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

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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3.0
Jul 24, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits (although these are being/have been eroded), good work life balance if you are in the right area, some great people to work with (although many of these people are fed up and leaving), very interesting clients and work if you can get it.

Cons

Very poor communication between workforce and senior management. Company will force graduates into roles entirely unsuited to their skill set (a chemistry Ph.D. ended up doing manual testing of the "click button A, click button B" variety, for example) and most are too naive to leave. Don't believe the lies, the role of your dreams is not coming, I saw it happen much too often to friends I joined with and people who joined after me. The company is currently outsourcing a lot of the workforce to Malaysia, which with a seven-hour time difference, language barriers, and lower skill levels required (they seemed to focus on creating the required headcount rather than recruiting experienced professionals when they stood up the delivery centre) so a lot of work for people there now is just managing the constant problems caused by the people the work is being outsourced to. Not very satisfying work.

3.0
Jul 24, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great driven people, fun work atmosphere (if you make it that way) Free reign to take your projects in whichever direction you think is right (be prepared to explain why though). Opportunities are there if you look hard enough, plenty of variety and a huge range of intelligent people to draw from.

Cons

Very little organisation or direction. Constant investment in hair brained schemes means that the current projects suffer staff shortages, small pay rises and miniscule bonus. Management will not let go, there is a need to have a meeting about every little decision, project managers will micro manage your life on a post it note. Be prepared to give at least 2-3 hours extra 3 days a week, the lack of people means you will easily work an extra 65 days a year to make sure you get that promotion (but don't expect a great pay award)

2.0
Jul 15, 2014

Project Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good breadth of experience in roles.

Cons

Heavily process laden, skills fade.

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