CAE reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,808 total reviews)
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52% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

CAE has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,808 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CAE 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
Jun 29, 2013

Very disappointing.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Generally, great people. I was part, for many years, of the original company, great leadership, great technology, great market, a tremendous potential. CAE acquired the company in 2011 and since then, everything has gone downhill.

Cons

Upper Management has no clue, no direction, treat all employees without respect. Layoff are very common and always as a result of bad management - the interesting fact; management stays and employees are layoff. In summary, Management doesn't care. CAE stock performance is an embarrassment and a direct reflection of CAE leadership. HR runs the whole company - HR is the most powerful organization inside CAE. Employees cannot trust HR - it is like Initech (Office Space)

2.0
Sep 14, 2021

Mid-Size Company - Not Competitive in Marketplace

Anonymous employee
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Pros

This is a fairly stable mid-size company that has grown through acquisition of other industry leaders.

Cons

Unfortunately because this has been a smaller company, it's been run like a mom & pop corner store. They don't understand the significant competition in a major metroplex with other competitors like Lockheed, Raytheon, or even other commercial industry competitors who are seeking hard-to-find and highly sought after engineering talent. The benefits are woefully inadequate. For example, only 2 weeks of PTO for new hires; and only a 4% 401k company match to name a few.

1.0
Oct 23, 2015

Unbelievable Incompetence

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent benefits. Low stress because no one is held accountable.

Cons

80% of the company seemingly cannot even do their job. The bar is so low and rather than letting them go they just move people around from department to department; meanwhile, there are a handful of high performers that make the company tick. Nepotism is rampant. Little to no accountability, from the tactical level to the directors. Culture is repressive and built on a foundation of fear. Way behind the curve in terms of the technological tools they leverage because they just cut things and never invest in anything. People in positions of power abuse it.

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