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Senior Management Doesn't Have a Clue - Director General Dynamics Mission Systems Employee Review

2.0
Apr 30, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great People, Great Mission, Good Benefits

Cons

Senior and Middle Management are very disconnected from the employees. There is no long term strategy for sustained growth. Unfortunately the once great company is in a downward spiral. Employees and management who speak the truth are let go. It is a toxic work environment run by fear. The management feels that if you don't like it leave. Talent is running for the hills to Google, Amazon, Intel and others who treat their employees like they deserve to be treated. The leaders think that having company BBQ's and Open Houses will substitute for really listening to employees and investing in their future. There is no leadership development, engineering rotation programs or mentoring going on. Cutting costs and numbers is what the focus is really on. Survival mode is all that matters. The President of the company plays favorites with his lifelong buddies. It is a good old boy network. Women are not promoted or respected. The ones that do work their way near the top are caught up in reduction in force. If you are a vocal woman forget it - you will not have a career there.

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General Dynamics Mission Systems Response
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Thank you for your honest feedback. As you know, our internal site, ConnectingPoint, invites ideas for continuous improvement from its employees. We have a webpage dedicated to moving a variety of ideas through HR and management, from suggestions that affect individual staff to ones that affect the whole enterprise. Additionally, we are committed to diversity and inclusion in the workforce by providing fair opportunities for everyone. That is why our products continue to lead the world and why many choose to build their careers with us. We take your thoughts seriously and are working to improve communications with our employees so that these points are clear to all who work with GDC4S.

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