A Tank with No Steering - Anonymous employee Leonardo DRS Employee Review

1.0
Mar 27, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good Pay. Good people. Good Location in Melbourne, Florida.

Cons

Leadership with no long term plan. All activities are poorly planned and executed only through intimidation and senior leadership involvement. Priorities changing hourly. Program leadership unaware of commitments they make to the customer. All activity is expedited and chaotic. The risks being taken routinely with design and product quality put the customer at risk.

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Cons

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