Good benefits and PTO policy. Questionable management in some cases. - Senior Associate Mechanical Engineer L3Harris Employee Review

4.0
Apr 27, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits, unlimited discretionary PTO policy, flex schedule, great job security. Great place to gain experience.

Cons

Unit directors have too much say in certain aspects. They are free to make decisions on PTO usage above 160 hours, work from home schedule, possibility of 9/80 work schedule, etc . Depending on which director you end up working for, the experience is either great or completely disappointing. If you end up on a team you don't like early on, make an active effort to move around or get stuck in the career trap. Location is pretty bad in my opinion, but that really comes down to how social you want to be outside of work. There is a low retention rate for the problems mentioned above amongst others.

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L3Harris Response
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We're glad to hear you are enjoying the total rewards we offer and the projects you're working on. We're taking the feedback from our Engagement Survey to make real change across all levels of the organization to ensure communication is heard and actions are taken. As we further our action planning, we will continue to check in with our employees and work with them to further the employee experience here. If you see a process that could be streamlined, we encourage you to work with your manager or HR Business Partner so we may remain agile and continuously improve.

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