Lockheed Martin reviews about "manager"

Senior Leadership is not checked in, and have run this once powerful asset into the ground in the Commercial Helicopter Production/Completions group. The senior leadership position in Operations was filled with management from the northern facility, with no experience in Corporate Aircraft Production/Completions. Absolutely zero time by this position is spent on the floor with middle management and technicians to ensure a positive team atmosphere. Nepotism from Operations Senior Leadership has invoked fear and confusion by bringing in former friends from previous leadership roles within the business located outside of Coatesville. Operations Senior Leadership conducts business by intimidation, screaming and yelling in meetings, and expectations are not at all understood due to lack of knowledge within this position. The senior leadership in Operations has incurred severe ethics violations which have been egregious violations completely ignored by the H.R. group as well as the B.P.O office due to the impending layoffs known by senior management in September of 2015. The H.R. group is not at all engaged with the employees, and their focus is to ensure Senior Management as well as the company are protected, at the cost of the employees. The recent layoff in September of 2015 was carried out in extremely poor fashion, and some of the most experienced managers and technicians were let go without regard to seniority or performance feedback scores. Nepotism was clearly evident with the recent layoff in September of 2015, as several of the "new" managers that were brought in by the Operations Senior leadership, with less than one year of tenure, were kept, and managers as well as employees that were laid off had experience levels that far surpassed any experience by those retained. Communication by Operations Senior Leadership is extremely poor, and the "silo mentality" is clearly evident. The recent layoff in September of 2015 was conducted in poor fashion, and over 200 highly experienced managers and technicians were laid off. Severance packages were given with specific details expressing that re-hire would invoke forfeiture of severance awarded, yet minority employees were re-hired without re-payment of severance. The S-92 and S-76D production have dwindled to less than 1/4 of the normal production of previous years, and the Light Helicopter Program is an abomination which was completely ignored by Operations Senior Leadership, and the existing manager, an employee with high accolades and experience, was subsequently laid off due to the lack of attention by Operations Senior Leadership. Managers with many years of military and corporate production experience were laid off with no regard to their tenure or performance evaluation scores, and their positions have been filled with the remaining non-experienced employees with no experience in production aircraft builds. The recent layoff was blamed on oil price reduction reported by senior leadership, yet the new S-76D aircraft deliverables were extremely late, with customers backing out of contract due to production dates being pushed out by Operations Senior Leadership's inability to manage the process. The business is a revolving door, and loss of employees by attrition is abundant. Current employees are looking for gainful employment elsewhere since the recent layoff, and communication by senior leadership is non-existent. The recent layoff in September of 2015 has affected some of the most highly experienced employees in a negative way. The families of these employees have been adversely affected, and the careers of some of the most experienced employees in aviation have been ruined due to the lack of leadership and insight by HR and Operations Senior Leadership. Middle Management has had to fend for themselves, and constant criticism by Operations Senior management is the norm. Senior Leadership within the Quality group is atrocious. A once powerful team of some of the best in aviation have been brought to their knees due to the mentality of the current senior leadership. This is not a company that is recommended for a future career in aviation anymore. It has been ruined by those that cannot seem to understand that the customer comes first, and the employees on the floor are the most valuable asset. The HR team is pathetic, and the BPO office is an abomination. Until the senior leadership is purged, this is not an employer of recommendation for anyone looking to enter or further their career in aviation today.

The Culture in Fort Worth in absolutely terrible for employees that are not coming from a military background. Many managers are former military that never worked for anyone else but government and DOD, so all the government inefficiencies and mindsets came with them. Coming from a non-defense private company, Lockheed was like walking back 30 years. The Facilities were old, 70s built, and for being a for being a high tech company I found myself working on Windows XP systems and impossible to get any software upgrades through the endless bureaucracy that exist there. Rooms where sales and finance work look nice but if you are an engineer you likely end up working in rooms not fit for your local jail. Work is extremely slow coming. Get used to the idea of hearing of a project, not being able to start working on it for 4 months, having several delays and then a rush to accomplish it with less that great quality and little support.

Very structured and old school. Promotions take a very long time and is based on seniority. Depending on who your manager is, he or she can micro manage a lot which does not contribute to a nice working environment. Difficult to retain younger talents as the company is so structured it is not very conducive for millenials.