Northrop Grumman is an excellent employer and I would like to continue with them through to retirement. - Network Engineer III Northrop Grumman Employee Review

5.0
Sep 12, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Northrop has good education benefits, the best pay of 3 companies I have worked for to date and the management (at least here locally) really cares about the individual and will do what they can should a contract expire. The company and mangement get involved to try and move you to another contract if possible.

Cons

The higher corporate execs get into the weeds sometimes and make decisions that seem to be detrimental to winning business (future contracts). They seem to view higher profit as a top priority versus a dollar earned today is a more than you had yesterday. The divisions in NG compete against each other to the detriment of a project. Twice I have seen a contract lost because 2 different divisions were unable to work together for the good of the contract because they both wanted to protect their own piece of the pie. So instead of one division agreeing to allow the other to "manage" the project, they were like 2 seperate companies bickering over their fair share which led to the award of the contract to another company at the next option year.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

I joined expecting a long-term career and initially had a positive experience. Unfortunately, the culture changed significantly after leadership transitions. Micromanagement increased, decision-making became highly centralized, and employee morale steadily declined. Many experienced employees and managers left during my time there, making it difficult to maintain continuity and trust within the organization. The work itself was meaningful, and I had the opportunity to support important projects with talented colleagues. However, recognition, career growth, and employee retention did not appear to receive the same level of attention as process, reporting, and management oversight. My layoff was communicated as unrelated to performance, which was appreciated. However, after years of contribution and institutional knowledge, the overall experience left me feeling that employees were viewed as replaceable rather than valued long-term assets.

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