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      General Atomics

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      3.8

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (1,976 total reviews)
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      Neal Blue

      76% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      General Atomics has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,976 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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      2K reviews
      2.0
      Jan 29, 2022

      Look Elsewhere

      Scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The projects/programs tend to be technically interesting, some of the benefits (health insurance, "pension") are decent, working more than 40 hours/week is rare.

      Cons

      Management at all levels is under-performing and holding the company back from achieving great things. People that are actually competent either are marginalized and stuck in their current roles because they're "essential", or they get frustrated with the lack of career development and leave. Company has not been successful at winning new contracts, and mis-manages current contracts and R&D programs. Compensation is below market.

      3.0
      Sep 16, 2020

      Never Fires Anyone, Until there's a Company-wide Layoff

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent salary and benefits, matching 401K, pension, every other Fridays off. Your experience at GA-ASI greatly depends on your mgr and team. Work-life balance also depends on your department. Opportunities to transfer to other teams or functions.

      Cons

      Company has been overstaffed for years, resulting in August layoffs of 600+ employees. There may be more in the coming years. Too many policies and processes are from knee-jerk reactions. Company very much an old school boys club. Sr Mgmt is not given much authority, all approvals need to go to President or CEO, or sometimes the Chairman; thus, creating unnecessary delays.

      1.0
      Jan 8, 2020

      Do Not Recommend Working Here

      Senior buyer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits, Pension, 9/80, Location, nothing else

      Cons

      Everything else. Lack of professional mentor leadership. Too many managers with no improvements. What do you do all day? Too many that are bullies and don't get rid of them. Only move them to another department so they can bully others so more employees leave. Too many levels of management . Too many manager promotions and not the ones under them. High stress environment. Parking sucks.

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