Poor Life Balance and Poor Technical Leads - Software Engineer L3Harris Employee Review

2.0
Sep 27, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice 9/80 schedule Most managers are good Lots of neat technology Neat opportunities exist if you pursue and push them

Cons

Lots of grey-ethical decisions HR is poor at their job Hires anyone to fill positions and then doesn't remove people from positions; resulting in people leaving Overworks employees. Too competitive of an environment, making it very difficult for women trying to balance life and work to succeed. Not uncommon for employees to work long hours and high tense culture

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L3Harris Response
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Thank you for your review. We are really glad to hear that you enjoyed your work and the technology offered by L3Harris. It sounds like you, along with many others, enjoyed the flexibility of our 9/80 schedule and discretionary PTO. We also want to make sure we address your concerns around ethical decision-making. We take all reports of unethical behavior very seriously, and we offer employees a way to voice their concerns confidentially and/or anonymously. If you would like to further discuss any ethical concerns you had as an employee, please reach out to the Ethics & Compliance Helpline (www.L3HarrisHelpline.com or 877-532-6339).

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