Frustrating - very high turnover - 24 out of 25 developers gone within 5 years - Anonymous employee Northrop Grumman Employee Review

2.0
May 10, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I was told one of the pros of working for NG was the stability and lack of turnover - but after surviving 5+ years there and enduring a turnover rate near 100% (24 of 25 devs let go or walk from frustration) there is no way that stability is a pro.

Cons

High turnover, some of which due to low recognition. Not a single developer promoted in 5 years. Management moves up. Developers do NOT. Even developers that carry a disproportionate large percentage of development on a project due to hard work, desire to finish doing a job well, extra hours, high turnover rate making all the preceding things necessary.

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