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General Dynamics Mission Systems

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Continual erosion of benefits makes one wonder if it's worth it anymore - Anonymous employee General Dynamics Mission Systems Employee Review

2.0
Sep 8, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

There's a wide variety of work available with different customers across the military and intelligence communities, plus a smattering of commercial client work. GDAIS does offer tuition reimbursement programs. There are also some great people working at GDAIS at all levels of employment and across the business.

Cons

GDAIS keeps cutting benefits to "remain competitive" within the industry. Yes, some of the other big defense contractors are, too, but GDAIS doesn't seem to want to be a leader except when it comes to eliminating benefits. Since I started there several years ago, we've lost a week of vacation time total (most recently losing 2 more days for 2012), lost significant 401(k) match options, have seen cutbacks in meaningful professional development & training (e.g. we're pushed strongly toward CBT), have been pushed toward high-deductible health plans (employee pushback has at least allowed us to keep the option of a PPO insurance option), etc. GDAIS is coming across as really nickel-and-diming on overhead expenses, too.

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Cons

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Pros

GD-MS seems to win *ALOT* of proposals and contracts. There is always the next big thing at GD-MS.

Cons

Contractors 411: Typically, contracts terminated with no notice. Today will be your last day. Please wrap up your work. It was a very low-rate contract too. Made alot of sacrifices to be on this program. Culture resembled a human wood-chipper ala FARGO. Many senior engineers leaving en-mass. I was asked to take over the role of the engineer who left just prior to my arrival. I called it: I will be next. Good experience once in your life to go thru the human wood-chipper. Toughens you up. However, GD-MS is a great example of how it is that legacy aerospace companies are dying rapidly and startups will be the future in aerospace.

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