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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
      2.0
      Sep 26, 2017

      Leadership Vacuum Within

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Strong business with great leadership at the top. The company has grown considerably over the past few years.

      Cons

      When you get below the highest levels of the company, there is a severe leadership vacuum - many immature and self-centered managers. The company is in trouble if it's relying on these people for their next generation leaders.

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      Mercury Systems Response
      8y
      Thank you for your Glassdoor post and recommendation. The need for a strong management capability is recognized by Mercury leadership as a priority to successfully grow. In fact, our M3 management development program has just been redesigned and the first cohort of 20 managers has started their 12-week training and development. Mercury Culture & Values are an emphasis as are business acumen and coaching skill-building. Additionally, a new supervisor training curriculum is getting built to begin next month at locations across Mercury. It is designed to start building management skills quickly and effectively at our sites. It will address setting goals, giving performance feedback and role modeling the Mercury Culture & Values. We hope this has helped with some of your concerns and we always encourage you to share these with your manager or HR Business Partner as detailed feedback helps us improve. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
      1.0
      Sep 19, 2017

      Growing at expense of employees

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The coffee is not bad.

      Cons

      Expect to be overloaded with work, to the point where you need to work 70+hours a week - then get told that you are not working smart enough with no concrete examples of how you can improve. And if you get sick or have a personal commitment in the evening one day - you hear about not being a team player. Compensation is not linked to performance.

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      Mercury Systems Response
      8y
      Thanks so much for the time and effort you put into this review! We're transparent about the fact that we are results-driven company. This and our commitment to our customers at times requires extra effort and hours. 70 is excessive and if that is your experience, especially on a regular basis, we want to know so that we can work with you and your manager to rectify this. We highly value our employees' personal and family lives and understand that you have priorities beyond the workplace. We also make an effort to organize fun events and activities during work hours to give our employees a break and an opportunity to socialize with their coworkers. Over the past 2 years we have worked diligently to implement tools and processes that will scale with us. We are confident that tools such as Skype for Business, Atlassian and YouEarnedIt! among others will serve us as well when we grow as they do now. We hope that you'll share your concerns in detail with you manager or HR Business Partner so that we can work on resolving them. Thank you again for sharing with us here!
      3.0
      Sep 18, 2017

      "Do as I say, not as I do"

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Company has a fairly flexible work schedule in terms of working from home when you need to. Benefits are reasonable. You can leave at the end of your day knowing you made a difference to our military. I keep that in mind every day when I go home with my spirit crushed on the worst of days - it's the only thing that keeps me from calling in sick the next day.

      Cons

      I'll reiterate a lot of what has been said already but it is worth repeating. The company sets these lofty goals for being a great place to work. They are trying to put the image out there, then hope the company becomes it, as opposed to changing from within and having that image reflect externally. If the company was honest about its work environment, the company slogan would be "Do as I say, not as I do". Some of the management has a set of rules for their work friends and another set of rules for the folks who do the real work. Don't expect to be treated fairly. It's not what you do. It's who you know. Nothing that happens is illegal, it's just highly unprofessional. Mercury is very clear on its guidelines - unprofessional behavior is tolerated and encouraged by some managers. Nothing bad enough to get someone fired, but just enough to drain the life and work ethic out of you. Don't try complaining, because everyone at Mercury knows what happens to those who don't drink the kool aid. If you are interviewing with Mercury, I hope you end up in a better group than I did. Don't accept a lower salary because it's a self-proclaimed great place to work like I did.

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      Mercury Systems Response
      8y
      Thanks for this feedback. We understand the gratification that comes from having a direct impact on our armed forces - it inspires us too! We think our work to support the warfighter is part of what makes us a great place to work. It's not about the image, although we do want people to know what a great organization we are so that we can attract and retain more top talent like you. Some of the things that we do to ensure our employer brand is more than just a brand include having engagement teams at every site that work to bring our employee populations together for some fun activities while also making an impact in their local communities. We conduct surveys throughout the year to keep our finger on the pulse of the organization and culture; and calibrate as needed according to what we learn from them. Glassdoor is also a great resource for us - reviews like this one help us to learn what's working, what needs work and ultimately, to become a better company. We encourage you to speak to your manager or seek out your HR business partner, to have a candid conversation with them about what you're experiencing. "Spirit crushing" is not a term we are happy to see associated with the environment at Mercury and we want to do what we can to correct issues and ensure we have happy, fulfilled employees.
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