BAE Systems USA reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(3,618 total reviews)
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Tom Arseneault

75% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

BAE Systems USA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,618 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BAE Systems USA 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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1.0
Dec 11, 2018

They won't pay you what you're worth

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It was a steady pay check.

Cons

Management constantly had bad news and said we were constantly at threat of losing our contract so there was always this moderate-to-high level of anxiety at our customer site. Corporate was really clueless about how to keep our customer happy, seemed almost angry that my customer always seemed exceedingly happy with the level of service I provided, and never wanted to pay me what I was worth. I discovered I was making 50k less than male co-workers with the same (or less) education and qualifications as I was and when it came time for raises, they always made us feel like we were fortunate to get tiny, incremental raises when we knew they were taking the lion's share for management and the CEO. Finally, management refused to acknowledge there was a problem between two employees and let one bully another. They ignored the problem until the situation spiraled out of control. In essence, creating a hostile and very toxic work environment.

2.0
Aug 13, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay, some really good people

Cons

During several years with the company, time and time again I saw men's overt harassment of women overlooked, ignored, and swept under the rug at headquarters. Even under the tenure of a female CEO. Nothing ever done about it. This year, for the first time ever I saw, first-hand, the company take action --- against a woman! So backwards. This company pretends to be progressive and inclusive with lots of purchased stock images, but don't be fooled by the lip service.

1.0
Jul 2, 2017

A waste of my time

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Pros

It is defense work so it is a pretty stable job A pulse and a clearance is really all you need Low expectations Little overtime expected.

Cons

You are there to bill hours to the government, whether or not you are actually getting anything accomplished doesn't really matter. In general defense work is wasteful and it feels like crap blowing taxpayer dollars on worthless projects. I worked on projects that were DARPA funded, but the commercial sector is blowing past DARPA these days. The long term projects are just milking the government for billable hours.

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