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General Dynamics Mission Systems

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Big Mistake Coming Accepting Position at This Company - Software Engineer General Dynamics Mission Systems Employee Review

2.0
17 Aug 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good starting salary. Decent benefits Nice Facility

Cons

Layers upon layers of clueless management If you know the right people, a Director position will be created for you. It's almost comical, but very true and sad at the same time. No pay raises for employees while upper management receives huge bonuses and stock price surges. In the 3 yrs I was with this company, I saw constant layoffs of competent long-term employees while relative newcomers like me were spared. Morale is terrible and there is a general feeling that Engineers are interchangeable and disposable. Customer focus is blurred at best. I was very fortunate to get out of this place on my own terms before it destroyed my career.

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Cons

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Pros

GD-MS seems to win *ALOT* of proposals and contracts. There is always the next big thing at GD-MS.

Cons

Contractors 411: Typically, contracts terminated with no notice. Today will be your last day. Please wrap up your work. It was a very low-rate contract too. Made alot of sacrifices to be on this program. Culture resembled a human wood-chipper ala FARGO. Many senior engineers leaving en-mass. I was asked to take over the role of the engineer who left just prior to my arrival. I called it: I will be next. Good experience once in your life to go thru the human wood-chipper. Toughens you up. However, GD-MS is a great example of how it is that legacy aerospace companies are dying rapidly and startups will be the future in aerospace.

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