Business outlook grim - Engineer Northrop Grumman Employee Review

3.0
Sep 13, 2012
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

It was a great place to gain experience right out of college. Benefits are good, especially the tuition reimbursement

Cons

Management and BD are not doing their jobs. Despite defense cutbacks, contracts are there to be won. However, the Apopka management decided to invest in facilities while laying people off at the same time. Now overhead is out of control so they can't bid competitively on contracts anymore. They're circling the toilet bowl. Disclaimer: I was not laid off. Layoffs were ridiculous. They targeted the older employees with the most valuable experience. They spared many incompetent people. Very few managers were affected.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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