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      General Atomics

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      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (1,977 total reviews)
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      77% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

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      General Atomics has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,977 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
      4.0
      Sep 14, 2008

      Good place to work overall

      Technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits. Very interesting, challenging, and changing work environment. The market for the UAS product is in very high demand. Rewarding to know that our product is having an impact in global events. HR does a good job in acting as an employee union. Workplace is non-union, which I view as a positive.

      Cons

      Lower pay. Vertically orientated management structure. Reading government resports, it seems that the company needs to flatten its manangement structure. Not enough input from workers is taken by senior management. Poor communication between departments. Needs some improvment on processes, making them same way everytime. Tribal knowledge is everywhere. People seem to hoard information to preserve their usefulness.

      4.0
      Aug 22, 2008

      Company going through growing pains

      Systems and project engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      ASI is very technically focused, so it's good if you are or aspire to be very technically savvy. Work life balance is good, but each group does things differently based on the managers. Most people work limited overtime, I would say about 40 - 50 hours per week. There is extended work week program, which is voluntary paid overtime for about 2-3 months every year towards holiday time. It has also started with its 9/80 schedule, which is common in government work. 9/80 is working 80 hours in 9 days so you have every other Friday off. ASI also still has pension benefit, which is becoming more rare.

      Cons

      Areas outside of engineering are in the growing stage, and not very organized. For example, finance, purchasing, etc are not as structured as other companies I have worked for. Management and organization is still catching up with recent size growth. There are a lot of confusion in terms of roles and responsibilities, as well as authority of each manager. Each department does things very differently, which makes intracompany moves more difficult. The company has very informal communication, so if you are new it takes effort to tap into the information circle. Being a private company, management is a black box and decisions are not well explained.

      4.0
      Jun 26, 2008

      Sunny San Diego, paying job. What else do you need

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They have great Job security and competitive pay. Vacation is good if you are never sick. People are of the friendliest (average) that I have worked with in the past. Perhaps it's the weather or location. Professionals are given a lot of responsibility and leway with personal schedules and how they work.

      Cons

      Things move a snails pace compared to smaller companies. Have to take vacation days if you are actually sick. Training in certain departments is lacking, there is a lot of "tribal knowledge" that has to be learned by doing things and can not be easily tought in an indoc brief or training course.

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