General Atomics reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,976 total reviews)
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76% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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
1.0
Oct 15, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Current work force retention rates reflect the state of the economy. Products and support functions are relatively simple, by military equipment standards, and leave the company exposed to competition posed by industrious former employees. A market turn around and increased access to capital will provide opportunity to chip away at ASI's cushy profit margins.

Cons

Not a company that values the employee. I had never worked in an environment where leaders are completely absent until I arrived at ASI. Don't misunderstand, there are plenty of managers willing to issue directives but they are never willing to take a stand on behalf of the people working to comply. Vison, unity and teamwork are foreign concepts. There are certainly bigger bullies to be found at other defense companies, but within those organizations I have found they are typically kept in check by skilled leaders.

2.0
Jun 20, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay and benifits are great compared to the majority of aviation mechanic jobs out there. Interesting system and capabilities. Coworkers

Cons

As far as UAV companies go, they pay on the low end, expect more out of you and wonder why you would want to have a weekend off after coming home from a 6 month overseas trip. There is no gaurantee as to the amount of money you will make in a given year, I will bring in almost 40k less than i did last year. Management is horrible, most of the higher ups are all about running everyone else over to make them selves look that much better in the managements eyes, training takes a back seat to trying to make themselves look like golden children. Do NOT expect respect from these people

1.0
Mar 12, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is adequate. The work and co-workers are interesting. Once you get over the bad management, you don’t have to work too hard. They have nice facilities up on the hill.

Cons

Management lies to customers and employees. They are rude as they do so. It is a well known secret around the industry. Your supervisor will not protect you since they are busy managing up. It is a fiefdom, and you are a serf. Your job is to parrot the ideas approved by senior management. As a good employee, try to look surprised when they fail.

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