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General Dynamics Mission Systems

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General Dynamics Mission Systems reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,871 total reviews)
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67% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,871 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Dynamics Mission Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Feb 11, 2013

The rise and fall of a once excellent company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Challenging projects. Convenient location - easy to park.

Cons

Morale is in the toilet Prospects of future new business look grim Appalling management.

1.0
Sep 10, 2016

Just don't go there

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pays the bills. If you don't have the professional/technical ability or qualifications for a role, it will not prevent you getting in or getting ahead at this company. Recent change of Eng Dir has been positive. Pleasant enough canteen with cheap good coffee, although there is an over-reliance on chips and other unhealthy options.

Cons

There is little to no regard for professional and technical excellence or development. The organisation in Wales is led by schmoozers and aggressive types, who do not have the underpinning professional credibility for their roles. Many people have (or develop) coping strategies oriented around setting their more able colleagues up to fail, and stabbing in the back. The "lowerarchy" are frequently allocated roles because they are breathing and unoccupied, or good buddies with someone influential, rather than because they are ideally qualified and interested. Desks are small and cramped together, so illness spreads fast, and it's always extremely noisy which makes it hard to concentrate. Pedestals are tiny. Partitions are too low.

2.0
Jan 29, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some of the great things about GDC is the compressed work week. Although the days are long, it can buy you an extra day off every two weeks which is invaluable during the summer months. The benefits are so-so along with the pay, but everything is negotiable there and if you use the right manipulative tactics there, you can bully HR around in the good times.

Cons

The place is incredibly mismanaged. When projects die people are left to their own devices to grovel for work elsewhere and it leaves you feel like you are playing musical chairs. Individuals are allowed to move around regardless of the state of the project they are leaving. Often there is no accountability to work done in the past. Senior Management seems to be all over the spectrum with an inability to manage large programs, understand the customer or lead a team.

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