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4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(14,564 total reviews)
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James D. Taiclet

82% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Lockheed Martin has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 14,564 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lockheed Martin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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15K reviews
2.0
May 5, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

It's an ok place to start your career. I recommend to get all you can out of them within the first 6 months - 1 year. that's where you'll receive the maximum value.

Cons

I met a woman who worked for them for 19 years. At 19.5 years, they let her go even though she found another project to rotate to b/c they didn't want to pay her a pension.

4.0
Feb 13, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The education and opportunity to apply new information and knowledge is only limited by you. Pay is comparable for similar large organizations, sometimes politics plays a larger role, but to be expected when you work for such a large organization. Hard work is the key, understanding the policies and procedures and navagating them to your best ability. Unfortunately not all opportunities are in the locations you want, your priorities family or business will affect your growth. I always chose family over carreer, but you can balance the two with a good manager, as long as you continue to provide excellent work results. I believe in a strong work ethic and doing the most efficient things, but sometimes policies arnt as efficient as they should be. I understand in a large organization policies are developed to get the most effective results, but a little more eantrapreneur spirit creates new opportunities that are beneficial to your employer and you as a team member.

Cons

Standardized policies and procedures restrict your ability to efficiently perform your role, duties, and provide your clients with the best results. Pay should be a reflection of you ability, and results, following all the guidelines and processes can slow and hamper your growth. Your opportunities are limited by geographic locations, pay by contact pricing, and negotiated starting pay. The government contracting and work is all related to competing with other organizations that can low ball a contract, which affects the pricing of employees, as long as you have a contract and perform the required duties and perform you have job security, when the contracts end, your unemployed or redeployed in a new location. In essence you are a temp workers fulfilling a contract at a specified place and time, once the work ends you must relocate to a new contract area and position, you need to stay well rounded and keep the educational aspects of your carreer in focus with the demands of the marketplace. Accept the fact you may have to uproot your family, and depending on your marketablity and competition for placement you may have to accept a pay that does not fit with your families needs and requirements.

1.0
Jan 13, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The salaries are phenomenal. It's the only way they get people to stay there, because they are all miserable otherwise.

Cons

Not a very family oriented company. They favor ex-military, and if you work there, you can get your entire family in the door easily. Also, once you're hired your performance doesn't matter because they never fire. Because of that, those who are hard workers suffer. SI&T , Training and Technical Documentation, and Security (IT) are the worst departments.

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