Lockheed Martin reviews

Some managers have been in place so long that they forget who they work for. ALL first level managers on th HITS program need to be removed or there's a guaranteed loss for the next contract bid. I said the same for ODIN and look what happened..

No communication by middle management Very passive/aggressive middle management Difficult to get promoted or get good raises; no bonuses Performance review system is awful and lots of "surprises", so be careful Very big and you are "just a number" False sense of job security Skills and job satisfaction can erode around 5-10 years; dead-end easily; hit a glass ceiling; Can get boring after a while Very little and/or inconsistent effort by management working with employees for career advancement or placing people on new projects once a project ends; In recent years, you will get a few weeks notice to find a new job in the company or relocate, or else they will fire you - career development at Lockheed very "sink or swim". The immediate people I work with and for were great for the most part. I used to like the open-door policy and honest communication by managers there, but things have changed fast in recent years and it is no longer a good place to work in my opinion. Cutbacks in defense industry in recent years are not good either and have not helped.