Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(14,559 total reviews)
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James D. Taiclet

82% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Lockheed Martin has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 14,559 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lockheed Martin 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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2.0
May 12, 2014

Good place for hard working mediocre people

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Pros

-There is a decent amount of company-sponsored training -The Leadership Programs are reasonably well managed - Well-recognized name in the industry - The Executive Branch is strong and does a good job of managing the company from the top

Cons

-Endless bueracracy -Middle management has some really low caliber people I've ever met (who are there only because of their tenure)- this can create tension when they are working with high potentials on their staff. Management also does not seem to have a lot of integrity and is willing to toss the blame down to save themselves. HR will always side with management. -Slow-paced work that is not exciting -The company likes to think of itself as a premier place to work, which can be annoying -The good ol' boys club dictates everything. This can be true at a lot of places, but not on the scale that it is at LM. -Industry in general is not poised for growth

2.0
May 3, 2014
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Pros

Relatively stable job. It's a good place to get experience before you find a better paying job elsewhere. The programs are exciting.

Cons

The promotion system is broken and they are top heavy. They say they pay for performance. What they actual mean is that they pay you for your years of service and performance. It is very frustrating when you do twice the work of the person sitting next to you yet they make twice as much as you do just because they have been there longer. They will not consider you for promotions unless you have been working your current job for a certain number of years even if you are a rockstar employee.

2.0
Apr 22, 2014

Sinking ship

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Pros

I worked here for a little over five years. I started with them right out of college. While I learned a lot in these years, lately they are slowing down in business and employee morale is low. - Lots of training classes available - Paid for my education (although I do not believe they do this anymore) - Lots of work locations - Some telecommuting options

Cons

By the time I recently left, it was: - A horrible dog-eat-dog type of environment - Several layers of managers and people who "think" they're managers that actual managers are afraid to put back in their place - Budget pressures felt companywide which caused: - extremely low morale - months of reorganization/ layoff warnings, again - managers to tell employees there are no more resources for training or additional opportunities - no more than 2% a year raises

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