Safe and slow - Buyer General Atomics Employee Review

4.0
Feb 21, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Job stability, relaxed environment, supportive culture, WFH during Covid-19, no metric tracking (metrics don't influence comparative performance, only serve as a red line for remediation), great 401k and (recently revised/reduced) pension

Cons

Very slow promotion timelines which MUST be adhered to, no separation between work levels (I've seen level 1s and 2s take on level 4 and 5 desks for months/permanently- all for no additional pay and without any promotion acceleration), No metrics are used to compare/reward high performers, Large discrepancy with work loads - some buyers have 0 new tasks in 2+ weeks while others have enormous number of tasks, Inefficient processes everywhere which take 1-2 hours per day but should take 5-10 minutes, disinterest in applying basic business practices to track costs (business costs and unit costs)

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very good work life balance

Cons

9 hour shifts 4 days a week

4.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good working environment Exciting projects Great coworkers (for the most part, like any place)

Cons

Like any maturing company, it has become more and more top-heavy, placing more and more emphasis on project management and milestones, sometimes over bread-and-butter engineering. I could have half the PMs I have now and do a better job

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