It WAS a great place to work! - Withheld BAE Systems USA Employee Review

1.0
Nov 13, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Gain some world class experience in all facets of the particular business, but have to "pull teeth" to get opportunities to learn. Great camaraderie, nice folks. With some positions, the pay is decent.

Cons

The Diversity and Inclusion program is just discrimination with a different face. While trying to show a corporate dog and pony show, experienced workers are discriminated against.Violations of the Fair Pay act, paying some people more money for the same and additional work, regardless of length of experience. Nepotism and cronyism are rampant. Benefits have deteriorated in just 4 or 5 years. It seems the company is trying to keep more of your pay due in order to increase shareholder value. Some common benefits now have to be paid for and the company blames obamacare for some of the increase in costs. While boasting of a 'Team' effort, members are left out except when it is convenient to management. Disparity in pay across business for same jobs. Company dictates performance reviews to limit high performers, so incentive to exceed is removed. Bonuses disappeared and are now only for upper management, another incentive gone!

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5.0
Dec 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Intern team was extremely organized and flexible

Cons

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2.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexibility in work The few remaining coworkers from the Ball days are great Can bank 400 hours of PTO

Cons

Since the transition from ball to bae, the company has decided to try and make life as unhappy as possible. They removed 2 weeks from our short term disability leave (was 6weeks for giving birth) They got rid of our sick time and made it all PTO and that transition caused us to lose time off in total Refuse to promote despite the levels changing and years of experience needed being lowered. They have capped the number of promotions a year then tell us that isn’t true and then refuse to do promotions that are desperately needed. Instead of promoting or giving decent raises they lose great people and constantly have to hire from outside for more than it probably cost to just promote. They started searching our bags? Random bag checks were just implemented. Getting anything approved is impossible (especially technology or training) Attrition is getting out of hand but all hands say everything is great despite everyone asking what they will do to help keep talent Pay is not keeping up and if you are an overachiever you will never be paid for that effort

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