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Cool products, awful careers - Senior Electrical Engineer SSL Employee Review

1.0
Apr 12, 2018
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Pros

Space. Satellites. It’s a playground for engineers with many kinds of cool technologies to work with.

Cons

They don’t pay you. There are two tiers of employees: the ones that have been around for decades, and young people they will work to the bone for little money even if you make them millions. Look at all the new, young employees and look at all the old ones and their wives working in upper management.

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5.0
Sep 1, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great work environment, great people.

Cons

Not as much pay as other jobs in the area.

3.0
Jan 9, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-very nice coworkers -company sponsors a ton of internal training - internal switching around jobs is encouraged- that is awesome - management tries to give anonymous surveys and do R2D2 efforts to help the company - if you work hard and manage time well, you can get away with regular 40-45 work hours most weeks - people willing to help and answer questions

Cons

- very slow.. HR is slow, parts take forever to get ordered.. things to be expected of a larger aerospace company - moral is SUPER low currently. Most of my group is depressed with the current job, where the company is headed, and our career opportunities at Loral - management doesn't know how to make company more efficient - unfortunately we don't get bonuses or raises, although it's a possibility this year - company doesnt recognize people too often. If you do well, you get more work even if you are newer to the group - performance-based bonus, if given, is based on how many years you've worked at Loral (what sense is this making?) - Pay low, benefits keep slipping every half year something major gets cancelled (worsen plan for glasses and PPO medical plan this round..) - before major layoffs, severance package is usually worsened - no innovation at all - it's unfair to blame the company here, as this is primarily driven by the customer (everyone wants proven parts)

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