2.0
Jun 23, 2011
Current employee
Newport News, VA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Only shipyard to build aircraft carriers and one of two yards to build submarines for the Navy, so it has great job security and better than average pay.
Cons
Niche market and no competition (legal monopoly) thus no real incentive for continuous process improvement. The company is run like it's still the 1970s if not earlier. Micro-managed departments specialize in particular areas and little to no interaction/collaboration with other groups. Very difficult to grow beyond the limits of your department.