Lockheed Martin reviews about "manager"

No UK leadership. Not inspiring. US led. You have no context for the internal comms in the UK. No Induction process to the organisation. Induction to your programme is dependant on you manager and often poor. Nothing planned to help you. Not very welcoming to new people. Do not like it if you joined at senior level Most programme directors are old school and want to eye ball you every day in the office. Not into flexible home working. Do not believe people are working and distrust in people is openly stated.

No way up the ladder unless you have connections. The pay is much lower than what you can get for the same type of work and required skills at another company unless you have connections. Even then, because there are no bonuses and no stock options for individual contributors, you're better off working at a non-government contracting company. Plus, too much dead wood lying around. Layoffs help remove the dead wood, but sometimes they cut down some fine foliage in the process. Although I've never been laid off, I have seen a lot of good people go while the poorly skilled workers remain via connections.

If you don't take the initiative you could get lost in the crowd. Some employee programs were cut and that decreased morale at times because change is hard.

Contract work can be difficult. You typically do a lot of flying (but with work from home) if you're not onsite. If you're an onsite analyst you may be asked to relocate and the locations aren't always ideal. Project managers should be more willing to dish out some additional training, especially when I know for a fact they're earning the company two to four times off of me what I earn in a single year.

Average pay with dwindling benefits compared to smaller government contractors and commercial industry. Similar pay to other large government contractors. HR blocks those eligible for higher compensations solely on lack of years of experience rather than evaluation on performance among peers. There are exceptions to this but it takes a great manager.

Large company with many divisions. Common strategies and goals are hard to synchronize across division lines. A lot of emphasis on leadership and ethics training, but one-on-one mentorship is not always available, especially for new managers.

It's SUPER tough to get another opportunity in the company. In fact, I've been trying to get a new opportunity at Lockheed for the last 2 years. I've applied to over 20 positions that I'm more than qualified for (some over qualified for) and can't get anything. They always go to outside candidates or internal candidates who are working in the department currently (confirmed by hiring managers). Hard to get promotions.

Some managers are not very good Some processes are out of employee control Loyalty & past performance is not always rewarded