Used to be great, going downhill fast - Mechanical Engineer II L3Harris Employee Review

1.0
Jul 19, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- 4 Weeks of PTO - Generally interesting work (when its there)

Cons

- Company just completely removed Hybrid and is forcing all employees back into the office. - Layoffs have occurred 4+ times in the past 2 years. This was unheard of and hadn't happened since 2008 when I started 5 years ago. - Work load is VERY up and down. Its feast or famine currently. When I started 5 years ago there was always consistent work on multiple programs. Now its one program or nothing and you are constantly stressed about what to work on next. This also creates more stress when layoffs continue to regularly occur. - 3% (maximum) yearly "merit" raises which don't account for inflation. Execs have been boasting about cost savings and YOY profit growth, but they don't share that success with the employees. - Constant turnover of upper management. This leads to inconsistent policies and visions that are constantly changing. - Lack of new opportunities. I've been asking for nearly 3 years for different opportunities in other groups, even a short-term loan opportunity to grow as an engineer. Every time it has been blown off.

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Cons

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Cons

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