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General Dynamics Information Technology

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General Dynamics Information Technology Associate Network Engineer reviews

4.5

96% would recommend to a friend

(108 total reviews)

Amy Gilliland

95% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Network Engineer Associate employees have rated General Dynamics Information Technology with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 108 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Network Engineer Associate professionals have an excellent working experience there. General Dynamics Information Technology is rated 23% above average by Network Engineer Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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108 reviews
1.0
Jan 19, 2013
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Pros

You get a small paycheck. They also offer an ok 401K plan.

Cons

The company is essentially a body shop. You are hired as an employee of GDIT but you are really treated by GDIT and the government like you are a contractor. Your real interactions with GDIT are limited to filling out your time sheet and annual benefit selections. In addition, your real work experience is dictated by the government agency that you are working for. Given this situation, your experience can vary from decent to horrible (Decent is about as good as it gets since as a contractor you will likely be treated like a second class citizen by the government employees). As for the benefits provided by GDIT, they have taken a substantial drop as the company has moved to providing only 2 high deductible health care plan options. The best and most expensive plan has a deductible of $3,000 in network and $6,000 out of network. Essentially, you could end up paying up to $7,750 out of pocket for medical expenses - especially if you have to go to the hospital(they do offer $1250 to seed your HSA account). The HSA money will likely disappear fast though because you will be paying retail medical costs and not the negotiated rate that is set by most plans. The PTO is also not very good as you get 14 days a year off for sick leave / vacation / family emergencies etc. Basically, if you are young, have no spouse/kids, have no medical problems, and are willing to work cheap to pick up some skills, the job can work out for you. If you don't fit into that profile, you are better off looking at other opportunities.

2.0
Feb 29, 2012
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Pros

General Dynamics is better at competing for and winning Government Contracts then any other company I have seen. It is almost unheard of for a contractor to maintain the same job for 22 yrs.

Cons

Management thinks nothing of the employee - Constant cut backs in benifits now has employee benifits package severely lower than when I started the job Lack of rasies and ability to grow within the company despite higher than average reviews each year.

2.0
Feb 12, 2011
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Pros

We receive a large amount of vacation benefits Opportunities to work in many different cities worldwide if desired Industry standard 401k matching Salary is competitive, not great

Cons

Having worked 3 different contracts at 3 different locations in 8 years at GD, each senior manager has had serious disconnects with employees. Not necessarily over job performance, but with their delivery of pertinent information. In 8 years, I have never received any type of financial bonus.

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