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Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(14,499 total reviews)
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James D. Taiclet

81% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Lockheed Martin has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 14,499 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lockheed Martin 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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3.0
Jun 12, 2008
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Pros

Lockheed Martin is a very organized and well managed company. They really have their act together. The are the top defense contractor and their level of competency is a big reason for it. The benefits are good and they are active in showing community support. Overall a good place to work, a lot of talented engineers that know how to get the job done.

Cons

Too often the company line is the status quo. Part of the downside of being the top defense contractor is that they tend to stiff their employees on their salaries. Sharing the wealth would promote loyalty among employees and reduce attrition. Lockheed has one of the highest attrition rates and it is not hard to see why. The yearly performance appraisal system can also be long and cumbersome and often result in a 2-5% raise at best. Perhaps sitting down with employees would be a better approach.

3.0
Jun 12, 2008
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Pros

Reasonable stability. Lockheed Martin has had this current contract for over 13 years. There is some flexibility in the work hours. As long as you hit your 40 hours per week you're ok. There are a lot of pretty smart people working here, so the ability to pick up additional knowledge is available.

Cons

Very political. Poor communication. The thought that because they have a "plan" for communication, they're actually communicating. Too many obstacles to getting the job done. The idea that the employees are simply plug-and-play commodities. There is no thought to growing their employees. They simply hire someone to fulfull a need, rather than provide training and opportunity to their existing employees. Tuition reimbursement is a joke.

3.0
Jun 12, 2008
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Pros

Lockheed Martin is a vast organization with offices across the U.S. and overseas. The breadth of career fields employed by Lockheed Martin makes it a great company to begin working for. Additionally, as a prime contractor on many programs, programatic control is often easier than many other contractors. Many interesting projects may be found by working at Lockheed Martin.

Cons

Lockheed Martin is a vast organization. Due to compliance issues and the fear of legal action, often standing out is difficult. In order to progress quickly in your career, you must be quite ambitious.

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