General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Employee Reviews
Out of 114 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems employee reviews, 46% were positive. The remaining 54% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping General Atomics Aeronautical Systems improve their work culture. The Engineering team, with 70% positive reviews, reports the best experience at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems compared to all other departments at the company.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
What do you like best about the leadership team?
Leadership gives the opportunity, it's up to you to make the best of it.
They are very chill and relaxed
Work as a team and together
My leadership team truly does care about the growth of the employee and of the company.
They are considerate. They care about their employees
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Transparency is a problem. Results and progress (or lack of) are not readily shared with staff. Very secretive, compartmented culture.
They need to get to work. There is very little transparency and too many false promises. This is a very clique work culture and everyone else just waits their turn for work. They have lost all credibility
Holding workers accountable for there actions both positive and negitive
Listen to employee's work problems.
They need to come into the real world. This isn't a hobby for your children.
What is the best part about your compensation package?
Some level of pension plan
Pension and 401k and PTO
Pension 401k roth ira plant shut down during christmas
There is a an annual bonus and a 7% annual penison
Annual Bonuses pretty consistent $1000 - $3000 a year, and the 401K matching (amped up because the Pension Plan ended for new employees).
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
No difference in compensation relative to contribution
It is hard to watch a small majority of the employees thrive and win internal positions and merit when you work equally hard with little to no recognition. We risk our lives every day - and for NO respect. They just make excuses but we all have stellar reviews
I feel like I am getting taken advantage of!
Not sure how to answer the what would make me feel more valued. Salaried employees required to work 55-65+ hours per work. A bonus would be nice, maybe a cost iof living increase too; expected yearly raises <3% as a high keets to exceeds emoloyee
Management is technically incapable of adjudicating quality such that it is conflated with results. Teamwork is conflated with attitude such that work with long-lasting benefits to the team is ignored and undervalued.
What are some of the best things about your team?
They are willing to reach out & help.
They are committed to the mission.
They work well together and have respect for one another
The cumulative knowledge and war experience we have.
Reslient, dedicated, hard working, and unfortunately, hanging on by a thread.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
There could be more collaboration and enthusiasm
stay in your lane and do your own job
We should work as a team
Improve technical competence with training so that there is consensus about industry standards and best practices and everyone follows them.
Adopt technical training so that everyone is aware of, has a consensus of, and follows industry standards and best practices.
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
My immediate team is good
Never get fired for incompetence
People offer to help and typically get together after work. Friendly.
Review from Engineering Dept
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Sr. Leadership engagement. Company ledership are using "you dont like it here leave" tactics. That needs to stop immediately.
fire toxic people that are easily replaced
Accept subordinates recommendations instead continually rejecting, deferring, deflecting, defending criticism.
Toxic leadership needs to go - promotions need to be based on actual contribution and not whether or not you're friends with/sleeping with your boss's boss.
Relationships between departments need a huge improvement.
Review from Engineering Dept
What did you like most about the interview process?
It was comfortable and friendly
It was a formality - there isn’t a huge pool of people to chose from to do what we
Very nice people, and the facility tour.
Review from Engineering Dept
it was fair and balanced
A team of 3 did the interview.
Review from Engineering Dept
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Institute coding challenges and written examinations.
Software coding challenges. Written examinations.
Coding challenges and weitten examinations.
It's not respectful of the candidate (which in hindsight, should have been a good indication of what working there would be like)
It takes a REALLY long time between interviewing and being hired...
What makes you most happy at work?
The facilities and the job
Accomplishing all my tasks on hand
After working overseas and making between 10-75% bonus on my base and I can afford to pay the rent for 6 months
Grateful to have a job. I have been around long enough to know the grass is not greener on the other side.
Review from Engineering Dept
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
No real energy input by Mgmt. into employee satisfaction. Suggest company reboots amd trys to revitalize, not sure how.
losing sales to better tech and costs are to high no regard for efficiency
The primary customer is so disappointed with the software that all contracts were cancelled and will never be renewed. Accept customer criticism - they are always right. Adopt technical training to improve software quality.
Technical training and following industry stansards and best practices
There is too much tolerance of toxic, unethical behavior in mid-senior positions in the company. No one in the company management cares - because nobody wants to deal with "personnel issues" ...
What do you like best about your company?
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What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Salary and all the benefits.