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Noblis started off with above average benefits in the industry: medical was affordable and comprehensive, all plans offered HSAs and Noblis would contribute to them, 1:1 retirement matching up to 9%, etc.. This has dramatically changed over the last couple years. Employee medical costs have skyrocketed, both in insurance premiums and deductibles/out-of-pocket maximums. The cheapest plan (factoring in out-of-pocket maximums) is no longer eligible for HSA, and the other plans have reduced company contribution. Retirement matching is now 100% for the first 3% and 50% for the next 3%. Yearly raises now barely cover the increase in health insurance premiums, even at higher salaries.

Instead of hiring people to perform different roles and responsibilities, those often get forced upon high-performing individuals until they're filling the roles of several people. Management is sorely out of touch with the needs of the lower career bands. The company has grown quickly with acquisitions and talent retention has severely diminished.

Noblis is an excellent companyto utilize your technical skills and knowledge. The management clearly communicates the client's tasks and expectations and confirms that the employees understand what their role in meeting the client's expectations.   Management also supports the employee by providing opportunities for professional and technical growth.  

The compensation is good and they set out a roadmap so you will know how you can advance in the company. 

The co-workers are  self-motivated scientists and engineers.  A great team of people to work with. 

The company is very ethical and chooses take the right course of action. 

Extra perks include the health facility, an on-call nutritionist, and a five-star healthy cafeteria.

I found Noblis to be a good place to work for. Their benefits package was very attractive, and for the most part, salaries matched experience. They were a little under what could be expected for someone with experience, but not a serious undercut. Management was fair and balanced for the most part; there were a couple of outliers, but what company doesn't? Be prepared for a lot of project work. There are very few "secure" jobs there; you'd have to be on the corporate side to find those. That being said, the work was very interesting, and some of the staff were just absolute geniuses when it came to their respective subject matter. There is a lot that one can learn from these people, and working with them can be a blessing.

In a typical day at work, I begin my day by reviewing all incoming e-mail to stay abreast with ongoing dialog.  Next, I review the general ledger for all direct & indirect, billable & non-billable charges that have accrued.  Next I review the most recent expenditures against the spend plans for each corresponding project.

From then, I'm able to plan my day by identifying action items that require immediate attention, those I will need to contact for discussion, and planning ideas to make the process more efficient.

The hardest part of the day is working around delayed responses from those I've contacted.  Often times the action items require a few steps and will need attention from various people.

My management style is putting priority on full transparency and communication, to ensure that we have more than one set of eyes reviewing an issue.

Your experience really depends upon your chain of command and your client/contract.  My experience with the client and the client's chain of command was excellent.  They were nice and flexible.  The work, however, was boring and sometimes arguably not really in scope.

The Noblis chain of command was not good.  Focus was seemingly on money.  They demanded off-time business development work annually.  They would ding you on your bonus for not doing this.  My task order manager was nice mostly, but inexplicably he hurt me on my review and bonus for no reason at all other than he was upset at me about not responding to his last minute email while I was on travel.  We remained friendly, but I lost respect for him.

The benefits are pretty good.  The insurance is UHC Choice Plus, and there is an excellent 401K program.

For the most part Noblis has a good culture, most managers have good ethics and care about their employees. People are passionate about their work and serving the client missions, it most certainly is not about the bottom line. 

The non-profit culture is different for most and not as conducive for advancement for someone at my career stage. Less investment is made in employee development and lacks organizational structure in key areas.

Great location, great building, great work, great people, just the internship itself was a little off.  There were a lot of interns, and groups started to form.  I saw that the people less-outspoken tended to be by themselves.  There were many attempts to try to bring everyone together, but I'd like to have seen more collaboration with others. Projects were either one, two, or three people.  With a large intern group, I didn't want to go ask each person what they're doing.

Many resources were available though, you could talk to anyone in the building pretty much, i took advantage of this opportunity and learned a lot.

Noblis should strive to better protect its employees from hostile work environments; especially at client sites.  It's a bad situation when the client encourages feedback and when you provide them constructive criticism, they retaliate against you. 

When concerns are brought up to Noblis management and HR they should not be dismissive of the claims, defensive, or discourage employees from taking recourse through the client's EEO office.

The lead at the shipyard pushes to have friends hired and places them over people with seniority. Giving them easier jobs and allowing them to do whatever they want and if you aren't in the click you get called out for it. You never know what attitude the lead will come to work with or develop while at work. Was reported but HR seems to be more concerned on keeping crazy employed than keeping good workers. Several have left because of this and the company doesn't get the picture. No room for advancement.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Soliciting employees for their input in order to grow the company.  Input at my previous company was not valued as it is at Noblis.  Also, access to the Learning portal helps further knowledge of certain subject areas.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Funding lapses, but that is the way most contracting companies operate of late.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Seems to me that everyone's input is valued, which allows for one to be more invested in the company itself.

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