Big company, too decentralized - Anonymous employee BAE Systems USA Employee Review

3.0
Sep 15, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Big company = big responsibilities (and opportunities) Benefits are very good Coworkers are great Work / life balance is very good Love the 9/80s

Cons

Too big sometimes = bureaucracy Compensation / Promotions doesn't always reflect performance Needs to work on retaining younger talent Defense industry is down-sizing Too decentralized (BAE as a whole)

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