General Atomics reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

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

69% positive business outlook

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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2.0
Nov 8, 2022
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Pros

Interesting projects, relatively stable contracts, good benefits.

Cons

Company has very leftist values, wokeness is strong here. Colleagues pay close attention if you dont espouse similar belief systems - it will hurt your career growth opportunities. They made a very minimal adjustment for the 2021-2022 inflation spike but no where even close to the drastic change in cost of living here in SD. If you have to rent, youll be living in a dump. House prices have skyrocketed through the roof in less than a year. Same with everything else - Cost of living in SD is now outrageous and GA isnt doing anything about it. For new hires, its really bad news. Before you accept a job, really research housing costs and all your expected expenses for this area before you agree on a salary - in fact Id say negotiate very high, because once youre here, the bonuses and raises are negligible. With the current state of the economy and inflation, id say 2-3 years before youll be forced to move because youre falling behind financially.

3.0
Oct 18, 2022

Enjoy!

Recommend
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Pros

If you know your job you will not be micro managed and have it pretty easy. However if you strive to be a better version of yourself and make meaning contributions don’t expect much. There are dozens of people that have been here for 15+ years that I have never been promoted. Some of which have been recently promoted by title only. No compensation.

Cons

I’m tired of people saying we’re having growing pains. Serious communication issues. Everyone in management needs to be replaced. Especially in Facilities. Unfortunately they don’t have any applicants and a 25% attrition rate.

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