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    General Atomics Reviews

    Updated August 16, 2018
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    General Atomics Chairman and CEO Neal Blue
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    Pros

    • "9/80 work schedule, pension and 401k" (in 78 reviews)

    • "Benifits a plus, pension plan and 9/80 work schedule" (in 38 reviews)

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    1. "Engineer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at General Atomics full-time

      Pros

      You get to work toward saving people's lives.
      People are nice here.

      Cons

      Slower pace than many companies out there.

    2. "Fragmented Company with good employees"

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      Current Employee - Engineer in Poway, CA
      Current Employee - Engineer in Poway, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at General Atomics full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      People are generally great here.

      Cons

      Lack of direction in upper management

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    3. "Great company, take time to grow"

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      Current Employee - Mechanical Engineer
      Current Employee - Mechanical Engineer
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at General Atomics full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great coworkers
      Well made product
      Clear goals/direction
      9/80 work schedule

      Cons

      Lack of training
      Promotions based almost solely on years of experience (not heavily performance)

      Advice to Management

      Spend the resources to train engineers in all aspects. Offer help to engineers looking to grow.

    4. "Electronics Technician"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend

      I have been working at General Atomics full-time

      Pros

      Good job to start at after the military.

      Cons

      The company still feels like it’s brand new and learning how to do business.

    5. "Know what you are getting into...can be very rewarding for some...nightmare for others"

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      Former Employee - Field Avionics Technician in Palmdale, CA
      Former Employee - Field Avionics Technician in Palmdale, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at General Atomics full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great Pay and Benefits, Lots of Adventure, World Changing Operations

      Cons

      Difficult to Work with Management, Can be Dangerous, Work-Life Balance is Poor

      Advice to Management

      Be more open to communication improvement, show employees you are willing to go the extra mile for them, they will respond with trust and loyalty. They will not give you these things because you demand it and act tough.

    6. "Project Manager Intern"

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      Former Employee - Project Manager Intern in Poway, CA
      Former Employee - Project Manager Intern in Poway, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at General Atomics (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Interesting projects and smart people to work with!

      Cons

      Lots of meetings and paperwork

      Advice to Management

      Practice better leadership and talent development.

    7. "Great employer going through growing pains."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Diego, CA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Diego, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at General Atomics full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Interesting technology and industry, great benefits

      Cons

      Rapid growth is causing impacted internal and external customer requirements which leads to band aid fixes.

      In other words, symptoms rather causes are being treated.

      Advice to Management

      PROMOTE FROM WITHIN. Unnecessary outside hiring over internal hires causes resentment and a toxic environment. It discourages existing employees from wanting to continuously improve and be their best and opens up a minefield for incoming employees.

      Treat the cause, not the symptom!

      General Atomics Response

      Aug 17, 2018 – JWT

      Thanks for your feedback. We prefer to promote our own employees whenever possible. Sometimes the most qualified candidate for a position is one with outside experience, but we’re always looking for... More

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      "Not good for software, please read"

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      Former Employee - Senior Software Developer
      Former Employee - Senior Software Developer
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at General Atomics full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      cubicles
      nice and smart coworkers
      benefits
      you get to live in san diego

      Cons

      outdated technology
      'managers' are a joke, only a few are actually worthy of the title
      no training
      slow pace and no work
      theres a culture of just getting by; everyone does the bare minimum

      theres just no room for growth, not a learning environment

      Advice to Management

      take a look at your managers and ask what they could/will do for you and not what theyve done for you, some of your sw managers cant even retain employees

      create a culture, stop wasting money on hiring more people and, invest the money into your team and their happiness, cultivate talent

    9. "Great Benefits and Fast Growth"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at General Atomics full-time

      Pros

      It's very easy to move across the company in order to pursue career advancement.

      Cons

      The company is growing quickly, so there are anticipated growing pains.

    10. "Intern"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at General Atomics full-time

      Pros

      Great people, great learning experiences

      Cons

      Some interns find themselves without much work to do, I didn't have that issue, but I know others did.

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