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2.0
Jan 22, 2021

Avoid MST especially Clearwater

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Pros

It has a lot of opportunity to grow. Their are amazing leaders in some of their sites. Their best business unit to work for are MFC and Aeronautics.

Cons

Stay away from MST, especially from MST Clearwater Florida. Has the worst management I have ever encounter in my life. Keep in mind I have worked in 2 different business unites and 4 different sites. Other sites I had great mentors and amazing managers.

4.0
Jan 25, 2021
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Pros

-Job security. Lockheed was still hiring in the midst of the pandemic making the post-grad job search less stressful. -Flexibility. Start and end your days how you like, as long as you hit 40 hrs per week. Might need to pull extra hours on occasion for deadlines. If you have classified work that needs to be done in the office, you currently have the flexibility to do your unclassified work from home to minimize time in the office. -Plenty of opportunity to branch out. So many different projects and areas, and it's relatively easy to get in touch with other managers if you're interested in switch projects/positions. -Benefits, especially for represented employees. Engineers are union-represented in the South Jersey area and the representation comes with fantastic perks in comparison to the rest of the org (and the benefits for unrepresented employees is already quite good!) -9/80 and 4/40 schedules. The greater company has just moved to a flexible 4-day work week schedule (10~ hours per day, flex hours across the 7 day week as needed), with the exception of represented employees who are allowed to stay on the flexible 9/80 schedule (9 hours Mon-Thurs, 1st week Friday 8 hours, 2nd week Friday off, flexing hours each week as needed). -Easy transition from college. A lot is learned on the job, but you're typically paired with a buddy/mentor, and coworkers are willing to help you out. -With the pandemic, it's hard to be social in the office and get to know people as a newcomer. Though, everyone I've encountered has been welcoming. The culture seems to be a little more lax now that so many people are WFH, so it doesn't feel very stiff for an office setting.

Cons

-At least for my project, there's unclear division of responsibilities among management/project leadership (depending on the project). Not sure who's responsible for what, especially in this time where half the workforce is working from home. I'm always second guessing who to go to with different questions about a project. -Sometimes slow, sometimes busy. Been mostly slow for me so far, and it's been frustrating begging for work every week. -Same diversity struggles you find in most STEM positions. More often I'm on calls with more people named John or Matt present than women or POC. -Support for new hires is inconsistent across the org. Some got a thorough on-boarding experience, some were left to try to figure it out on their own without a buddy/mentor of similar experience or without any regular one-on-ones with their manager.

5.0
Jan 17, 2021

Good place to be!

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Pros

* Super flexible work schedule * Transition(ing) to 4/10s so work life balance on work days isn't the best, but every long weekend is really nice! Though I imagine it'd be more difficult with a family. * Overall not a lot of stress, and you can really get out of work what you put in (whether that means you coast in your position for years or push through radical business transformations) * Plenty of room to make improvements/drive change if you want to

Cons

* Pay is generally below market * You can clearly see the 80/20 principle at work in a lot of areas... * If you're driven to make change/impact there is a lot of bureaucracy, though it's possible to cut through, it's not easy * Depending on your overall org management generally gives a lot of lip service often without much to back it up * The talent density on most teams is pretty sparse. There are some rock star teams and definitely some rock star people, but they're few and far between. * Most managers aren't really technical, so they really have no idea what you're doing/how to judge your work, and as a result, how much of a merit increase you should get. Ultimately, this creates a culture (at least partially) where many people just try to seem important/busy, the old don't do anything all day, but send an email at 9pm makes it look like you're working late into the night trick.

5.0
Jan 18, 2021
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Pros

This employer is one of the best! Virtual work is a plus for this corporation.

Cons

In some companies within the corporation employees are overworked. Many managers do not have an open door policy.

4.0
Jan 20, 2021
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Pros

Some managers are dedicated to ensuring their employees move up the ladder.

Cons

Directives and policies are not always clear-cut as they should be, which leaves room for error. 10 people handling the same process could be working it 10 different ways.

3.0
Jan 23, 2021

Ok

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Pros

Ok job security good community

Cons

Bad pay bad managers boring

4.0
Jan 14, 2021
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Pros

Great company to work for, they go out of their way to take care of their employees. benefits are better than average. 4/10 work schedule provides great work-life. Ability to work from home.

Cons

Toxic leadership. No upward mobility, a good ole boys club. Managers and Senior Managers are lazy and aloof. HR and ethics are borderline worthless. No accountability for anyone who has been there for more than 10 years. High deductible health insurance.

4.0
Jan 16, 2021
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Pros

Great benefits. Diverse work and project opportunities allow for you to never stagnate or be bored and to continue building skills and interact with different people and build relations. People have complained about HDDP, but I'm finding that I hit the out of pocket max after 4 months (I pay for the max plan). Good work life balance; I plan my weeks really well and focus really hard and have never had to work overtime.

Cons

I started my job the week covid shut down my city, so I've had a hard time getting to know coworkers and have been mostly working remotely. That said, people don't seem to want to talk or share anything about themselves and it's been hard building a work community or getting to know anyone. It's a pretty lonely job overall. Thankfully, I have an amazing manager who really listens and helps me as much as he can. Salary should be more for the area. Lack of diversity among the team.

3.0
Jan 24, 2021
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9/80 work schedule with every second friday off. Good benefits.

Cons

Low pay, confusing direction from managers

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