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Great place to work, great people to work with - Anonymous employee General Atomics Employee Review

4.0
Jan 18, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I think it depends on where you work. I grew concerned when I read a few reviews about various departments and people we've worked with over time. It does not seem fair to make assumptions based on one review of what looks like an upset employee, its unfair and biased. These things run good employees out and keeps the not so good employees employed. GA is an overall great place to work. We've worked with many departments, Facilities included and I have to say most everyone is helpful and does what they can to meet the customers needs. There are some outstanding issue's (such as FSR's) but it seems they are working on that. There are quite a few people that will go out of their way for you, even if it is not in their job description, they do what it takes to get the job done. The Director has helped through various issue's we have had, the staff overall all seems happy and is always helpful. No matter what, there is only so much one group can do. We are thankful for their help and those we have worked with in the past.

Cons

Great place to work but somewhat difficult to find a work/life balance. GA is busy which is good, but there can be long hours.

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Mostly good people and skilled engineers that are easy to work with and great to learn from across all groups/locations. There is opportunity to pursue technical areas of interest and to stand out by leading improvement efforts. The company is flexible and often facilitates changes according to interest. Sense of job security generally feels good and stable, the greater GA really backs the Space division. The greater company works on some really interesting and cool things, beyond just defense. Pay is pretty good. Experience with most middle management (of engineers) has been positive, they typically advocate and support their employees.

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Unsure of division leadership and strategic direction. Overall impression is that engineers' perspectives are not adequately weighted in both proposals and certain decisions for active missions. Processes burden performance, though there is intention for constant improvement. Ignoring engineering concerns (i.e. with schedule) + process burdens often result in delays and increased pressure, and therefore a less than ideal working environment at times. Overtime pay is not guaranteed but can be approved. Working with teams in different locations can lead to tension and "silo-ing" (though not always). Space division is becoming mostly defense focused (an industry trend), but would be nice to continue work in the civil earth and space science arena. They also demo'd a nice cafeteria/gathering space for more work/equipment space.

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