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3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,971 total reviews)
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78% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

General Atomics has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,971 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The General Atomics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
May 26, 2022

Avoid

Recommend
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Pros

Good healthcare benefits, some potentially interesting projects.

Cons

*Standard pay raise in 2022 is 5% points behind CPI in San Diego. *Post vaccine availability, company officially stopped any WFH as management has stated they don't trust engineers to get their work done. Opposition to 9/80 for years prior for the same reason, only relenting summer of 2022 because of high attrition and employee dissatisfaction. *Three layoffs in the last 18 months. *Lots of R&D projects that don't go anywhere. *Company reorgs every year or so. *Salaried, but also responsible for charging at least 40 hours a week to a customer. One person will be loaded up with 60-70 hours of work (while only getting compensated for 40) and down the hall someone else is forced to use vacation time because their management doesn't have 40 hours of work for them and overhead is "too tight".

3.0
Apr 26, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Privately held: Almost run like a non-profit with huge investment in IRAD and ability to fund decisions and actions that would be unthinkable in publicly traded companies. Market leader: Market is cornered domestically and a significant head start on most competitors globally 9/80 work schedule Company truly cares about its employees (evidenced by a severe avoidance of layoffs whereas other companies would have done multiple layoff events)

Cons

Company culture of Engineers playing in their sandbox and cost doesn't matter. The company really is a bunch of Engineers playing (and actually making cool stuff) and they just happen to make aircraft that sometimes they sell for a profit. There are a lot of people that have grown up in GA and continue to think that what made the company grow 15-20 years ago is what should continue to be done today.

1.0
Jun 2, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I love my manager, the only reason why I may choose to stay.

Cons

Hired remote, working professional (during COVID, 2020), successfully accomplished goals and more 100% WFH (position is completely electronic), now as of 6/21/21 not being allowed to continue even a small percentage of flex schedule to WFH. This is corporate micromanagement and a continuation of an old, outdated ideal that doesn't respect GA's professionals or follow more of where all other corporate structures are morphing to.

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