peraton Employee Review

3.0
27 Oct 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible scheduling but, you will get behind no matter what.

Cons

Reports are always kicked back, writing format changes constantly for reports, it is impossible to complete required tasks in just 40 hours a week. Stressful job, lots of fieldwork, reports are kicked back no matter how experienced you are! You must meet your caseload plus correct all of your kicked back reports within 24 hours. There is no work life balance. The pay is terrible! Your barely being paid more than people are getting hired McDonald’s yet a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required. You do not get paid extra for having a Master’s degree. Investigators that do advance have no integrity and work off the clock (FREE) just to finish their work.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

My experience with Peraton’s hiring process was deeply disappointing and, unfortunately, reflected very poor communication practices. I received an offer in October for a position supporting a newly awarded FAA contract supporting their new Air Traffic Control System and was initially told that I would receive a start date in December. When December arrived, I was informed that the timeline had shifted to January. This same message continued each month, with repeated assurances that the position was still moving forward and that I simply needed to remain patient. Over the course of nearly six months, I completed all requested pre-employment steps, including the background check, and made multiple attempts to obtain meaningful updates through email. Most of those requests were met with little to no response, and the limited communication I did receive provided no real clarity beyond another delayed timeline. After being consistently led to believe the role was still active, I was ultimately contacted and informed that my offer had been rescinded due to changing business needs. While I understand that contracts and staffing requirements can change, waiting six months with minimal transparency only to have the offer withdrawn is unacceptable and demonstrates a lack of respect for candidates’ time and career planning. I was very excited about this next phase of my career, as well as the opportunity to support this new contract. But after this ordeal, I quite frankly do not recommend anyone to seek employment here.

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