BAE Systems reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,224 total reviews)
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Charles Woodburn

81% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

BAE Systems has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,224 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BAE Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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4.0
Mar 6, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

If you're lucky, you get to work on interesting and engaging projects. Good colleagues, good work/life balance, freedom to make project technology decisions and tools (mostly). Highly ethical work culture. Values and differences are respected, little to no discrimination here. Options are available to move between teams, but highly subject to business need and availability.

Cons

Backend stack is primarily Java. It's trying to be a tech company, but it really is a systems integration and consulting company. If you're unlucky, and you're not vocal, you get stuck in projects/tasks that are boring. Also, if you're not based near HQ, you are sidelined from major and interesting projects (i.e. politics). A lot of us-vs-them scenarios going on. Often have to prove our worth to the "other side" first before work can come in. Lack of trust becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

3.0
Mar 2, 2017

Getting worse

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Stable organisation Interesting clients Interesting problems to solve

Cons

Inexperienced management team results in poor consultant management Poor career progression options after the junior grades A focus on box-ticking and micro-management of time Little training and hardly any budget allocated for personal development Year-on-year reduction in employee autonomy and practice autonomy

4.0
Mar 1, 2017

Great company to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large FTSE 100 employer with lots of opportunities for those seeking them Flexible working is more prevalent than it used to be Good overall benefits package Paternalistic nature

Cons

Opportunities are more limited if you aren't able / prepared to be mobile, especially if you don't work at one of the major sites Large company and can be overly bureaucratic and slow in making decisions

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