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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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Chris Brady

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
2.0
Mar 31, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Very nice people -Branch engineering management was great and knowledgeable -Hours were nice and flexible to the employee's needs

Cons

-If federal defense spending is down, work can and does dry up -Benefits continue to be slashed -Raises unlikely for the next few years

2.0
Mar 27, 2013

Low morale

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some good people to work with

Cons

Worked tons of overtime for long periods of time with little to no recognition Management more worried about "plugging holes" in the company with people rather than trying to place people with jobs they are best suited for Very opaque management Poor work atmosphere

3.0
Mar 22, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I see a lot of engineers' reviews on here, so here's one from a different perspective (finance). General Dynamics is a good place to start your career if you're young or a recent college graduate. It is a Fortune 500 company with ok benefits during a time when many other companies are reducing theirs or cutting them altogether.

Cons

Compensation. Period. If you're not an engineer, you will definitely come in at a below-market salary. The company changed it's promotion structure to make it harder for young employees to get their money. We've already begun losing young promising talent, and this will only continue to happen. Dead Weight. There's a lot of it. And overpaid, too. It can be found in all functions (Program Management, Contracts, Subcontracts, Finance, Billings, etc.). This has a life-sucking effect on morale, which has continued to steadily drop. Also, even though we are "salaried" employees, the company expects us to work a certain amount of uncompensated overtime (which is tracked) every year. This is factored into promotions, raises, etc. The result is employees having to play a game just to advance their careers. Management doesn't care that some people just take a lot longer to do the same job as others.

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