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      Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

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      Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory reviews

      4.2

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (1,252 total reviews)
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      David Van Wie

      74% approve of CEO

      73% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Senior management

      Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,252 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory 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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      1K reviews
      2.0
      Apr 15, 2009

      Don't believe the brochures! This is not a center for innovation.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Pay is excellent. Good work-life balance. If time off, work-at-home or flex-time is important to you, then this is the place to be.

      Cons

      Limited growth opportunities. Very strong not-invented-here syndrome - staff members take pleasure in shooting down new ideas (then copying them later). In many cases, we're twenty years behind the times (like in quality management). Management focuses on time cards rather than accomplishments. An almost marxist obsession with equality among staff members (great if you like punching the clock). Lack of interpersonal skills among staff members.

      4.0
      Mar 24, 2009

      Great internship opportunity for technically oriented science and engineer majors.

      Summer intern
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      Pros

      Very stimulating and challenging work in a variety of defense oriented fields. Incredible benefits package, and excellent opportunities for furthering your education, funded by the lab. Great leadership, patience, and concern from higher ups provides the opportunity to grow and learn much more about a field. Opportunity to work on 2-3 projects at a time, provided the ability to multitask, which allows for further growth and provides an opportunity to network with coworkers. Lastly, a lot of cool programs and clubs and intramural sports offered at this campus of over 4000, including basketball, softball, an on site gym, and other amenities.

      Cons

      Although they have only gone through one downsizing since WWII, all work is heavily defense funded and national defense oriented. Potential to be affected by cuts in defense spending or transitions in defense priorities. As an intern, your choices of projects can be, but aren't necessarily, limited. There aren't a lot of downsides in general, as APL is very generous towards its employees in my experience.

      4.0
      Mar 18, 2009

      Overall Satisfaction

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      403b plan matching is outstanding

      Cons

      Only Location in laurel, MD

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