Northrop Grumman reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(13,305 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 13,305 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
1.0
Nov 30, 2018
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Pros

You can make a ton of money doing mandatory overtime.

Cons

No career growth. Bad software engineering practices. Outdated software engineering practices. Super high attrition (both new hires and senior level are leaving in massive numbers). Mandatory overtime for months on end. Impossible deadlines that aren't supported by any of management's metrics. No work life balance. Bad documentation. No unit tests. Engineers have no control over what they do; if you find a bug you're not allowed to fix it.

2.0
Jun 15, 2018

Bad management

Recommend
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Pros

Interesting work Fair Compensation

Cons

Management and team leaders were very quick to judge and try and push you out if they don't like you. I had one friend who received constant push back on a daily basis and at one point was told to her face by management that she needed to leave. I myself had a team leader that would talk trash behind my back to some of my co-workers and did his best to push me out of the company.

2.0
Feb 5, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Salaries are (or maybe "were") very decent; getting every other Friday off (if you are ahead of your work-load) is very doable; if you are female or a minority you will be actively pursued for promotion if you have "game". Great technology, fantastic customers, friendly and fun peers and co-workers; my supervisor is wonderful; the first four years here were the highlight of my career....the last two have been a downhill slide driven by top-level leadership.

Cons

Executive leadership: While Execs talk a lot about work-life balance, valuing their employees and being equal opportunity, they are brutally focused on maximizing profitability even if it is at the expense of their staff....to the point of re-defining your job description to push older, highly compensated employees out and replace them with younger, cheaper people - this is occurring when the stock has soared form $180/share to over $300/share in two years; if you are a non-veteran, white male your chances for promotion to director or above are minimal; arrogant egotists dominate senior leadership; they expect loyalty from their employees but it is not a two-way street. If you are over 45 don't even think about working here unless it is a stepping stone position and you don't plan on staying for more than two years. I know MANY personnel who will tell you the exact same things.

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