Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

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James D. Taiclet

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1.0
Jun 26, 2012

They don't practice what they preach

Anonymous employee
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Pros

every other friday off and 401k match

Cons

Leadership is what is not being done. HQ thinks their sites are working towards the same goal, however management are just checking off boxes to make them look good. Employees are doing the same because its just easier to accept then it is to complain. If you are in a click you will get promoted even if you can not handle the job..LMCO does well when following the peter principle. I find it amazing that this company is floating....i just wish they took pride in the employees as they do winning the bids. I wanted to work here so badly cause I thought I would be surrounded by smart adults that i would learn from, and instead i got a bunch of uncaring, disgruntle employees that are waiting to retire. I read the negative review and though it may come across that they are a bunch of unhappy people just complaining, they have valid points. For the past 3 years I though I had a problem until i relized other departments are having the same poor leadership issues. It is hard feeling like you are the only one that sees leadership needs a major overhall, and LPD program is not going to fix it, they are too young and 3 years does not fully develope you unless you are bringing leadership skills from previous jobs.

3.0
Jun 19, 2012

Company

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Pros

-good benefits -good work environment -health care

Cons

-salary increases -lack of promotion -management

2.0
Jun 12, 2012
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Pros

Work life balance! Everyone leaves the office exactly when they hit 40 hours (unless they are getting paid overtime). In fact, your manager will often need to give you APPROVAL to work over 40 hours. Alternate schedules like 9/80, or 4/10 are often approved without much hassle.

Cons

It's very hard to find employees who actually care about software development at LM, even those who do care tend to have very little knowledge of anything remotely modern. "What is an 'XML File'?" - Anonymous "Senior Staff" Software Engineer It's not uncommon to work on 10 year old workstations running Windows 2000. The company has an absurd amount of process and seemingly limitless red-tape but there are no real best practices or meaningful standards for software development. At a high level it doesn't seem like the company even acknowledges software exists despite pumping out millions of lines of it. Salary is middle of the road, and it's very hard to quickly move up the ladder due to strict minimums for different job titles. LM is an incredibly bloated organization, there are layers and layers of management who seem to have no real responsibility. It's very likely your manager will be completely disconnected from you and your work. This is great for people who want to "coast by", but is very frustrating for top performers. It's a fine place to work for a few years to kickoff a career, but make sure you leave before you are robbed of your passion.

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