Fast moving but ability to move up very limited for most employees - Anonymous employee Leonardo DRS Employee Review

2.0
Oct 10, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Tactical Systems Compensation good for the area. If you can join the "club" you can get exposure to a lot of different areas of the company.

Cons

Management is good ole boy. If you aren't in the club there is no future regardless of skills or unpaid overtime worked to support the project. No communication from the GM or upper management. Business appears to be on sharp decline with heavy layoffs occurring. This is before the defense budget cuts that will be coming from congress. More will come if they don't get new business quickly!

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Pros

The only Pro with this company was having every other Friday off.

Cons

Poor leadership and management culture. In my experience, management positions are often filled from a small, long-tenured group, resulting in limited diversity of thought and few opportunities for outside perspectives. Many leaders lacked the skills needed to effectively develop, mentor, and support their teams. Rather than addressing organizational issues, accountability often seemed to flow downward, with lower-level employees bearing the consequences of management decisions. I also observed talented Program Managers leaving or being terminated under circumstances that suggested they were being held responsible for broader organizational problems rather than receiving appropriate leadership support. Overall, the culture discouraged transparency, accountability, and professional growth.

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