Abusive Manager - Technical Editor and Writer Northrop Grumman Employee Review

1.0
May 13, 2022
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Pros

My direct team was really good and friendly. They helped when needed and pushed me to be better.

Cons

If you are offered a job with GBSD Training, do not take it if there's another offer. Management was abusive. They would gaslight people constantly. They would belittle their employees. They had so many double standards. My manager said it was against company policy to work from home then they would do it constantly. I had a coworker whose parents died on their way up and the manager refused to let them come in later. Another (male) coworker was about to get a degree and asked if they could start after they finished, they were told no. Then a young woman was in the same situation and they were given permission to wait 6 months before starting so they could finish. They underpay everyone even if they have 20 years of experience (they'll pay them as someone with 5-10 years). My manager gaslighted me too. They kept trying to say I told them a different as my last day of work (a solid week past what I actually told them) then they tried to say I submitted a different day even though Workday proved them wrong. Too many negatives to mention, honestly.

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Pros

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Cons

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