Work/Life Balance...... Not really.... - Principle Network Engineer Northrop Grumman Employee Review

3.0
Mar 24, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Offers competitive pay compared to other companies of it's size.

Cons

- The benefits that they offer are mediocre at best in my opinion. For instance, when it comes to the 401K, you have to be an employee for at least 3 years before they fully vest the match, where as unlike many other companies your match is fully vested day 1. - Very hard to get promoted here. Once you are in a position, you have to pretty much leave the company and come back in order to get promoted to a hire position. Even Applying when applying for another position with NG internally, most managers will not release you from your current position, even if you get offered the position. - For a company that throw around buzz phrases like "work/life balance" and "flexible work schedule", they do little to nothing to accommodate that. NG would rather you milk the clock so that they can milk the government customer vs being efficient and getting the job done early. In actuality it's often unofficially penalized for finishing a task early, especially if they have a lot of hours to "burn" on the task order. If they do, just know they will find "busy work" for you to do in order to charge the government even if no work was actually done.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Not much pros but talented coworkers.

Cons

I joined expecting a long-term career and initially had a positive experience. Unfortunately, the culture changed significantly after leadership transitions. Micromanagement increased, decision-making became highly centralized, and employee morale steadily declined. Many experienced employees and managers left during my time there, making it difficult to maintain continuity and trust within the organization. The work itself was meaningful, and I had the opportunity to support important projects with talented colleagues. However, recognition, career growth, and employee retention did not appear to receive the same level of attention as process, reporting, and management oversight. My layoff was communicated as unrelated to performance, which was appreciated. However, after years of contribution and institutional knowledge, the overall experience left me feeling that employees were viewed as replaceable rather than valued long-term assets.

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