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      BAE Systems

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      BAE Systems reviews

      3.9

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (4,205 total reviews)
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      Charles Woodburn

      80% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Senior management

      BAE Systems has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,205 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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      4K reviews
      3.0
      Feb 23, 2015

      Still above average, just about.

      Senior manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Plenty of opportunities if you're a good cultural fit. If you want to get noticed and climb the corporate ladder it's a relatively easy environment to do it in. Mostly interesting work and pay/rewards are ok if you stick around. Nice working environment and mostly interesting and committed colleagues to work with. Recent management initiatives to improve how we manage and grow our staff are a positive sign.

      Cons

      Reductions in new starter packages and erosion of benefits have hit our ability to attract top-end recruits. Focus on costs has taken away many of the things that made people stay. High attrition in some areas makes delivery stressful and limits opportunities to do anything but core delivery.

      4.0
      Feb 23, 2015

      Both rewarding and challenging

      Depl head
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Incredibly interesting market sector; a genuinely exciting space to working in. Work is rewarding and there is lots of scope for helping to shape and develop strategy and direction in my area. People are clever, articulate and very driven as well as passionate about the work they do.

      Cons

      Could do more to increase brand presence and awareness in the market sector. Would like to see more collaboration generally.

      1.0
      Feb 21, 2015

      Simply awful. Interesting too watch a company falling apart though.

      Executive manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Hard to think of many pros. They continue to pay staff I suppose. Some of the work is OK.

      Cons

      Where to begin. BAE have really messed this once interesting company up. They have removed most of the interesting consultancy work as it doesn't make money, and their strategy is to sell products, and to run government helpdesks. I guess BAE might make some money from this in the short term, but that makes it a boring place to work. Compensation is low, company culture is toxic, projects are incredibly dull. Attrition is very high, and people are being replaced by an endless stream of inexperienced graduates. Management are constantly pushing crazy ideas down the chain in order to justify their jobs and keep visible. The company could lose a whole layer of management and nobody would notice. Stay away if you want to stay sane.

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