Extremely poor management and job environment at NG in Boulder CO - Systems Engineer Northrop Grumman Employee Review

1.0
Jun 26, 2019
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Boulder Living is really great but...

Cons

As a senior engineer with decades of experience in the space industry, I was given minimal tasking well below my experience level and was treated extremely poorly by the management. There was very little trust given to employees. Performance of many significant tasks went unrecognized; asking not to work on certain projects led to suspicion and professional consequences. Pointing out your strengths only ensured that you would not have a chance to do related tasks. So called secure jobs would just vanish at the end of the year. Witnessed mass exodus and a poor business base. Promises during the interview of quick and easy advancement were completely untrue. Very poor experience overall - I would call that the bottom of the barrel for my career for sure! You should really consider other options instead of going there unless you are really desperate for work.

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Cons

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