Northrop Grumman reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(13,296 total reviews)
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Kathy Warden

82% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Northrop Grumman has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 13,296 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Northrop Grumman 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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13K reviews
2.0
Dec 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great products and important to our nations security

Cons

GOOD OL BOY network still alive and well. Promotions and opportunities based on who you know not what you know. Executive leadership team leads by intimidation not by example. Ethics is just a word not a belief in the Palmdale Location.

1.0
Aug 14, 2016

ONE GOAL: WALL STREET

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fellow employees are good, hard-working and well-intended.

Cons

CEO's #1 focus is shareholders. Management's #1 focus is their next promotion. Salaries are stagnant and are often less than the Federal COLA's. Bonuses go to the top 1%. Promotions are politically driven within a "good ol' boy network." Employees are expected to brag about their accomplishments at review time because managers are too busy promoting themselves to know what their staff are doing. Seagull management style is rampant.

2.0
Mar 14, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good balance of experience across all levels, products, company ethics

Cons

Management/leadership training is weak at this company at all levels compared to other company management/leadership training. HR and some program/product team managers have the attitude with new/newer employees of it's the Northrop way or the highway. These managers often do not provide direction or training assistance, rewards, interactions, or good performance ratings with the exception of favored long term employees, which has caused a lot of anxiety, low morale and commitment issues with employees of <5 yrs. Newer employees are scared away and if not already gone, may be planning to.

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