Work was an interesting, often challenging, collaborative effort with friends.
Pros
Management frequently recognizes good and hard work with praise and giftcards. Management does not interfere with employee's planned time off, even when it is inconvenient for the project. Management always treats the employee with respect. Management encourages employees to ask for help early if it was needed. Co-workers eagerly share knowledge, finding time to lend expertise. Raytheon encourages its worker to work the 9/80 schedule, giving the employee every other Friday off. Raytheon closes the week between Christmas and New Years day, adding up to days off with pay without using Paid Time Off. Raytheon has great benefits
Cons
Raytheon should provide training for estimating "Lines of Code" for software bids. When the estimation is performed poorly, the company can be faced with an impossible schedule or failure to get the contract due to over-estimated effort.
