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      BAE Systems

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      BAE Systems reviews

      3.9

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (4,203 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 4,203 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
      Jan 25, 2013

      Never work here

      Senior electronic engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A chance to work on some cutting edge projects if your lucky

      Cons

      A massive blame culture here and management who say that unless you have a learning curve of 150% they will sack you in 3 months. They push staff out who don't conform to the mold which is a geeky backroom engineer with no opinions. Management are secretive, bonus is awful and pay rises worked out using special handshakes and based on which university you went to. A culture of competitiveness exists which makes working there a constant challenge. My advice is to stay well clear of this place. Pay and bonus is awful, I moved companies and got a £10k pay rise and quality of life is far better. No overtime pay either and they expect a 70hour week.

      3.0
      Jan 11, 2013

      Deticant treat employees well

      Senior consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Can work on some interesting projects covering a variety of different technologies. Very good for a graduate who doesnt know what to focus on in their career as they get a chance to experience different roles. Free kit kats, custard creams and soft drinks, whoop!

      Cons

      - There are quite a lot of people that think they are better than the rest and strive for promotion too quickly, get promoted, think they are EVEN better and then lead to low morale in projects and a struggle to hit timescales leading to expected overtime work. - Management seem like yes men, selling products and then throwing people into roles that they are not suited for seeing if you sink or swim. - There is supposed to be career development but you can be placed on your own on projects you have no skills in which adversly affect your career even though you have spoken to management about where you want to be - Not as suitable for people with 5+ years experience that want to focus on a particular skill, usually forced down management or architecture route, but this is going to change. - Usual review round BS that you have to carry out.

      5.0
      Jan 9, 2013

      Superb company to work with

      Operations manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Huge company with massive room to grow. One of the leaders in the global defence force, with offices around the globe.

      Cons

      as a huge organisation its sometimes difficult to get noticed. You are part of a team which makes it difficult for people who dont do well working on their own.

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