After 37 years in the defense industry, my time with Raytheon-Aurora was… stunning on many levels (my experience). I was hired for (promised) a position that I soon realized, did not exist/never existed. On my first day, a huge surprise to me, I was sent to awaiting clearance (which my entire career). As a note, any “semi-competent” company’s security department could have had my SCI clearance activated in a few weeks.
The environment and culture were nothing like my time at Lockheed or General Dynamics. When the pressure was on (when true character is revealed), ethics went out the window. A cover-up culture to mask misconduct in middle management was both prominent and just as surprising, supported by all management. Needless to say, leaving Raytheon was one the easiest decision of my long career.
In other news… benefits and time off policies are nothing special and more in line with a 7-11 rather than other major defense contractors.