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      BAE Systems

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      BAE Systems reviews

      3.9

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (4,231 total reviews)
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      Charles Woodburn

      81% approve of CEO

      72% 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 4,231 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
      4.0
      Feb 13, 2009

      A firm that will enable good work/life balance within the consulting industry.

      Consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good people Good hours - so mostly possible to have good work/life balance compared to other consultancies. Good variety of work good employee morale Treated well by senior employees Being taken over by BAE systems might enable better global prospects in future

      Cons

      Will growth continue What will promotion prospects be like Are staff from outside companies coming in promoted to higher levels more quickly than staff from within?

      3.0
      Aug 20, 2008

      Insyte - the potential to be great

      Strategy manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Insyte has the potential to be one of the most exciting business units within BAE to work for - however the reality is sometimes different. The range of systems and technologies are extensive - the business is not tied to servicing one particular defence service but covers Naval, Land, Air and Joint. The cross-domain and platform agnostic view gives a much broader view of the defence business than any other UK-based business unit (don't know enough about the US side to compare).

      Cons

      Work balance across sites needs closer examination - the site wars have died down but are not forgotton, and some sites are still licking their wounds. The actual spend on technology and capability development is not enough to bring sufficient innovative and cutting edge work to the business. The potential is there but seems forever tantalisingly out of reach.

      4.0
      Apr 7, 2012

      Good old school consultancy

      Principal consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      incredibly highly skilled and intelligent workforce. I don't think you will ever be bored working for this company. lots of interesting stuff going on

      Cons

      can be a bit silo-ed

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