Would not recommend to family or friends - please read - Configuration Management Northrop Grumman Employee Review

1.0
Jun 19, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The Northrop Grumman name is respected and established throughout the defense industry.

Cons

I would NOT recommend working out of the Rancho Carmel San Diego office in their Configuration Management group. There are too many cons to list. Myself as well as the majority of my colleagues had an extremely negative experience working here. Low morale in the group due to inefficient management practices, (some) toxic coworkers in cahoots with management, nonexistent HR, no room for growth even though we had qualifications and years of experience in this job function, hostile work environment, little to no training at the onset and throughout our time here, etc. There is a lot of turnover for a reason. Many of us were desperate to leave and jumped ship to other companies as well as other internal departments. The worst part was dealing with very aggressive management that made us feel uncomfortable and at times unsafe in the workplace. I am astounded at my experience here and hope anyone who considers working there will read this first.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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