Not for the feint of heart... - Anonymous employee Northrop Grumman Employee Review

1.0
Aug 30, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

People are nice, I guess... If you want a really really easy job and have no ambition then this is great...

Cons

Innovation seems to be unwanted. Much of the time, one is handed 'legacy' code and expected to 'make it work'. No QA whatsoever, almost no standards, very much so an ad hoc culture. It seems as though they have taken processes that may work for other industries and just applied it as a 'blanket' to everything. Benefits and pay are subpar for national average. 5/7 to be exact... Would not recommend. If you are a Software Engineer this is not for you, they will not let 'engineer' solutions, instead you will be asked to fix the borders on a table and be given code that does not compile. If you are a programmer and just want to program then maybe, but beware.

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