General Dynamics Land Systems Reviews

Pros

Time off when you need it. 9/80 work week gives you a 3 day weekend every other week.

Cons

Management doesn't always listen to there staff.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen more to your employees

Pros

The people. From Managers on down are the most dedicated coworkers you could ask for. They care about the products and each other. The products delivered to the US Army are the best in the world.

Cons

Latest culture shift from VP level is focused on short term gain. Its disrespectful to employees and gives up long term prosperity of the company for short term gain. Employee's are not assets but commodities.

Advice to Senior Management

Senior Managment does not take advise, they give it. Thats part of the problem. The Employee Surveys should be all they need to understand the problem they have caused.

Pros

Benefits package good, 9/80 work schedule

Cons

Misguided or lack of clear focus of direction over past few years. Management creating exclusive clubs of favorites and rewards only to the "elite". Tuition reimbursement stated HR benefit, but at VP discretion, only given to top percent rated employees

Pros

Benefits, flex time, 9/80 Schedule, vacation

Cons

GDLS touts themselves as a Veteran Friendly Company however, each Layoff numerous Veterans whom were minorities. Comments made by several non-veterans were "why does the Company hire Veterans" taking jobs from others. Of the approximate 140 persons laid off in June 2011, 130 were a mix of veterans and minorities. Management was informed duting last performance evaluations to bring scores down. Evaluation numbers were lowered and this was use as why emphasis for laying those with lowered evaluation numbers to be laid off. No remedial training available or given for those whom management feels are less then average performers.

Advice to Senior Management

No one knows more about the Military then someone whom has been there, however the Senior Management thought process does not reflect this.

Pros

Benefits are competitive. Salary structure is antiquated.

Cons

Worst management culture ever. This company still operates with a 1950s mindset. Very little accountability, and seems to reward tenure over competence. Processes? We don't need no stinkin' processes! With all the other companies out there, this should be your last choice for employment. Look at the GlassDoor ratings before making a decision to join this company.

Advice to Senior Management

Get new blood, from other organizations. Take a critical look at your management culture. Take the annual employee survey results to heart - they tell you what you need to know. Take action.

Pros

Meaningful work, decent pay, good work/life balance, interesting line of work

Cons

Too many unmotivated and under qualified employees and managers

Advice to Senior Management

Learn how to use a computer and basic software packages like excel, and don't pass off all of your work to your employees so you can sit around and do nothing.

Pros

Benefits
9/80 schedule - if you don't have to work the 'off Friday'

Cons

Incompetent management from the President to Section Managers

Advice to Senior Management

When you have your security guards recording license plate numbers and times your employees arrive and leave daily, you have made some SERIOUS mistakes in the selection of your managers. Clean house, starting with yourselves if the company has any shot of staying alive.

Pros

None except for the benefits

Cons

Incompetent leadership top down from the president (Mark Roualet) to section managers.

Pros

Nice people, but powerless most of the time.

Cons

Don't waste your time in this company. There are good people, but they're put down by what seems to be what's wrong in corporate america. There are plenty of companies out there that are far more professional than this sub par company.

Advice to Senior Management

Get a degree from a real school. Many of you don' t even have undergrad degrees.

Pros

Excellent pay and benefits.
Good community of people.
Can socialize all day.
Christmas Party!!
Gym, Cafeteria, Choir, Clubs, Softball, and many other company supported activities.
Education reimbursement.
American Express gift certificates!

Cons

Unrealistic goal setting.
No lateral mobility to get well rounded experience for promotion.
Promotion based on *ss kissing than qualifications.
Computers are used for e-mail bashing, socialization, playing solitare and paying the household bills.
Work is still done by paper processes.
Company bills customer (US Gov't) by the hours each employee works, the longer it takes to get the job done, the more money the company makes.
HR is there to support club and community activities, not provide guidance to managers on employee.
Rewards are passed out to everyone regardless of performance.
Low moral.
Lay-offs based on performance can be fought and reinstated by following a published HR process.
Office Union staff - nuff said.

Advice to Senior Management

Be ther first defense company to move to capatilism and provide the US soldier with a quality product at the cheapest cost that will save their life. Move away from mentality of grabbing as much money as you can and not providing a product.