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      BAE Systems

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      BAE Systems reviews

      3.9

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (4,196 total reviews)
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      Charles Woodburn

      80% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Senior management

      BAE Systems has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,196 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BAE Systems 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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      4K reviews
      4.0
      Jan 1, 2009

      Pretty Satisfied

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Stability and pretty good pay, plus interesting work. I think that I work with lots of interesting people who are smart and hard workers. The division that I work in does lots of interesting research projects which are sponsored by DARPA. This is exciting work which keeps me engaged. I like the management. They seem to be actively pushing the envelope when it comes to management. Expectations are clearly communicated and my yearly goals are usually in line with general performance excellence. I like that we hire lots of women ( where lots is a few ... but this is the engineering field).

      Cons

      Don't like current ethics trial. Its an embarassment. We do work a lot of hours from time to time. It would really help if I had a PhD. Sometimes a technical solution is dictated by management for marketing reasons. One problem is that if someone is not performing then its hard to fire them. The corporate parent is really afraid of turnover. They want you to give someone every chance to turn it around before pushing them out. I myself don't really believe in that so I see it as a drawback. Sometimes people are nitwits, but I think you see that in any job.

      4.0
      Jan 1, 2009

      Balanced/fair reveiw

      Senior consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      An atmosphere where you are surrounded by stimulating and highly intelligent people who are largely non-political. Career progression is good, particuarly at junior grades and there are many opportunities to get involved in profile raising roles and acitvities.

      Cons

      Opportunities in non-technical roles can be difficult to find, as business consulting is not always as populas at Detica as they state. Detica is primarily an IT consultancy, so this is where the majority of the opportunities are. Renumeration for junior grades isn't alwas as competitive as else where. There is only very limited scope to work abroad.

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