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      General Atomics

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      General Atomics reviews

      3.9

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (1,976 total reviews)
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      Neal Blue

      78% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.4

      Senior management

      General Atomics has an employee rating of 3.9 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
      Dec 3, 2009

      Not the place to work for junior engineers

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefit package 9/80 schedule Everyone gets some sort of cash bonus.

      Cons

      No structure to train young engineers straight out of college. New grads are expected to "make things" happen with minimal instructions. There is a constant dash to meet the deadlines on government projects so no grooming occurs. Some management is actually verbally abusive.

      1.0
      Oct 15, 2009

      Avoid GA-ASI unless it is your only option.

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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.

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