Pros
Like a bunch of young, engineering millennials, I was looking to work for a big named Defense Company. Of course, I was looking into the obvious ones that everyone looks at (ie, LM, NG, Boeing, BAE, you name it). L3Harris was one of them, as well, and after working here for the last 3 years, I am still glad that I chose this company. I have friends in every Defense company, and I can still safely say that I believe that I am the happiest out of all of them. Working at L3Harris, they give excellent benefits with their 9/80 scheduling and their discretionary PTO policy. They really emphasize having a good work-life balance, realizing that burning out is a real thing, and making sure that you get the resources that you need for anything. My leadership is super supportive in helping you move up and helping you get to where you want, even if that means moving to different roles and functions. They are great at teaching you for what you need to learn in your career, things that can be translated in anywhere you go, even if you don’t stay at L3Harris forever. Probably the best thing I love about working here, though, is the people and the culture. The teams that I work with are some of the best and legit people that I’ve met. They are all very welcoming and helpful when anyone needs assistance. They allow me to maintain my individuality while I progress in my career. Much of my management does not adhere to the old idealism where you have to have a certain look or personality to move up or to be taken seriously. You don’t have to have a shaved beard, or a proper haircut, or cant color your hair, or have tattoos, etc. You can be you, as long as you get your work done.
However, I will caveat that this is specific to my experience here. I do realize that I have a great department and team at my site, but that might not be the case everywhere. There is always a chance that you can have a bad team, or a bad manager, or people that don’t support you or help you out. But I think it’s important to realize that this situation can and does happen everywhere, in all industries, at all companies. Like just because you might work at the most well known or famous company in the world or they offer you a lot of money doesn’t mean that they treat you right. Id rather be happy working and feeling good about what I do as opposed to constantly feeling that anxiety or being overworked and underappreciated. But that’s just me.
Cons
It really depends on your position that you are applying for, the team that you get to work with, and the manager that you have. But that goes for any company that you get into. But some of the general things is that they often don’t offer as much as other companies do for the same job, but the difference (from what I’ve seen) is not that significant. Also, medical benefits are not that bad, but they are not the best that I’ve seen.
