Merit Pay Is Possible, But Expect to Work Long Hours - Project Manager Northrop Grumman Employee Review

4.0
Jan 31, 2010
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Pros

Flexible working hours. Varied job opportunities. High achievers/perfomers can reap significantl merit raises. Employees are accessible and very willing to share information and lessons learned on projects. Employees can seek training virtually, via in-house seminars or via formal courses at colleges/universities.

Cons

Expect to work over 90 hours per pay period. Human Resources is very tight-lipped on compensation range for one's current position. For me, starting salary/compensation was non-negotiable where company appeared to have an arrognant attitude. Employees have to remember they are expendable and have to ensure they are marketable by taking advantage of training opportunties..

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1.0
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Mission driven, smart engineers who understand and believe in the mission. Low cost insurance compared to other primes. Great experienced resources across sectors. Big company with opportunities to transfer into different positions and sectors.

Cons

Only applies to the local site in Northridge. Chaotic, last minute changes. Leadership or leads are running it all to the ground and resisting changes to assimilate into Northrop grumman culture. Inadequate process/procedures, and resistant to positive changes for years has made the site unbearable. Worst employment retention as years go by and HR or leadership at top do not care. Most of the talent has joined other internal sites, other companies, retired due to burn out, stress and workload. Unkept promises, low or no raise and ok bonuses. Mass exit happening every week and supercedes the inexperienced hires being added. Corporate wants to change the site but the leaders and few legacy employees are fighting to preserve their toxic work culture. The very few who should leave are rude, unprofessional, bullies, protected by their leaders, HR doesn't care at the site level. Join other sectors and sites do not come here. It's mostly young inexperienced engineers and few legacy talent left. Learning is expected on the job, expectation can be impossible due to old inadequate policies, overwhelming workload wearing multiple hats.

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