General Dynamics Mission Systems reviews

Low vacation at 3 weeks, especially for senior engineer. Very risk averse, they follow the money trail in government contracts and deliver questionable quality even if they meet requirements. There progressing with new management, but it needs to move faster. Still using a Union with dues, really?? Career is pretty much set in stone for defence industry if you stay longer than 2-3 years.

You are expected to show gratitude for 2.4% yearly salary increases (well below inflation) Work will interfere with your personal life "but please call the EAP line or call the Type A-personality mental health ambassadors who are also your seniors/superiors" Overtime is looked down upon and requires pre approval by your manager's boss Constantly understaffed. Unless you're a key engineer or in management, you are an expendable afterthought No yearly bonuses for non-management. Ad-hoc bonuses happen rarely. Non-existent employment retention efforts (see 2.4% above) When colleagues leave and they can't hire replacements, the people remaining will absorb workloads but not increased remuneration nor acting levels Their stat of "52% of employees are tenured over 10 years" is because most employees are engineering types that would be lifers anywhere (51% of employees are in engineering) -see GD mission systems canada site, under section "Life at GD" Promotion policy: HR is not your friend Compensation policy: they probe local industry averages, seek to ensure internal equality, seek to reward unique skills, and a few other pleasantries that sound great on paper but are lip service I was once excited to start working at GD, but you are expected to consider the "privilege" of working there to be a substantial part of your remuneration (See 2.4%)