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      Mercury Systems

      Engaged Employer

      Mercury Systems reviews

      2.9

      39% would recommend to a friend

      (762 total reviews)
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      Bill Ballhaus

      51% approve of CEO

      35% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Mercury Systems has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 762 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Mercury Systems employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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      762 reviews
      3.0
      Nov 10, 2017

      I believe in Mercury but...

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      I feel Mercury is on a strong growth trajectory. It's a company you can be proud of. There's great work and a lot of great people. People come together when needed and do what needs to be done, but sometimes at the expense of other employees. The technology and products are incredible.

      Cons

      Compensation is competitive if you are working a 8-5 job. But most Mercury employees work crazy hours, not by their choice. HR claims compensation is competitive. And I agree - it's competitive if you work 8-5 and aren't made to put aside your life. If you demand employees give up their lives, is the same level of compensation appropriate? Is that really a fair comparison? Compensation should be in line with performance and behavior. It's not today. Mercury needs to be more process-driven and systematic in all aspects.

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      Mercury Systems Response
      8y
      We appreciate your feedback. Mercury surely is on a strong growth path. A path that benefits our customers, investors and employees. In our Culture & Value statement we lead with “We deliver results. We are innovators.” But we quickly follow that with “We help and care for one another.” We take that element of our core culture statement very seriously. Our most recent internal survey attempts to measure, among other things, our ability within Mercury to support one another and work in a positive team oriented way. For the most part the results of that survey, while leaving room for improvement, very much indicate our Mercury colleagues feel we go out of our way to support one another. With all that said, we appreciate and respect your input that indicates some opportunities to do better. The best advice in situations like this is to have a direct and frank conversation with your direct manager and, if needed, with one of our excellent HR professionals. Thank you for your input.
      2.0
      Nov 9, 2017

      Overworked, underappreciated

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Comprehensive benefits and no shortage of work to be done. There are a handful of really great leaders in the company. If you are lucky enough to work for one of them, you will be very happy. Your time outside of the earshot of those leaders can vary from okay to downright soul-sucking.

      Cons

      HR, as others have stated, is a massive problem that nobody in the company will address. Sarcasm from most in HR is the norm. It would help if they started hiring HR individuals from who didn't ride into work every day on a broomstick. Today, I realized that many of the meetings I attend at Mercury have the maturity level of a group of kindergarteners.

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      Mercury Systems Response
      8y
      Thank you for taking the time to provide us feedback. I am happy to see you consider our benefits a pro - we have worked really hard to ensure Mercury offers "total rewards" to its employees. I agree we have a group of very skilled managers and are working to develop them all so they grow and help their employees do the same. As the CHRO of Mercury, I am always open to and looking for constructive feedback to help continue to build the HR function of the company. I care very much about the employees of this company and I have an open door policy. I encourage you to come meet with me to share your concerns and issues. It’s very important to me that I do hear all feedback whether it's regarding my team or another so that we can continue to develop and grow. Please feel free to come to my office or call or email me (978 967 1471, emma.woodthorpe@mrcy.com) to address your concerns directly. With more information or examples we'll have a better opportunity to correct the issues. I will always listen and where possible make changes and improvements. Thank you, Emma Woodthorpe, SVP & CHRO
      3.0
      Nov 9, 2017

      Good experience and Growth but underpaid

      Information systems engineer
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      Pros

      You'll be dealing with knowledgeable people and some good tools to assist you in your work. You'll gain great industry experience and you'll learn a lot.

      Cons

      As part of gaining the experience your pay will start to lag behind what Mercury is willing to pay. When a number of co-workers looked at their job titles they realized they were 10-20% underpaid compared to industry average.

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      Mercury Systems Response
      8y
      Thank you for this review. We value the feedback we receive on GlassDoor and do our best to use the information we receive to become a better place to work and grow. It makes us very happy to hear that you have learned a lot at your time with Mercury. Mercury is evolving their Total Rewards philosophy to offer a strategic array of programs to attract, motivate, reward, develop, engage and retain our employees. We look at Total Compensation, and base salary as just one component. We offer a competitive incentives and benefit program using relevant external market data in all of our programs to make sure we are competitive in our pay and benefits. Recently, we also implemented a career structure to help our employees understand how they can advance and develop their career with Mercury. Thank you again for taking the time to leave this review. We wish you all the best.
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