Lockheed Martin reviews about "upper management"

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4.0
Jun 30, 2025

Great People, Disappointing Leadership Direction

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Pros

Exceptional colleagues: The technical talent and dedication of the people here is truly impressive. I work alongside some of the brightest minds in aerospace and defense Meaningful work: Contributing to national security and cutting-edge technology provides genuine purpose Job security: Stable employment Learning opportunities: Exposure to complex, challenging projects across multiple domains

Cons

Leadership has lost sight of core values: Upper management increasingly prioritizes quarterly earnings over the workforce that built this company’s reputation People strategy neglected: What used to be a company that genuinely cared about employee development and retention now feels like decisions are made purely through a financial lens Talent exodus: Watching good people leave because they don’t feel valued anymore Short-term thinking: Focus on stock performance is undermining long-term innovation and employee investment Communication gap: Leadership feels increasingly disconnected from the day-to-day reality of the workforce

3.0
Mar 30, 2026

Systems Engineer Review

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Pros

- Weekly pay every Friday - Consistent Work; always busy. - willingness to teach younger employees

Cons

- Rarely get promoted - Salary is average compared to industry peers... Room for improvement. - I feel like upper management (VP and up level) do not care how overworked employees are. Rather you put your head down and get the work done versus voicing your opinion.

3.0
Jul 10, 2026
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Pros

Benefits are decent, environment can be great, advancement can happen.

Cons

Environment can be extremely toxic at times all depending who you work around on a daily basis, for what you do pay is kind of low compared to other sites, upper management is super fake and doesn’t want to hear anything you have to say unless you are friends with them.

5.0
Nov 29, 2025

Great place to work.

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Pros

I have worked many companies in this industry, and from pure observation, this company exceeds expectations on all levels. As they implement new processes for improving business operations and communication I see real potential working here.

Cons

Depending on who is your upper management if they have your back or not is the game “make or breaker” for many.

4.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

The work is interesting and because the company is so large, there are many different types of jobs available. If you obtain one position and it's not a good fit, it's pretty easy to change to another type of job. Work/life balance can be good but that's highly dependent upon your individual management team.

Cons

Like many very large corporations, upper management is largely out of touch with what motivates employees. They also seem to make decisions primarily based on short-term benefits rather than considering the long-term impacts, which often results in what I believe are poor decisions that are bad for the company in the long-term.

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