Toxic, Dishonest, Shady - Systems Engineer Northrop Grumman Employee Review

1.0
4 Oct 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fly under the radar, make 0 noise, and collect your paycheck

Cons

I completely echo the toxic work environment review below me. HR complaints, sexual assaults, and other investigation are going on nonstop, though they do their best to cover it up. Everyone is disgruntled. They recently encouraged a bunch of people to get Mental Health Certified in an attempt to combat the awful morale and stop the spiraling. Absolutely zero growth opportunity, the entire SD location is propped up by a flimsy labor-only contract that is dying every day. I had direct reports asking for YEARS for a new assignment - never happened. Pay is below market. I walked across the street into a 25% raise. Bare minimum vacation, no sick time, no 401k vesting at all until 3 years. By the time I left, we were required to report any and all vacation to multiple stakeholders so they could update their forecasts DAILY - if you took 2hrs off on a Friday without letting your boss’ boss’ program manager know, you were reprimanded. Top heavy, full of dead weight. Multiple senior managers overseeing a department that should have one. Why? Terrible managers all around. Absolutely the worst management and HR staff I have ever witnessed. Be prepared to advocate for yourself, no one else will. The only people that stay here long term are neutered, scared, broken people who have checked out in the best interest of holding onto their job. This company and it's leaders are not your friend. You have been warned…

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