Northrop Grumman --Great peers, great executives, not such great mid-level management. - Software Engineer Northrop Grumman Employee Review

4.0
30 Jun 2008
Recommend
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Pros

My peers are outstanding. The executive team is outstanding. There is a ton of room for growth within Northrop Grumman. Saying that, it's a great company and I would encourage anyone to pursue an opportunity within Northrop Grumman.

Cons

1) Raises are given to groups rather than to the individuals who do the most. 2) My biggest complaint is mid-level managers aren't up exactly "with it". The ones I work with rule with an iron first and are ignorant of the current business climate in America. This might just be in my business unit, but from talking to others it seems to be some type of odd trend.

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Cons

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