Nov 28, 2008
Lockheed Martin reviews
4.1
83% would recommend to a friend
James D. Taiclet
82% approve of CEO
72% positive business outlook
Lockheed Martin has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 14,515 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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3.0
Nov 28, 2008
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Pros
I had great co-workers: friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. We placed more emphasis on getting things done and correct than on development methodologies or the CMMI way. We had a short release cycle. I strongly recommend this if you can get it. I worked in an interesting field. I was given time and room to grow into my responsibilities. I got to train myself and work on a broad range of skills, and eventually lead sub-projects.
Cons
I worked in a locked-down environment. Tools and software could only be updated with outside approval. I wasn't able to talk about the subject matter of my work to anyone but my team. Once a year, linked to compensation, Lockheed Martin does stack-ranked reviews with a 1 to 5 scale. 1 means you vandalized your workplace, 5 means you saved starving children from the Joker, and 2 means your manager has already talked to you about your borderline performance or behavior problem. For rating good workers, that leaves 3, nothing to shout about, and 4, well done. Your self-assessment, peer assessments, and manager assessments get compressed to one bit, which is fighting with twenty other bits for attention. My workplace expected a lot of me, including mandatory overtime for one stretch. We were assured that our efforts were helping us meet schedule, then our schedule slipped by several months. I felt there was a large disconnect between my sacrifices of time and management's reward or feedback for that time. I also felt that it served no purpose. In a larger way, I felt like management let our customers push for unrealistic schedules. This put pressure on software engineering to no great purpose. It can be very corporate at times, and the BS can be a little thick at times.
5.0
Nov 27, 2008
Great company, programs, national & global opportunities. Your career is YOURS to promote.
Current employee
Fort Worth, TX
Recommend
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Pros
Weekly paychecks, paid overtime, flexible schedule, 9/80 work weeks, 3 weeks starting vacation + 12 to 13 paid holidays each year, 401k matching, total health care plan, on campus gym (membership reimbursed), ability to change to any open job after 12 months in current position, state-of-the-art technology & programs, graduate degree reimbursement, diverse new-hires, travel opportunities, earn security clearance, lots of company paid training, alumni gift-matching program, volunteer opportunities in local community, leadership development programs, leadership association, "LMents" social networking group, certified managers programs, employed by core & deployed to programs for job security, research library, "Brooks Center" training and computer resource open 24 hours.
Cons
15,000+ employees at the Fort Worth plant. Being a new employee can feel like being a freshman on a big campus. Very large, multi-year aeronautic programs are hard to comprehend in total. You must read up on all programs to learn what aspects are most appealing in order to move to a position that makes you happy. Career management is in your hands. Your managers will not promote you automatically, you must be your own promoter. HAving a bachelor's degree differentiates you from members of society with 4-year degrees, but at Lockheed Martin degreed employees are a dime a dozen. You will eventually need a graduate degree to move to the upper echelons. CEO Bob Stevens and company VP's and directors are outstanding, but lower-level managers do not appreciate new initiatives such as Full Spectrum Leadership and diversity. They care about their schedules & budgets, which is understandable, but they don't appreciate extra-curricular achievements. They work 40 hours & go home. EVERYONE should see Lockheed Martin as THEIR company.
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