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General Dynamics Land Systems reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(597 total reviews)
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Dave Paddock

47% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

General Dynamics Land Systems has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 597 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).

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597 reviews
1.0
Oct 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

You don't have to be smart, just charge the work directive. If you have no self worth you will do fine here. There is opportunity here even in the downtime, just don't count on your management to take care of you. Only the systems organization even tries.

Cons

The culture is sick. You are salaried, but brainwashed and treated like an hourly high school kid. Subsystems engineering hasn't actually designed anything in 15 years. The process and the paperwork is everything. The director of subsystems likes to huff and puff and scream at everyone.

1.0
Oct 2, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

9/80 schedule is awesome. Work environment is mostly stress-free. Projects/subject matter is very interesting. Most people are very friendly and a pleasure to work with.

Cons

Morale is in the gutter. No chance for promotion or increasing responsbility,despite repeated requests to take on more challenging assignments. You are put into an area to perform specific job functions and are left there until you leave. There is no vision for employee growth or development. Work is mostly unrewarding, as most of your work goes unreviewed by managers and even the customer. After a while even the best of performers will lose their motivation, as the performance evaluation system segregates all employees by a few tenths of a percent of a 5 pt scale...no matter how much you attempt to separate yourself from the herd by going above and beyond. There is absolutely no communication in the organization. Department meetings were held on a less than annual basis.... and were only held to address some HR issue or ISO situation. Timecard system is a pain, but you eventually get used to the over-burden. The silo-structure of the organization stifles growth and kills motivation. Employees attempting to grow in skill and value to the organization have no path to achieve either. Upper management tends to strut around the organization as though the sheeple they encounter are only there to do their bidding. For the most part, they simply come off as arrogant and detached, which leads to a fear of their involvment on any project.

2.0
Jul 3, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Their benefits package is still slightly above average, but they keep lowering it to be "competitive".

Cons

The executives would all sell their mothers for a $10 increase in their bonuses. As a group they are the worst group of managers, definitely not leaders, I've experienced in 30 years of professional experience.

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