Great company, much better after spin-off - Anonymous employee BWX Technologies Employee Review

5.0
Aug 13, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great company, one of a few good paying employers in an area that does not have very many large employers who pay well. The 9/80 work schedule offers flexibility and the people are generally very friendly and cooperative. The work is interesting and unique and the big-quality, defense-related work BWXT is involved with is a great source of pride for all workers. The company split when it spun off its fossil fuel division (Babcock & Wilcox), the remaining company resurrected the former BWXT name for its primarily defense and nuclear related business. The split has been very well received by employees.

Cons

No real down-sides or cons. BWXT froze the defined-benefit pension plan last year (2015), which was a downer, but it is not unique in that almost all private employers did the same years ago. I'm surprised they left it as long as they did, frankly. We still get a 401k, with a match and with extra $ added, based on years of service, something very few companies offer.

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Cons

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Pros

Pay, benefits, and going home at the end of shift are the only good thing about this job.

Cons

Supervisors don't communicate with each other. One hand doesn't know what the other is doing from shift to shift. If you're a woman or person of color, watch your back. Even though there's a union contract that should protect you, it's worthless. If they just don't like you or your political view, they'll fabricate reasons to get rid of you. There's a "salary vs hourly" resentment because hourly gets better pay and benefits through the union. Salary takes that out on hourly. When I was there, overtime wasn't mandatory. That's the only way to have a work life balance, is you get to chose when enough is enough. It's very much a "good old boys club" culture. They make a good show of trying to hire diversity candidates. Again, will find a way to get rid of them as they see fit. They didn't like when I spoke up and told them, it doesn't matter how many women they hire. If we aren't getting the same respect as our male counterparts, it doesn't mean anything. It's such a toxic work environment.

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