RTX reviews

Cliques rule the functional management. There is significant black-balling and credit stealing. Section managers are in competition with section members for assignments and opportunities. Therefore, they cannot usually be trusted to give fair appraisals. Poor project performance and government funding restrictions have served to deplete the work opportunities and the company conducts

Benefits have been under a squeeze for years, PTO plan is subpar, no dedicated sick days, so comparing to other companies vacation plan is not apples to apples. Health insurance options have been cut, everyone must use HSA now. Petty cost cutting - company wide notice that annual trainings etc. can no longer be catered, mandatory web based classes often expected to be done 'during lunch time' so that no overhead budget shows in the books, eliminated gate security at some locations, all while profits are EXPLODING Claimed culture of lateral mobility only applies if your manager already wants to get rid of you, if you fall into doing a task you don't want to do, and you succeed, you are now the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and will be kept there at all costs. MAJOR retention problems with younger employees; college hires to mid-20s, rarely last over a year. This is known to upper management who is trying to use the Raytheon 6 Sigma methodology to find a solution (more institutionalized waste) The result is a high concentration of apathetic, cynical veterans who have learned not to bother trying to affect positive change.