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General Atomics

Is this your company?

Think twice before working here, it all sounds great until you walk through the door - Anonymous employee General Atomics Employee Review

1.0
14 Apr 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The benefit package was fair compared to the competition in the marked place. After several years in the job you can come and go as you please, in most cases.

Cons

Management lacks formal college educations which hurts the overall growth of the company and ability for those they manage to be mentored. If you hold a higher education then a manager you will be forced out or held down from growth. Management is protected from ethical wrongdoing and scapegoats are made in employees who did nothing wrong.The company also holds a mentality to want to play like a Northrop, but cannot overcome the mom and pop mentality of running things. Competition will not put this place out of business, those working inside it will. After many years of working here the best thing I ever did was get out.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

9/80 work schedule. Benefits are decent. One of the few comapnies that offer a pension in addition to 401k.

Cons

Too many management layers. Promotions seem to be based on who you know, and if you fit into the right "clique". Some promotions are being given to managers with no experience in the function. Executuve leadership appears out of touch with their employees. Example - Chaotic games have been played the last 3 years with remote and hybrid work policies.

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