Not a place to grow - Engineer STR Employee Review

2.0
Jul 5, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-nice location with ample parking -pay and benefits are competitive for the area -coworkers are highly intelligent and often more than willing to help -work is unique and interesting -flexible WFH policy -clear processes for most things despite being a small company -if you have experience in this field or have worked in defense previously, you will most likely succeed

Cons

-no clear advancement path -work instructions often unclear with an accepted culture than management is too busy to help -technical leadership lacks people skills -lack of effort to match an employee's skills to a program or provide them the tools they need to succeed -not an empowering environment -feedback limited to annual reviews, depriving employees of a chance to improve -inconsistent management between teams and departments, with some managers being highly hands-on and others mostly absent -diversity is improving but still mostly limited to associate level -work-life balance can be tough when most employees work many extra hours

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5.0
Nov 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Extremely friendly and collaborative employees. - Extremely generous PTO policy. - Highly transparent and available leadership.

Cons

- No cons at all.

3.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great Compensation - Highly knowledgeable and engaged coworkers - Very engaging and interesting work: just not enough time in a day to get it all done. - Great office amenities

Cons

- Really poor work life balance; this job is likely your coworker's entire life - Unreasonable expectations; the company is very much still in its infancy and looking to expand, though they haven't quite figured out what it looks like to deploy physical systems responsibly to external customers - Don't expect any leniency when it comes to learning the team or the field: stay engaged, and stay vocal of what you're doing and when. - Not the kind of team where employees can take a task and work separately before returning with results - they're looking for constant engagement and daily collaboration even if it isn't necessary.

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