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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
      1.0
      Mar 10, 2014

      Worst place I've ever worked - left after 6 months

      Graduate consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      None. I left after 6 months.

      Cons

      This is the worst place I've ever worked at. I have a PhD from Cambridge, yet I was assigned to a role where I was primarily tasked with booking meeting rooms and printing. A large number of very talented people left while I was there. I stuck it out for 6 months, but nothing changed respire multiple requests. Do yourself a favour and don't waste your time applying here.

      4.0
      Mar 6, 2014

      Suited to work/life/family balance with interesting project opportunities

      Lead systems engineer ( executive )
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Notes about the part of the company I work for only. Great and varied work. As an engineer you can plan a career that involves always doing something new - fascinating and hi-tech areas. The happiest people I know at BAE mainly want variety and work life balance. If your interest is in a varied career BAE is a great place to be. Great work life balance. In times of personal crisis the company is there for you and very understanding. Tends to be mature and well planned leading to relatively low stress (but this can be frustrating for those that want a real challenge).

      Cons

      Can be clunky and bureaucratic. Bureaucracy not always linked to efficient or effective process. Which can be frustrating Company so large that pockets of bad practice (or people not being given above opportunities) is allowed to continue for too long. Fortunes tied to getting on a big programme - if you are a career climber. Affected by long term defence cycles. Leans towards groupthink. Difficult to sell good or needed ideas that don't meet organisations deeply set paradigms. Upwards management - meaning your job is to satisfy your boss and so on, not the other way around - this isn't really a con necessarily, but some people don't like it, especially if they are on the bottom rung.

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