Lockheed Martin reviews about "upper management"

Tough to get promoted and not the most opportunity unless you have atleast 2.5 years experience.

I would have liked to say I learned more technical skills. The building I worked in didn't have very good ventilation. I didn't know what section or projects I was going into until the first day.

Not an innovative environment. Does not invest in employee skills. You don't get a warm fuzzy that upper management cares. Slowly becoming a body farm workhouse where you are just a number.

Corporate culture Power points, power points, power points Red tape Slow pace Did I mention power points? Words words words things

Not much interaction from upper management.

Your work environment experience greatly depends on the contract you are working and the manager you work for. Unfortunately, it can sometimes feel like you're working for a different company when you switch market segments (products). This can result in a lot of hit or miss experiences depending on who you speak with. Another con is the size of the company. Although it comes with pros as mentioned previously, the size makes it difficult to get the appropriate visibility to upper management. This can result in the staff having high turnover to find the right opportunity to shine. There are lots of smart, hungry, and young professionals searching for that promotion and not all of them get the chance to move up quickly.

Constant sales training for customer service tech positions was not helping at all. Upper management just didn't know what was in their own contract so "help desk guy to do help desk stuff" just wasn't enough to really show solid performance.

Upper level management can be blind to the complaints/issues of line management because they don't talk to the staff under the line manager about staff issues/concerns. Line management takes credit for work that their staff completed. And internal positions are often filled by line managers selecting their friends for open positions instead of posting the job internally.

Upper management doesn't care about programs. Upper management always looks to downgrade exceptional employees in reviews and bonuses. Too "old school" believing that people with more experience deserve promotions over younger, more versatile employees with more current experience. You're simply a number when it comes down to it. Salary is kept low for younger workers and balloons dramatically as you get older, regardless of competency.