program analyst

welder

telecommunications technician

intelligence analyst

senior executive assistant

VTG Defense

I have found that DELTA management cares about employee well-being, career advancement, and work-life balance. In countless interactions with my superiors, I have sensed a genuine interest and concern for my point of view on personnel matters that affect me, day-to-day workload, and leadership decisions, both within the company and those of the customer. Diligence and hard-work are rewarded, personal needs are accommodated, and colleagues and supervisors stand at the ready to assist whenever necessary.

The company also has generous policies allowing for opportunities to bank extra hours towards additional vacation time, 401k contributions at the upper end of industry standard, and free tickets to things like baseball games and other events.  I find the salaries to be competitive, and I received a small increase within my first calendar year. My manager told me they wanted to show that I was appreciated.

There is also a company-wide retreat one weekend each year, where the company pays for employees and their families to travel and stay at a luxury resort (plus room credits), featuring one meeting to discuss company business, annual awards presentations, volunteer activities, and a lot of free recreational activities.

Other perks include a parking and Metro allowance, gym membership reimbursement, tuition assistance, and matching gifts to your favorite charity.

The CEO hosts several meetings per year for employees to ask questions and makes a point of meeting every employee within the first year of employment.  In my meeting, the CEO was open with me about the company's direction, answered my questions about the company's structure and mission, and was receptive to my suggestions.

This is not a company that I would want to work for. VTG claims that they are willing to do whatever it takes to help their employees succeed. Well that wasn't the case for me. Unfortunately, I had been let go because of 1 bad performance review. I was only able to last 5 months at VTG. I would avoid working here at all costs. They do not make it very clear as to what your responsibilities will be. They also lied and said that I was someone with 5 years of experience when I only had 2 years of experience. This company only hired me because they were desperately seeking someone with a secret clearance and an engineering degree. Even though I was a "journeyman engineer," there was little to no engineering involved with the actual job. It felt more like a customer service job where I had to meet with my "government client" and figure out how to solve problems that he needed help with. VTG also does a very poor job of training its employees. There needs to be massive improvement in this area. I felt betrayed and lied to. Also, VTG never truly valued me nor invested in me as a long-term employee. 

Wow, where should I start?! Well as soon as you start with this company, you will find that the smiles and proactive/business mindedness that you will receive from the Top Executives does not exist with your immediate Team Lead and Program Manager. You will find that the Team lead already has a clique. Also you will find that if you don't meet the Team Lead's profile of a typical clique member, then she will micro-manage you with redundant reports in an effort to "push you out". The Program Manager is not in the loop about anything that is going on within the group and tends to side with the Team Lead whenever a problem is confusingly and personally infused by the Team Lead. My suggestion is that you STAY AWAY from THIS COMPANY; it will be a big waste of your time. I have learned that everything that looks good is not good. The Top Executives has the best interest for the company and their employees however I am sure that they don't know what goes on during a day to day operation.

Usually I would be assigned inspect several installs on various navy ships. So one day I could visit 2 or more ships. I would meet with the task leaders, review their Installation Quality book and inspect various items based on the percentage the installation was at. From my management to my coworkers there was a very good communication to help complete a job efficiently. The hardest part of my day sometimes would be gaining access to a military command after submitting all the proper paperwork. That is something out of my control. The most enjoyable part of my day is when I am actually out inspecting the jobs interacting with my coworkers and knowing that the jobs are progressing the way they should.

The project management and opportunities for deep technical work here are abundant BUT you will be discouraged from improving things. This is a great position to talk about work but management and the contract both fear change due to low technical knowledge. An engineer improving an aspect of the environment makes everyone nervous and so you will feel like your technical knowledge is not valued. You are discouraged from taking engineering initiative but you are also not treated as a consultant since project stakeholders want to make their own uninformed decisions.

I generally discourage this position and company. You will be evaluated on how busy you appear via fake scrum (daily standup and micromanagement), how much email traffic you generate, and how much busy work you can fake.

From day 1 these people rock, hats off to you.  Super supportive managers, co-workers, never an issue.  Open door and fair criticism and room to improve my game.  Saw people I have not seen for six years-that was the icing on the cake.  Being well trained, prepared, the work was laid out so as to easily understand and room for me to suggest and think of ways to make the job flow.  Trailer was near worksite and wanted for nothing-we had it all.  Being familiar with the work conditions there were no surprises and plenty of delights.  Pay, hours, schedule all huge and great.  Could not dream of a better opportunity and the company referring me made out really good.  Best environment and industry to be in  all of the Northeast and the world.  Mixed cultures, safe, clean, and my journey level status played in well.  A chance to apply my skills and help new hires or someone not familiar with this shipyard.

As a current employee of VT-Milcom my work day normally starts at 6am once everyone has arrived we hold a brief but detail meeting of what tasks need to be completed by the end of the day and what other logistical movements we have coming up to support us so we are able to stay on schedule. During my 2yrs with VT-Milcom I learned to build 32-130pin connectors, adjust to different personalities with co-workers but the hardest part of the job was not being able to see the finish product all the time, hard work and unselfishness to help others but once my part of the task was completed I am sent to another site location to help pickup pace in order get that mission on time. The most enjoyable part I have enjoyed is the travel able to be sent to various locations and to have the opportunity during my off time to enjoy taking in the sights.

Enjoyed going to work with Civilian personnel at the VT Group in Virginia Beach. I was determined to show this group that a positive attitude did accomplish to make a good place to be. Learned to met the requirements of Government contracts without much supervision. The training was simple to do this job and they make it easy to learn quickly. Management was good once they knew you could do your job well they only did walk throughs once every two weeks and checked the paper work to ensure all was in order. VT workers were much more professional than the civilian personnel working in the Navy Bases we had to coordinate with.

The company lies about its current status on projects to its clients at the Navy Yard. Management is extremely non-professional when it comes to responsibilities and tasks delegated to its team. Management is more concerned about cutting costs rather than understanding the team's objective and workload. The disorganization in this company is rampant and they are always looking for a scapegoat for the supervisors. This company is one of the top 10 lowest-paying companies in the DMV region and also does not follow up on employee reviews effectively. They lie about responsibilities and do not recognize employee achievement or academic achievement. They do not have any company functions either. This is the most toxic environment. I have ever worked in my entire 15-year career.

Day-to-day operations were that similar to any mission success minded corporation. I could be installing fiber in WA one day, the next a Uninterruptible power source in Afghanistan. The management team worked diligently to find projects and assign essential personnel to that project. Most all of my former colleagues are hard workers, one-minded and knowledgeable. Being away for long periods ( 6 months+) at times was the hardest part of this job. Some locations throughout the world offered difficult circumstances when trying to procure material. Interaction with people from our armed forces abroad and people of different cultures was the most enjoyable part.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Program analyst 1 salary reported	$102,500 per year
Welder 2 salaries reported	$23.07 per hour
Telecommunications technician 1 salary reported	$44.00 per hour
Intelligence analyst 3 salaries reported	$55,000 per year
Senior executive assistant 2 salaries reported	$72,332 per year

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