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      General Dynamics Mission Systems

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      General Dynamics Mission Systems reviews

      3.8

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (1,865 total reviews)
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      Chris Brady

      72% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Senior management

      General Dynamics Mission Systems has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,865 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
      Nov 29, 2008

      Slashing benefits and salaries to all hard working employees.

      Principal engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Flexible work schedule, but encouraged to work through the 9 to 4 core hours. Generally, work 40 hours / week and not much more than that.

      Cons

      The pay raises are none to very meager. If looking for a place to stay throughout your career, this is not the place. You will be left behind on the pay scale.

      4.0
      Nov 26, 2008

      General Dynamics- A job for all

      Engineering technician-ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      General Dynamics is somewhat insulated from layoffs than other companies in different industries. There is plenty of flexibility and autonomy given to employees. Dealing with customer requirements is difficult at times. There can be times where I am extremely bored and unchallenged. I would like a more fast paced environment to work in that challenged me more. The people here are really nice great. People here are not necessarrily top talent, but are helpful and nice. Overall the 9/80 schedule is tremendously nice. Overall not the most challenging work environment. Also, the educational opportunities are really good, they will pay for schooling for most employees.

      Cons

      There is little incentive other than star awards to do more than your job function. The amount of wasted effort can be frustrating. Benefits have been cut more than two times in the past year. The management has a very egalitarian way of dealing with employees. It is not a compeditive work environment. The challenge of documenting requirements. Sometimes there is not enough accountability or work description of the work to be done. The number of people required to do the job we are doing is probably too many. Sometimes there is just pure apathy around the office. Other than that it is a pretty nice place to work.

      2.0
      Nov 25, 2008

      Terrible Work Environment

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The compensation at General Dynamics AIS was good for the Pittsfield, MA area's cost of living, though it was below average for the defense industry. The 9/80 schedule provided a way for employees to enjoy more time at home with families, though it similarly cut in to the availability of flexible time. Yearly raises were typically adequate and the annual address from Lewis Von Thaer provided a way for employees to gauge the progress of the company relative to the work they had put in. Old and established, the company is strong financially and is virtually recession-proof as long as military intelligence and other information systems remain a government focus.

      Cons

      Opportunities for intellectual growth are near non-existent unless courses are taken, and old and new engineers have very little inter-communication. This has left a knowledge gap that will become a more serious problem as older engineers begin retiring. Position recruitment is highly regionalized and removes much of the diversity from the workplace. After working other places, I see this lack of diversity not as an asset, but as a corporate detriment. New ideas are non-existent, and instead the old ideas continue to feed on the minimal number of engineer minds in the region (this is at least true in Pittsfield).

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