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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2.0
Apr 15, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Intelligent people, although the calibre generally reduces the newer the staff member -Work life balance is generally okay -You can get on interesting projects as long as you end up in the right part of the company and know the right people

Cons

-Too much politics around roles and promotions -Lack of proper direction from senior management -Business rules are applied inconsistently (e.g. between promotion candidates, expectations of what a job role should do vs what is stated) -Lots of red tape that is difficult to wade through, even for small tasks -Attrition is high, with a lot of the good people leaving -The direction of the company has changed from a small, high end consultancy competing through quality

1.0
Apr 11, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The only things that the organisation has are it's reputation with Government customers and the employees within the business units who for the most part are highly intelligent, engaging and who you can learn a lot from.

Cons

The company completely lacks vision and innovation. Under the new AI banner, the company is slowly being squeezed of intelligence as mindless, elaborate processes take its place. I expect within the year, the company will be filled with unquestioning, underpaid developers and graduates whilst being steered towards disaster by an obtuse dictating internal marketing function.

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