Raytheon Reviews

Pros

I love that we support the miliary war fighter. As a prior military spouse this is a large sense of accomplishment.

Cons

Overall I have not really found any downsides. I love the people and the challenging work. I just wish career advancement was easier in my department.

Advice to Senior Management

Lets keep being the most admired defense and aero space company. Our next couple of years will be tough with miliary spending decreases but we always find new and different products and uses making us very able to withstand the changing economy.

Pros

Really a great place to work. People are respectful, hardworking and dedicated. They pay attention to what their employees say.

Cons

Everyone works very hard so it is sometimes hard to achieve work and life balance.

Advice to Senior Management

Break employee opinion survey down to more fidelity and/or increase the use of 360 feedback.

Pros

competitive pay that might not be as high as some others but the ability for management to progress your career is as good as I have ever seen. They also would provide regular gifts that make you feel more appreciated than most other companies.

Cons

the benefits arent as good as I would have thought from such a large company but they may be a result from Obama's medical bill that was recently passed I heard it used to be better.

Advice to Senior Management

I would expect such a large company to provide better benefits especially since the pay is lower that comparables on the same of similar contracts. Overall you are still one of the best companies I have worked for and manage to make employees feel appreciated keep it up.

Pros

Great people
Good ethics overall
More emphasis on work life balance lately

Cons

Business is terrible - waves of layoffs
Stressful work environment due to constant contract deadlines

Advice to Senior Management

The SAP PRISM system was a fiasco
Raytheon Six Sigma is a Power Point dog and pony show. R6S is worse than useless since it takes up time and talent that could be better spent elsewhere
Bill Swanson is an excellent CEO, especially compared to Dan Burnham (previous CEO)

Pros

Strong company, driven to succeed and train employees to be successful.

Cons

New employees have a difficult time establishing themselves in an environment of other long-time Raytheon employees

Advice to Senior Management

Rely less on "legacy" employee leadership, drive change through teams from bottom up

Pros

Raythoen offers an attractive benefits package as well as a good work/life balance environment. Employees have the opportunity to work a "9/80" schedule which allows for every other Friday off.

Cons

There is a terrible negative vibe in the workplace. Too many older workers feel entitled and are extremely lazy. The HR department has too much say in promotions and raises instead of direct supervisors who see an employees direct performance.

Advice to Senior Management

Leadership should consider shifting some authoritative decision making power to the mid-level management staff so decisions can be made quicker. Treat each employee as an indivdual and not just another number by rewarding/recognizing hardwork.

Pros

Work-life balance
Many locations
Engineers are nice to work with

Cons

Lots of bureaucracy and process

Pros

Working for Raytheon will expose you to a number of competent and experienced individuals. There is a lot to be learned from the older peers as long as you can find the right programs to work on where you can interact with these people.

Cons

The management team tends to be very disconnected from the people who they lead, often making decisions that run counter to the information they are given. The ability for younger engineers to advance and develop is hindered by the lack of focus by management on the topic.

Pros

* Work/Life balance is respected. Most people do around 40 hours. Overtime is paid.
* Company shutdown over Christmas to New Years.

Cons

* Review process is not transparent.
* About 70% of people get a 'meets expectations'
* Can get stuck working older technologies, like Ada, that aren't marketable elsewhere

Advice to Senior Management

There seems to be few carrots and sticks in place for professional advancement. That is, it's not widely known which activities are rewarded and those that are punished. Since nobody knows what people got promoted for (or why one got passed over), it's difficult to gage what's truly valued.

Pros

A company who treated you like family.

Cons

Long Hours. Stressful. Plant shutdown and put many out of work.