Poor Management - Systems Engineer III General Atomics Employee Review

1.0
Aug 20, 2015
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Pros

Immediate colleagues are great people, some very technically knowledgeable.

Cons

not flexible on leave, working from home, or managing work/life balance. No overtime pay as a defense contractor, the few days between Christmas and New Years are "optional work days" and you are required to use CAL, paid time off, or work those days, unlike most other defense contractors I've worked for. BAD MANAGEMENT. There are far too many levels of management, and the management does NOT know what they are doing in regards to basic systems engineering.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Good working environment Exciting projects Great coworkers (for the most part, like any place)

Cons

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