Very poor senior leadership - Software Developer L3Harris Employee Review

1.0
May 25, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The local team members are great.

Cons

Culture is very poor and layoffs are now common. They typically lay people off right before a major holiday or right after someone takes PTO. It is very, very shady how this happens. What is shown to the public and what really happens is very, very different. It really is like working for a company that has a bipolar disorder. For example, the Waco site used to advocate serving others in our community but this is no longer the case. The new leadership is against this because they see it as an expense because it does not "bring money in the doors." The C-suite types have killed this company and the culture that made it successful. Most of the people that were experienced have left or have been let go because they are a threat to the new regime. If you file an ethics complaint you will be targeted and laid off. Several of my work friends found this out the hard way. The software development practices are stuck in the early 2000s and if you try to advocate modern practices it is seen as hurting the bottom line. It is very sad what has happened to this once good company.

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5.0
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Pros

The manager was very nice, but also made sure I was learning.

Cons

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2.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

Missions are impactful to the world Top talent in specialized fields Wonderful people Respectful environment

Cons

Processes and policies are not robust enough to support the large growth / merger, which leaves everyone operating in silos and interpreting things in their own ways Shared service model is not structured properly Not enough critical thinking around how budgets should be allocated for tools, capital, and salaries Higher level leaders are too in the weeds and not working on the harder strategic aspects Businesses are not aligned with common products to gain best synergies as all businesses fight to defend $s not what actually makes sense for the company (radios sharing same suppliers are in completely different segments; CCAs are built across 10+ different factories managed by different management teams instead of a couple of large COEs) All leaders felt unempowered due to lack of ownership of budgets. Budgets were set but then adjusted at further levels without any additional discussion of new targets and how to achieve. Then budgets would be reallocated a few months into year if you weren't demonstrating that you truly need it. This drove teams to spend heavy up front and not make the smartest decisions at times

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