U.S. Department of Defense Employee Reviews
Out of 147 U.S. Department of Defense employee reviews, 79% were positive. The remaining 21% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping U.S. Department of Defense improve their work culture. The HR team, with 100% positive reviews, reports the best experience at U.S. Department of Defense compared to all other departments at the company. The Admin team offered the most constructive feedback, with 73% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
Review from Engineering Dept
It's a good company to work for but I feel my talents could have been better utilized.
Review from Operations Dept
What do you like best about the leadership team?
I WAS THE LEADER IN MANY ROLES
A dedicated interest in people and openness to listen
Tries to take care employees
Review from Engineering Dept
They ask for input from the workers on everything before making a decision.
Review from HR Dept
Good attention to fiscal responsibillity.
Review from Operations Dept
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Being competitive, caring about employees
does not have integrity, honest, equally take care of civilian employees as well as the active duty
Communication; accountability; bias; discrimination; give less lip service
Communication, Merit Promotion, Salary, New Innovative Ideas, Customer Service between each other, Flexible Work Hours.
Review from Admin Dept
They need to have a better ceo.
Review from Engineering Dept
What is the best part about your compensation package?
Medical, dental, co-pay, and leave
Review from HR Dept
IT WAS FAIR AND GUARANTEED
Great, consistent benefits are recognized across the Nation.
The amount of paid leave each year
Review from HR Dept
Sick time and vacation time off along with holidays
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
I've got a 3 % raise each year since being promoted. Inflation is now 9 %, New hires are coming in with 10k less than me compared to my 5 years of experience
Senior engineers make far more in private sector . Much larger raises and bonuses . I get paid same as engineer with far less experience
Review from Engineering Dept
I feel like I'm capable of more than I'm asked to do, and would like to be paid equal to my talent.
Review from Operations Dept
Added responsibility no added pay
What are some of the best things about your team?
How well everyone wants to get along and get home at the end of the day
Review from HR Dept
THEY WERE HIGHLY INTELLEGENT AND CORDIAL
Dedicated professionals who create a collaborative work space.
Most are easy to work with and help each other
Review from Engineering Dept
My colleagues and I get along great and have positive conversations in the office.
Review from Operations Dept
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
only one co-worker who is stellar; supervisor is horrible.
They need to stop complaining and have better and effective solutions. Communication and Listening skills need to be used daily.
Review from Admin Dept
less boring meetings would be nice
Review from Engineering Dept
Need to improve on communication and teamwork
Review from Admin Dept
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
IT PRODUCED A NEEDED PRODUCT ON TIME
Integrity, Service before self, excellence in all we do.
Long term job security is pretty good
Review from Engineering Dept
Friendly managers and coworkers and a reasonable pace of work.
Review from Operations Dept
That they offer flex time.
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
put the military back in the field and let the civilian run the government
Supervisor needs to be held accountable for her actions, or lack thereof.
Communication, Behavior, Listening, Training, and Flexible work hours, and better relations between each other.
Review from Admin Dept
What did you like most about the interview process?
INTERVIEW WAS CONCISE AND ON POINT
Openness of interview panel and interest in outside experience.
Professionalism is the key to making team members want to come to work and the interview process shows that by the types of questions
Review from HR Dept
They were open to hearing my ideas. Also I got the job.
Review from Operations Dept
That is can be done over the phone.
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Stop committing Nepotism!!!!! They hire their family and friends in positions where other staff members are qualified.
Review from Admin Dept
What makes you most happy at work?
Meaningful work that has an impact
BEING PART OF PRODUCTIVITY AND COMRADSHIP
Ability to make impacts to National Security
Completing assigned projects that are deemed hot projects
Review from Engineering Dept
Cohesive work environment and teamwork
Review from HR Dept
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
Decreasing public opinion of the company and generally dying industry.
Review from Operations Dept
A lot of bureaucratic red tape & ridiculous things come up
Review from Engineering Dept
need new stable positive leadership
Supervisor needs to be held accountable for her actions; supervisor needs to learn how to do all tasks that she is responsible for. She does not know who to do 95% of the work she is responsible for.
We do not know how to communicate with each other. We do not know how to listen to each other. We do not know how to talk to each other without insulting or degrading each other.
Review from Admin Dept
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