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Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(14,524 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 14,524 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
3.0
May 16, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job security, upward mobility if you put in significant years. Work/life balance is by far the best thing about this company due to the 9 x 80 schedule.

Cons

There is room for upward movement within the company but it takes quite a bit of time. Compensation is a bit low for Silicon Valley standards. The company is not flashy and does not offer many perks. Rotational programs are highly competitive and not particularly effective.

2.0
May 9, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company is stable, well-known and revered in the market. Moving around (laterally) within the company is fairly easy. Getting every other Friday off and Christmas vacation is a plus.

Cons

Lack of diversity in leadership. Leadership often does not stand by employees. Completely disorganized. Constantly rolling out new company-wide initiatives that never pan out. Work-life balance isn't the greatest. Pay is low compared to market. Benefits package has declined. Lots of nepotism, favoritism, and lack of advancement for the hard-working. Talent is often overloaded with work while under-performers aren't reprimanded. HR works against employees, ethics board is a joke and retaliation is rampant when wrongdoing is reported. Constant layoffs. Advancement is nearly impossible. If you are forward-thinking, creative, and looking to grow, avoid Aeronautics all together. Nine times out of ten you will be doing work that does not correlate to your skills--or doing work that does nothing to grow or enhance your competences.

2.0
May 6, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work, HR works quickly (at least when they are laying you off), great perks if you get into management (a big if).

Cons

Use of bait and switch tactics for new hires, constant focus on managers, including the company’s insistence on calling all of them “leaders”. Managers who kiss up to their superiors at the expense of rank and file employees. Lion’s share of resources allocated for management (training, computers, facilities, travel), difficult to get into management if you’re not one of their “Golden Boys”.

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