People don't matter, micromanaged from the top - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij General Atomics

1,0
25 sep 2015
Anonieme werknemer
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Pluspunten

Decent benefits, new rec center (though likely too small to keep up with the number of employees if the company continues to grow), onsite cafeteria

Minpunten

Very poor communication. Infrastructure not keeping up with company growth or technology. Low salaries for the industry, especially for younger engineers and administrative staff. Sexist old boys club with a YES MAN culture that limits creativity and forward thinking. Lack of work/life balance (9/80 work schedule, but lots of travel in engineering and frequent mandatory uncompensated overtime). Very little focus on people which fosters resentment and results in less motivated employees. Little interest and even less money allocated for employee development. Yearly reviews are an exercise of managerial favoritism and mandated bell curves (probably typical for any aerospace/defense company, but the system at GA is particularly awful, I think because there's no transparency in job expectations or what the reviews really mean). Raises are low. Narrow minded management within engineering. Engineering is micromanaged from a certain VP's office. Lack of well defined policies and procedures make it hard to get work done.

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Pluspunten

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Minpunten

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4,0
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Good working environment Exciting projects Great coworkers (for the most part, like any place)

Minpunten

Like any maturing company, it has become more and more top-heavy, placing more and more emphasis on project management and milestones, sometimes over bread-and-butter engineering. I could have half the PMs I have now and do a better job

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