Good people, horrible working conditions. - Principal Software Engineer Northrop Grumman Employee Review

2.0
Oct 10, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The people are great. The projects are awesome. The pay is ok.

Cons

The pay is just OK. I work in a building that has around 300 people and 9 bathroom stalls. I've seen cleaner bathrooms at a music festival. The building is kept at 50 degrees F year round. My team tried asking management to help get the building warmed up and we were told to bring jackets. People are crammed into offices and tiny work spaces in hallways with no windows. I'm forced to work in a room that has no wifi and 4 hard lines, we share internet access.

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