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      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (14,522 total reviews)
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      James D. Taiclet

      82% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

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      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Senior management

      Lockheed Martin has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 14,522 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
      Aug 13, 2008

      Slow and steady defense contractor -- you could retire on the same project you came in on. Or not.

      Senior systems engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      There is no lack of job security. The last time we had a "reduction in force", we fired a grand total of 35 people (out of 5000). Most of them were able to challenge the layoff via the union, so very few people lost their jobs. LMCO has a very long-term outlook; our major product at MS2 has been around since the 1970s. One can move around within the company, from department to department. As with most government contractors, LMCO pays overtime on contract work. They also have comp time, which is invaluable. (You work overtime and "bank" it to take later as vacation.)

      Cons

      Bureaucracy, both from the government and from the corporation. There's a distinct lack of recognition for competent, steady people. They prefer high-flying egomaniacs. LMCO also suffers from below industry wage standards. Spend a couple of years here and you will definitely want to shop around to see what you are *really* worth.

      4.0
      Aug 12, 2008

      N/A

      Systems engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Stability, relatively low stress for a young person. Good benefits and pay.

      Cons

      Top heavy management. Many chiefs too few indians.

      4.0
      Aug 11, 2008

      Great benefits, flexible work hours, but career advancement is slow and frustrating.

      Systems engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits, flexible time off, lots of vacation time. It's a flex-time envirionment, so employees can work their own hours to some extent. In my experience, management style is mostly "hands off." The benefit to this is that I get to spend some of my time on what I am most interested in. Because Lockheed does 98% of its business with government, engineers get to work on some large scope projects, some with far reaching implications which makes the work more interesting. Lockheed is a massive corporation that has room to for growth into different business areas. In my experience, management is reasonable flexible in finding the right fit for you within the corporation as long as you express your desires clearly and effectively.

      Cons

      Management: Lockheed's hierarchy is a huge mess of managers, program managers, and other kinds of managers. There isn't much visibility up the management chain unless you are involved in a red project. In my experience, there seems to be a constant in and out flux of management types into and out of programs. Growth/Recognition: My biggest complaint about Lockheed is that it seems very hard to get recognition or growth opportunities for new employees. There is a big hierarchy already in place and a lot of old guys that are used to doing things a certain way. This barrier can be overcome, but it is not easy for a new college hire. I have put in a big effort to move up in my performance rating and felt that my efforts mostly go unnoticed. I also feel like I can't be as creative as I would like to be because of the line of work that Lockheed does (Integration and Test, Contracting, etc).

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