Lockheed Martin reviews about "manager"

Major IT decisions made by high level executives who know nothing about IT functions. Diversity for the sake of diversity in promotions at the higher levels. Lockheed should be on the forefront of technology, but they are not only behind, their decisions show they'll never catch up, this goes back to VP's with no IT background, making major IT decisions. The latest restructuring of a certain program's IT dept is one of the most absurd moves I've ever seen in a dept. Creating more job difficulty and time consuming tasks in an attempt to interject Agile surveillance so the newest VP's can make more layoffs and cuts to make their numbers look great as new leaders.

Management heavy, very burecratic, inefficient internal processes Manufacturing technology is 10years behind commercial industry Unless you are looking to be a manager, very little growth opportunities Unskilled labor is treated very poorly Compensation lags industry

- No career advancement (only advancement is by switching careers) - Multiple security gates and then bus transport to building, which is all unpaid - Childish management with zero experience outside of Lockheed - Any opportunities you receive that cause your work to deviate from the normal cause massive jealousy and resentment from coworkers. Which is understandable because there are no challenges or independence - Management assigns busy work that does little to benefit the company or your career, yet despite being pointless it is used to define your performance - Mottos such as “Know (no) change” - The longer you work here, the more useless you become as an engineer. Being a 30 year old program, there is no reason to use any engineering tools or technologies. Any analysis is done offsite. So, any tools or technology you’ve learned at previous jobs or during school will advance while you slowly die on the inside - due to secure environment, nothing with a camera, Bluetooth or wifi is allowed (and this includes ALL cell phones (even ones without those features)) - heavy micromanagement (which is bizarre because there is very little to do) because there is a management heavy structure. My current company has less managers for 250 engineers then this place did for 25 - work in windowless buildings - coworkers and management are paranoid and suspect ulterior motives about any request (it’s ridiculous. even if you legitimately are trying to do something good for business such as finishing a report in a building that stays open, you’re suspected of trying to pull a scam or charge less hours) - completely inflexible working hours. Enjoy the 6am start! And be prepared to be a bad egg if you suggest any suggestion for an alternative and everyone whispering “who does he think he is” behind your back - you’re the forgotten branch of Lockheed and on a military base so most company onsite benefit or celebration isn’t applicable If you want to do the same robotic task every single day, think that other people succeeding makes you look bad, enjoy watching the joy slowly evaporate from coworkers and are offended by other people’s happiness - SWFPAC would love to have you

Lots of HR Some managers are really awful

Pay isn’t the best starting off. I’ve heard it gets better with time but that time could be forever. Lots of older employees who should be retired that are sucking up all the money. Lots of old ways of doing things that are just now getting modernized. Older employees don’t like change. You may end up working for 10 years doing the same job and getting a level up in pay but that’s 10 years you could’ve been getting paid higher somewhere else. Lots of work and pay should be a little higher.

Work can be slow at times

-Slow, not particularly fulfilling work, in my experience -Fair bit of office politics (certain managers more willing to fight for promotions); engineers being reprioritized based on contract stuff -Salary is lower than outside the defense industry (but is industry standard or better compared to the rest of the defense industry)