L-3 Communications Reviews

Pros

Medical and Dental benefits are extremely good
Vacation policy is one of the best there is

Cons

Very poor management with many having been promoted based upon "time in grade" not competency. Communication is minimal to non-existent and one of the worst places I have experienced. Cleanliness of the facility is downright disgusting.

Advice to Senior Management

Hiring people for their skills and experience from other similar, large organizations is extremely admirable. However, when your management does not use those personnel to their fullest you get what you currently have.....extremely high turnover...which is telling in today's job market.
If you want to improve things start by setting money aside for up to date computers, training, and software enhancements.

Pros

Its a job
Its easy
the pay is pretty good

Cons

The "Click" machine is working and promotions are based on who you click with!
If you believe otherwise, you will be disappointed
Last but not least, race does matter at the Help Desk

Advice to Senior Management

Manager is not just a title, add some color to your team, pay them and change their titles to truely reflect what they are!

Pros

People, location, hours, life style, technology

Cons

less pay, management weak, bad HR

Advice to Senior Management

People in the same position for 15+ years does not work! Need replacement of retiring folks plan

Pros

I enjoyed the people, job and the product we made.

Cons

Management favoritism in the work place.

Advice to Senior Management

I think HR and Management need to work on the issue of too much favoritisim in the workplace. The employees do not feel comfortable going to HR with a problem because they tend to favor the managers favorites.

Pros

Very nice and fun people to work with

Cons

Feels like some people do a great bulk of the work while others hide in their cubicles

Advice to Senior Management

Trim the fat

Pros

L3 is a good place to work if you don't mind the hours, 4 days/3 days per week. There is usually OT available. The employees are great, and the job is a great learning opportunity.

Cons

There have been deep pay cuts. There has been many layoffs resulting in more work for the remaining employees. Management does not effectively convey information to employees through supervisors or the appropriate channels.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the employees concerns. We do our jobs well and ask that information is evenly distributed through each department and shift to ensure we are all on the same page in order to complete the mission at the end of the day.

Pros

Good company, meet lots of different people

Cons

Change is constant. Management, policies and titles constantly change.

Advice to Senior Management

Communicate better and follow policies

Pros

Stable job. Good people. Interesting projects.

Cons

Limited staff of engineers. Need better focus on target customers.

Pros

Very competitive pay!!! Easy to access and utilize employee timesheet/etc.

Cons

None, did not like the work environment, but no complaints about the company itself.

Advice to Senior Management

N/a

Pros

* Flex-Time
* Pay
* Laid Back Atmosphere (also dependent on contract)
* Helpful Human Resources Staff
* Management helps out in achieving your career goals.

Cons

As of all contracting the biggest downside is just the Job instability of contracting. Always have to worry about contract and ultimately your job every FY.

Advice to Senior Management

Nice additional if there was an intranet portal where employees can apply for jobs internal to the company. This would help in an event staff is laid off due to lost of contract or whatever.