The Rolling Meadows campus can be described as a windowless bunker that is as mid-managed as its buildings aesthetics. - Supply Chain Planner Northrop Grumman Employee Review

1.0
Mar 13, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

They have Friday’s off every other week and that’s about it. There are okay 401k benefits with company matching. Not much else.

Cons

Anyone not an engineer is severely underpaid. You have to wait 3 years to even be considered in moving up in a pay grade. This means there is no incentive to meet the objective requirements and gain the necessary skills because you’re up against time. They don’t listen to employees feedback. In fact, in the employee survey that is taken every year my manager got the results, reviewed them with us, and then told us to come up with plans to solve them. I would advise any non-engineer to steer clear of this campus. Not a good place to build a career by any means.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

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