Is Bell a good company to work for?

Bell has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,795 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at Bell to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Bell have been left by employees working as Intern , Intern - Hourly and Mechanical Engineer .

Does Bell pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bell employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bell. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bell?

68% of Bell employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bell 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bell?

Engineer (66) , Intern (31) , Senior Engineer (27) , Financial Analyst (26) , Manager (25) , Software Engineer (23) , Sales Associate (22) , Engineering Specialist (19) , Mechanical Engineer (17) , Intern - Hourly (14) , Internship (14) , Principal Engineer (14) , Analyst (13) , Project Manager (13) , Engineering Intern (10)

What are the pros of working at Bell according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and work schedule" ((in 131 reviews)); "benefits are good but expensive." ((in 130 reviews)); "The department I was in was pretty laid back and was good pay." ((in 108 reviews)); "Work life balance but not as good as other competitors but surely good enough." ((in 72 reviews)); "Culture is great and so are the people" ((in 57 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Bell according to real employee reviews?

"frequent layoffs due to the current aero industry." ((in 70 reviews)); "The Engineering Test Lab has bad management." ((in 65 reviews)); "Some managers are bad" ((in 27 reviews)); "Senior leadership in the US might not understand local business environment." ((in 25 reviews)); "No work from home allowed" ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bell layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Bell layoffs and their outlook for job security at Bell in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Bell locations?

Fort Worth , Hurst , Amarillo , Dallas , Grand Prairie , Arlington , Dallas-Fort Worth , Piney Flats , San Diego , New York , Haslet , Wichita , Mesa , Euless , Irving , Houston , Johnson City , Jersey City , Ozark , Dexter , Omaha , Garvin , Durham , Jacksonville , College Station , Burleson , Carrollton , Cedar Hill , Decatur , Flower Mound

Bell reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,398 total reviews)

Mitch Snyder

90% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Bell has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,398 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bell 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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1K reviews

2.0

Aug 24, 2015

Out with the Older

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Decent pay and benefits. Wonderful people to work with at lower levels.

Cons

Layoffs and highly encouraged voluntary separation to get rid of older experienced personnel so recent grads can be hired. Reduces salaries but if the problems aren't solved, it doesn't really help the company. Management in many areas knows nothing about those areas.

Bell Response

10y

Thank you for your comments. Staffing reductions are always a difficult message to hear and we understand that people may be concerned about our future. Over the past several years we have been able to accomplish some great things together and we will do that again. While these next few years will be challenging, we have a tremendous opportunity in front of us to bring three major development programs to market – something that is unheard of in our industry, yet together we are doing it. We are executing to our schedules and are making tremendous progress on each of these programs.

2.0

Jun 1, 2015

Stay Away not an ethical place at all!

Management

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Pros

Not many. The people that cared have been pushed out the door.

Cons

50+ years you dont stand a chance. Lots of layoffs and they seem to target the older work force and hire new grads. Time will tell if the product is acceptable in the market.

Bell Response

11y

Thank you for your comments. Staffing reductions are always a difficult message to hear and we understand that people may be concerned about our future. Over the past several years we have been able to accomplish some great things together and we will do that again. While these next few years will be challenging, we have a tremendous opportunity in front of us to bring three major development programs to market – something that is unheard of in our industry, yet together we are doing it. We are executing to our schedules and are making tremendous progress on each of these programs.

2.0

May 20, 2015

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Manufacturing engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Internal workforce tries to maintain teamwork aspect throughout the manufacturing process. Bell advanced to using CATIA V6 in their Design and Manufacturing processes.

Cons

From top to bottom, the management team has throttled the entire company into a downhill spiral. A simple case of ignoring that 2014 & 2015 revenues were cut in half; yet they continue to stretch their remaining funds beyond reason. In the mindset of the Executive Leadership, the only resolve was the announcement of 1700 layoffs since October 2014 to pad the monetary cushion that has been deflated due to erroneous oversight.

Bell Response

11y

Thank you for your comments. Staffing reductions are always a difficult message to hear and we understand that people may be concerned about our future. Over the past several years we have been able to accomplish some great things together and we will do that again. While these next few years will be challenging, we have a tremendous opportunity in front of us to bring three major development programs to market – something that is unheard of in our industry, yet together we are doing it. We are executing to our schedules and are making tremendous progress on each of these programs.

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