Program Manager - Program Manager General Atomics Employee Review

3.0
Sep 5, 2015
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Pros

Interesting domain. Impact on real world operations in the news every day. Business is good, now and future outlook. Company rarely fires people, so job security is good for most employees.

Cons

Engineering driven culture minimizes impact/influence of management. Company success has been almost exclusively in sole source work, so company has not had to compete for its success. This has resulted in poor processes and low competency in many core functional areas of the company. Career advancement opportunities are limited. Salaries are not competitive with market and raises are low.

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Pros

Very good work life balance

Cons

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4.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Good working environment Exciting projects Great coworkers (for the most part, like any place)

Cons

Like any maturing company, it has become more and more top-heavy, placing more and more emphasis on project management and milestones, sometimes over bread-and-butter engineering. I could have half the PMs I have now and do a better job

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