Does General Dynamics Land Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, General Dynamics Land Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at General Dynamics Land Systems. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at General Dynamics Land Systems?

40% of General Dynamics Land Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated General Dynamics Land Systems 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at General Dynamics Land Systems?

Engineer (39) , Software Engineer (16) , Engineering Specialist (14) , Senior Engineer (10) , Senior Engineering Specialist (10) , Intern (8) , Mechanical Engineer (8) , Manager (7) , Manufacturing Engineer (7) , Supply Technician (7) , Buyer (6) , Field Service Representative (6) , Maintenance Mechanic (6) , Specialist (6) , Systems Engineer (6)

What are the pros of working at General Dynamics Land Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and company activities" ((in 66 reviews)); "Good hours and pay." ((in 56 reviews)); "Good people (although many are leaving now)" ((in 55 reviews)); "Adopting some flexible work schedules Domestic and international travel opportunities" ((in 17 reviews)); "good work life balance" ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at General Dynamics Land Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Most of the managers have poor people/leadership skills and have no business being people leaders." ((in 20 reviews)); "Mid and upper management disconnected from task execution by H.R. management, creates an Us vs Them culture." ((in 15 reviews)); "Defense business is contract dependent and layoffs are commons." ((in 15 reviews)); "There is absolutely no communication in the organization." ((in 8 reviews)); "Low morale and "cut throat" environment." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about General Dynamics Land Systems layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about General Dynamics Land Systems layoffs and their outlook for job security at General Dynamics Land Systems in 2026.

What are the top reviewed General Dynamics Land Systems locations?

Sterling Heights , Tallahassee , Fort Lewis , Anniston , Lima , Ladson , Woodbridge , Tacoma , Detroit , Westminster , Auburn , Scranton , Fort Hood , Joint Base Lewis McChord , Sumner , Charleston , Yuma , Shelby , Killeen , Puyallup , Shelby Township , Eynon , Huntsville , Fort Atkinson , Huntington Woods , Plymouth , Saint Clair Shores , Troy , Michigamme , Muskegon

General Dynamics Land Systems reviews

3.2

40% would recommend to a friend

(598 total reviews)

Dave Paddock

52% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (598 reviews)

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General Dynamics Land Systems has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 598 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Dynamics Land Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

598 reviews

2.0

Jul 16, 2019

Great potential and some fantastic people but senior management are jeopardising it all.

Technical coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Benefits Interesting Work Excellent People Great Location

Cons

Morale at an all time low Management have ego issues! Promote ineffective staff that just kissed the managers feet. Senior managers really don't know what they're doing (to the point they cause chaos and blame it on the sucker that's kissing their feet) No internal succession if manager/snr manager wants to keep you without promoting Salary poor in comparison to similar roles in similar companies Sending staff home in tears Managers/Snr Manager lie and compartmentalize everything to make sure the whole truth never comes out Anger management issues with some staff and HR don't do anything about it

2.0

Jul 3, 2019

GDLS-C on the decline

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work with overall. Interesting product to work with. Vacation time, flex time, and benefits are good for the salary employees. For years this place was a good place to work, with job satisfaction and supportive management, but things started to fall apart around 2016.

Cons

Too many bureaucratic processes to work through. No acknowledgement from management levels that you even exist, let alone did a good or bad job. Once you are in a position, almost impossible to move around. Bad staff development & training. Too many make work projects are added onto to the normally busy workloads. Poor morale in the past few years, and getting worse. Have been losing customers and major contracts for a few years now. They let contract staff go after a year or so. Salary layoffs are more frequent now but does not make the news. Lots of people retiring early or quitting, so many that they have less to layoff. Sinking ship feeling as the work is almost completed and there is no reason to really keep the place open when GD locations in Ottawa &/or U.S. can cover things. Still shipping vehicles to Saudi and not getting paid, can't pay suppliers properly. Attempts to get new CDN orders to shore things up keep failing.

3.0

May 9, 2019

general dynamics pros and cons

Fabricator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

working with different military systems, interesting work

Cons

company has frequent layoffs very poor job security

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