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4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(14,520 total reviews)
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James D. Taiclet

82% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Lockheed Martin has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 14,520 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lockheed Martin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aérospatiale et défense industry (3.6 stars).

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15K reviews
1.0
Mar 23, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good to have on resume. Outsiders still seem to respect the company.

Cons

Little innovation. Mostly older engineers trying to make it to retirement. Risk averse. Only two active aircraft production programs, both controversial, both not very exciting. Younger engineers tend not stick around. Very poor facilities. Many contain hazardous materials like asbestos, beryllium in the air. Severe focus on tracking everything, which takes precedence over real work. Innovation and good ideas go here to die.

2.0
Mar 22, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-There are some highly intelligent employees and they are willing to mentor you. They are rarely in management though. -Occasionally you are really able to complete fulfilling work for your country

Cons

-ZERO investment in increasing talent of employees (no more available classes, on the job training is frowned upon) -Raises are nonexistent -Benefits are below average and seem to be getting worse -Project leads are incompetent, unprofessional, have no training, are not able to perform under pressure and very poor decision makers. -Ranking system: inconsistent and ineffective. Doesn't seem to motivate employees to do better work. -Short term profit - it seems that upper management is only interested in profits in the next quarter. They are willing to sell their (1 year distant) future away for a small profit now

3.0
Dec 9, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Best thing is the money and benefits package. You can get more money at other companies, but matching the overall benefits is tough. At times the work can be interesting, sometimes extremely so. There are some very smart people who work at this company or they couldn't build the things they build, do the things they do.

Cons

There are also a lot of C students working here - lots of those. Bureaucracy mindset freezes most middle managers into fear of making mistakes, which attitude is picked up by staff. A lot of arrogance. Poor cooperation between senior staff members (because there are no benefits to helping others succeed) but this is not limited to LM. Company and corporation consistently awash in cash but staff told repeatedly, no money for raises, training, travel, professional activities even while executives pile up the MICP. HR system appears determined to drive workforce to mediocrity by forcing managers to rate most staff members as "average" regardless of their accomplishments. Very difficult to get an "in-place" promotion, much easier to leave for another department - which sort of makes a career path difficult as well. The higher you go, the more they will work you - 60, 70, 80 hours a week for weeks on end (past a certain level they don't have to pay overtime). Much arrogance in the executive ranks. Cube farms the rule at all major sites. Obtaining necessary job-related software always difficult if not already part of Microsoft Office. Lots of boring, unproductive, poorly run meetings.

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