Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(14,562 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 14,562 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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3.0
Feb 1, 2012
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Pros

Contribute to the war fighter

Cons

Some managers have been in place so long that they forget who they work for. ALL first level managers on th HITS program need to be removed or there's a guaranteed loss for the next contract bid. I said the same for ODIN and look what happened..

2.0
Jan 17, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Work/life balance flexible hours Really nice, good, smart people low stress Good place for a young, starting engineer (Re-evaluate after 5 years and possibly leave then, if not sooner) Also good place if you just "want a job" to get a paycheck to focus on your life, be a "yes" man, not want a lot of stress, and dont really care about career/skill advancement. But be aware this will not last forever and when cutbacks happen, you might get surprised.

Cons

No communication by middle management Very passive/aggressive middle management Difficult to get promoted or get good raises; no bonuses Performance review system is awful and lots of "surprises", so be careful Very big and you are "just a number" False sense of job security Skills and job satisfaction can erode around 5-10 years; dead-end easily; hit a glass ceiling; Can get boring after a while Very little and/or inconsistent effort by management working with employees for career advancement or placing people on new projects once a project ends; In recent years, you will get a few weeks notice to find a new job in the company or relocate, or else they will fire you - career development at Lockheed very "sink or swim". The immediate people I work with and for were great for the most part. I used to like the open-door policy and honest communication by managers there, but things have changed fast in recent years and it is no longer a good place to work in my opinion. Cutbacks in defense industry in recent years are not good either and have not helped.

1.0
Jan 9, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Frequent work at Subase away from manager allows for McDonalds / Dunkin Donuts / Lunch stops and occasional international business travel.

Cons

Terrible, terrible, terrible management. Management has little thought for employee satisfaction. Very little room for prefessional development and promotion. No raises outside of cost-of-living increases. Got a 1.92% raise with a promotion which involved a moderate increase in responsibility and expectations. After this, It took less than 3 months to find a new employer.

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