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.
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.
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 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
Adopt technical training so that everyone is aware of, has a consensus of, and follows industry standards and best practices.
Improve technical competence with training so that there is consensus about industry standards and best practices and everyone follows them.
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.
Relationships between departments need a huge improvement.
Review from Engineering Dept
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.
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'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 would you most like to see improved at your company?
Salary and all the benefits.