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      BAE Systems

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      BAE Systems reviews

      3.9

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (4,197 total reviews)
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      Charles Woodburn

      81% 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 4,197 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
      Feb 13, 2009

      Wandering in the cubicle wilderness

      Senior project manager.
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You could not show up and it wouldn't be noticed...and you could still get paid. Easy to bond with other disillusioned employees. There is some real talent, but not recognized and appreciated. Best to find an "insider" early on who knows the ins and outs.

      Cons

      No direction. Everyone off doing their own thing. Kepp quiet, stay low and out of the line of fire. Unhappy customers calling ALL THE TIME. No jeans allowed., except "neatly pressed" ones the first Friday of the month. Promised an office, I sat in a dirty cubicle that had been used for storage. No office supplies, I bought my own and co-workers stole them. I left after 90 days, just ahead of layoffs.

      5.0
      Feb 8, 2009

      Great people, great opportunities, still room for improvement around internal comms

      Principal consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Great people to work with, some real experts, especially in the data analytics and data management space - Some great opportunities to get involved in lots of different things and gain a breadth of experience, although you have to push for the opportunities yourself - Some really interesting work, if you get on the right project there are some less generic projects that aren't your run-of-the-mill consulting projects - Real feeling that things are being taken seriously and improving at the moment, especially internally - BAE Systems acquisition: could bring with it some great opportunities

      Cons

      - Career development is still very much driven by the individual, which is great if you know how to push for opportunities but not so good for people who are new or are not interested in taking responsibility for their career path - Salary reviews and promotions have a rigorous process around them but there is still a strong element of who you know and what you've been working on - Internal systems need a lot of improvement. There is clearly a lot of effort on improving them at the moment and things are getting better, but they whilst some of the systems were probably fine for when the company had less than 500 employees, they just haven't scaled very well - BAE systems acquisition: where will it take us?

      4.0
      Jan 21, 2009

      Good Company to Work For

      Senior consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Good Company Culture -Bright people -Work life balance is reasonable, with benefits package being ok -Interesting project roles, wich along side competent individuals makes some projects an absolute delight to work on

      Cons

      -Pay is below other upper quartile fims -Having just been purchaed by BAE systems the future is somewhat uncertain as to the direction Detica will go -Lack of career management, the firm can sometimes slotyou into a role without taking into consideration your personal career aspirations -Large government focus ( could be a plus or a minus)

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