Significantly above average employment - Software Engineer Northrop Grumman Employee Review

4.0
Jun 11, 2008
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Pros

As a good patriotic company, Northrop Grumman will cover your pay for jury duty and they pay 6 weeks salary if you have a child (for mother and father). My experience is that Northrop Grumman tries to produce high quality work rather than just enough to get a contract and move on. This results in a lot of repeat business, so even as a contractor, you can get very long term employment with the same department. My immediate management has done a good job at taking care of me and they are good at minimizing office politics. All in all, I found working for Northrop Grumman to be a positive experience.

Cons

I feel that my salary is a little week. Also, as I work on site for the federal government, I am subject to the high levels of insanity that come with the job. Often I feel like one of the office clerks in the movie 'Brazil', but this is not a direct result of working for Northrop Grumman, but rather working for the feds.

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Not much pros but talented coworkers.

Cons

I joined expecting a long-term career and initially had a positive experience. Unfortunately, the culture changed significantly after leadership transitions. Micromanagement increased, decision-making became highly centralized, and employee morale steadily declined. Many experienced employees and managers left during my time there, making it difficult to maintain continuity and trust within the organization. The work itself was meaningful, and I had the opportunity to support important projects with talented colleagues. However, recognition, career growth, and employee retention did not appear to receive the same level of attention as process, reporting, and management oversight. My layoff was communicated as unrelated to performance, which was appreciated. However, after years of contribution and institutional knowledge, the overall experience left me feeling that employees were viewed as replaceable rather than valued long-term assets.

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