Rigid Bureaucracy; Disrespectful Management - Contracts Administrator III Northrop Grumman Employee Review

1.0
May 1, 2020
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Pros

If it weren't for certain members of my contracts team who had supported me and showed me the ropes on how to handle my position as a contract administrator, I would have quit a lot sooner than I did.

Cons

My manager and I did not get along. My worklife under said manager became filled with dread due to unceasing micromanagement, and constant reminders from that person of how inadequate I was for the position. (Never mind that I had almost a decade of experience in the aerospace and defense managing contracts before I joined NG.)

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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