General Atomics reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,979 total reviews)
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77% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

General Atomics has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,979 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Atomics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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2.0
Apr 27, 2022

Clueless management

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Pros

Good pay. Pension with 401k is nice.

Cons

Lack of vision by upper management. They can’t budget to save their lives. It amazes me that they stay employed with the way they manage the programs.

3.0
Apr 26, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Privately held: Almost run like a non-profit with huge investment in IRAD and ability to fund decisions and actions that would be unthinkable in publicly traded companies. Market leader: Market is cornered domestically and a significant head start on most competitors globally 9/80 work schedule Company truly cares about its employees (evidenced by a severe avoidance of layoffs whereas other companies would have done multiple layoff events)

Cons

Company culture of Engineers playing in their sandbox and cost doesn't matter. The company really is a bunch of Engineers playing (and actually making cool stuff) and they just happen to make aircraft that sometimes they sell for a profit. There are a lot of people that have grown up in GA and continue to think that what made the company grow 15-20 years ago is what should continue to be done today.

5.0
Apr 25, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Private Company - 1 share holder

Cons

The bigger it gets the more red tape there is.

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