Textron Systems Operations Department Employee Reviews

Never worked for a company where there is so much inequity, unfairness among a small number of people. nothing is important about the mission until it becomes important. people skills and engagement seems to be foreign based on past years. The culture of the company paints a bad picture .

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It's tough with more problem solving than there should be, but challenges are at times rewarding

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I love what I do and what we make. I always take pride and do my job to the best of my abilities. I am always looking to learn something new everyday.

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After starting out as an intern, to hiring on full time, to now participating in a entry-level/mid-level career rotation program, I feel as though I have had plenty of opportunities both at work through the challenges I have taken part in, in addition to trainings and new roles I have earned.

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I feel unappreciated most of the time and left behind using old and outdated machinery

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They are understanding of our challenges.

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They are friendly and easy to talk too.

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I like that the leadership team cares about my growth as an individual within the company. I believe they are invested in my growth, whether from supporting me in attending trainings, pursuing new challenges, or in my efforts on the board of one of our ERGs.

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Approachable, grounded, realistic, caring, mentoring

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I believe the director does a tremendous job of keeping us well informed of SSC progress, good and bad.

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Personal Accountability, Integrity, responsibility, leadership skills, knowing your people, learning how to motivate and retail quality people, been in position for nearly two years with no personal or group training with my director.

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enforce some rules, stop the favoritism seems like no one is going to bat for the guys on the floor

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Offer more stretch opportunities and clear, defined, charted, and measurable pathways for promotion.

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Communication and decision making could use a massive improvement initiative.

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The exec team lives in a bubble of confirmation bias. They miss the mark on empathizing with the staff. Handling of COVID was devoid of the average employee's home life, creating a poor culture for parents. Decisions are made with emphasis on short term success to the detriment of long term health.

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Friday's OFF. Medical is great as long as you don't need to use it.

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I like that we will now be getting more vacation each year (for those under 5 years at the company), and that we have an excellent schedule that includes every other Friday off.

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time off HSA account wages to an extent

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Good salary, great 401k policy, nice fringe benefits (ie fitness equipment reimbursement)

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The life insurance is good

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pay is not equitable to experience or accountability. A change in management structure.

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There is no defined promotion path, I am at the mercy of management with no objective measures (e.g., meet 50% of the next higher levels competency ratings).

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The pay/benefits dont align with job duties and responsibilities nor does it align with industry standards at comparable companies.

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Pay according to the work load - there are multiple people that wear multiple "hats" and are asked to take on additional projects. This should come with financial compensation.

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compensation that truly rewards top performers. and a methodology to display worth enroute to gain better compensation.

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Prior experience, Experience and Knowledge of the mission.

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There is a shared drive towards solutions

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Most are knowledgeable and work hard.

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I like how my coworkers approach work as a fun and non-competitive environment - that is to say, non-competitive against each other, but competitive in terms of working to compete against their own self. I feel my coworkers actually care about me and about each other, in work and outside.

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some of the people are nice and will go out of their way to help you. others are just out for themselves and rob the company

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all departments have an us versus them mentality and it makes it difficult to get work done cross various departments

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We need to understand duties of job functions and responsibilities that go along with positions.

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More social interaction in non-work pressured environments like happy hours or even a short luncheon while at work. Actually get to know them so I don't feel like I have to pretend to be someone else when I work with anyone at this company.

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Need to learn to work together toward a common goal rather than individual contributors

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My coworkers are fine, I get along well with almost all of the ones I interact or cross paths with.

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You can find help where you need it

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What we work on & who it supports.

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The culture and environment of the company are that people do care about their job and about their lives. Even when people complain about a boss or a challenging task, they will be able to pivot and convert some of that energy to efforts toward fighting to make the situation better.

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LOL nothing the blatant favoritism and lake of supervision is a joke

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Team effort to accomplish the mission. Work hard when we need to an enjoy down time when we can

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Start with leadership, instill value and appreciation by achievements and inhouse perks. More training.

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Encourage people to actually have conversations that aren't about work all the time. Maybe pay for some pizza for the team every now and then...make us laugh and make us feel like we are valuable. I have never felt so replaceable in my life. I can't be myself because I'm afraid of being judged.

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Improved communication and better decision making would improve culture.

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more cooperation among departments and people understanding that certain projects or ideas will take time to mature and manifest before they can be properly analyzed for their cost/benefit analysis. too many things are written off if they don't work immediately

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Coworkers need to be more positive and work together more. The negativity needs to stop in order for the culture to be better.

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What makes me happy at work is succeeding in tasks that bring our company closer to achieving their goals, in improving myself so taking on and learning new tasks and roles, and in making my coworkers smile by bringing in a baked good or asking them about their new puppy or a football game.

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The people I work with and the work atmosphere

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I'm happy when I can make a difference and help my leaders reach the company goals. I'm also happy when I help my coworkers.

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when coworkers are cooperative or provide constructive criticism to ideas which will make them better instead of disregarding them immediately

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My co-workers and they type of work I do.

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earlier stated, change in leadership. increase pay

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Continual fire fighting takes a heavy toll

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People need to be held accountable.

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management stinks upgrading equipment would help

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I believe that supervision needs recognition and empowerment as well. Management should follow through with certain things that are said.

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