Lockheed Martin reviews about "training"

Platform focused company, so you want to be in a platform focused part of the business. Strong rich process set, which can at times means he business struggles to be nimble.

Poor communication and training methods.

After 12 years I've concluded that LM is a collection of units flying in very loose formation. One review here reports very helpful co-workers, I'm reporting the diametric opposite. It took 5 YEARS before I stood a 50% chance of getting my phone call returned. Ask for help - get "the hand." Every change the company has made lately either costs the employee more or reduces their chance for salary growth. Overtime is only paid for catastrophic situations where management blew the schedule. No training. No means of networking. No helping others with their tasks - that will burn up the budget. Once you're doing a specialist overhead task you are IT for the rest of your career. (my program is reported by others who have other experience to be especially chaotic and brutal. My program location is bogus. I'd get fired instantly for saying the above.)

Company is struggling to remain competitive in a changing market. Transformation programmes are as slow to be implemented as one would expect from a huge Corporation; unfortunately this is translating into short term actions such as cost cutting in training, research & development and benefits. Salaries lag behind competitors and continue to fall in competitiveness.

Culture can be very corporate. Healthcare is becoming worse and worse. During restructuring you are locked into your job until the finish spin off analysis, approx. 6 months.

Not particularly challenging assignments but work assignments were steady. Ability to advance is severely limited despite your professional experience and professional credentials. Engineering licensure is not urged since most in engineering management do not posses the minimum "E.I." status never mind a "P.E." stamp.

Not real good at integrating new hires or new businesses. It takes a long time to learn the Lockheed Martin way of doing business.

Just as any company in the defense industry, you are pretty much at the mercy of our government and their budgets. Advancement following a technical career path is very limited and difficult. Going up the company ladder under the management umbrella is much easier near limitless. Oddly, you can be leader and have people who are a higher labor working for you. Despite the huge amount of training classes available, very few of them are actually offered.

Lower pay, employees are lower skilled; this is not a place for IT professionals or new college hires; company does not provide technical training - " do it on your own time". Pension created a "golden handcuff" culture which results in A LOT of employees not actually wanting to be there and more interested in keeping things the same than delivering innovation and value to customers and taxpayers. Security clearance jobs DO NOT pay more - at least in IT at Lockheed. IT careers will languish here technically and leadership wise. Many Work/office spaces have 30-40 year old Furniture and 10-20 yo carpet, etc that is dirty and worn. Work environment is less than average. Many Employees lack social and personable skills which effects culture.