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    General Atomics Reviews

    Updated September 24, 2017
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    General Atomics Chairman and CEO Neal Blue
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    195 Ratings

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    Pros

    • 9/80 work schedule, 7% pension, 401K match and very reasonable health benefits (in 68 reviews)

    • 9/80 work schedule for most departments, Flexible working condition (in 30 reviews)

    Cons

    • Excessive travel has strained work/life balance (in 11 reviews)

    • While the company is growing, many areas are feeling the associated growing pains in areas such as management and corporate structure (in 12 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Great place to work!"

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      Current Employee - Government Property Administrator
      Current Employee - Government Property Administrator
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Benefits are fantastic. One of the few companies that have a pension plan. Flexible working hours. Management that understands that life is random, and you have to adjust accordingly.

      Cons

      You are in so many meetings, it is hard to accomplish anything during work hours. You'll find yourself working late, or coming in early, in order to get anything accomplished.

      Advice to Management

      Managers need to be pushing down the details of the meetings so that their employees can work and get their goals accomplished.

    2. "Good Company Working to Become Better"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Poway, CA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Poway, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at General Atomics full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Interesting work, room for advancement, invests heavily in R&D

      Cons

      Suffering growing pains. Delegation can be problematic as high level executives get involved down at the lowest levels.

      Advice to Management

      Delegate

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    3. "Room for improvement for careers"

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      Current Employee - Buyer in San Diego, CA
      Current Employee - Buyer in San Diego, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at General Atomics full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great environment, positive staff, great benefits, management

      Cons

      Underpaid, the company still thinks we are in a recession so offers lower pay than a lot of other companies. Not much room for growth.

      Advice to Management

      Try offering promotions from within, and creating lead positions.

    4. "GA, ASI Review"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at General Atomics full-time

      Pros

      Good work-life benefits, many different projects

      Cons

      Work isn't very challenging, environment is very impersonal and introverted

    5. "Great place to work, depends on Manager or Director. I'm in manufacturing & we have great Leadership!"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at General Atomics full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good people, benefits and pay. Many Great work opportunities! I love my group and the Leadership! I like that they don't spend money on fancy things that don't matter to people.

      Cons

      Not all Management is good to work with. If you are going to work here do your research and get the truth from others in the department. I'm in manufacturing & we have great Leadership! Not all departments are equal, example Facilities, not good, lots of turnover. Director there is really bad, was sorta demoted. But still highly unprofessional conduct. We cannot get the service we need from them, not enough cubicles, offices. Huge million dollar mistakes made.

    6. "Great company to work for."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at General Atomics full-time

      Pros

      Great company to work for out of college.

      Cons

      Difficult to move up in position and salary.

    7. Helpful (4)

      "Need to focus on employees"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at General Atomics full-time

      Pros

      Good benefits, good job security

      Cons

      Review/ Raise system works backwards (raise us determined before review process is complete), unclear path for job growth, processes are ever changing and not well communicated, safety is not well prioritized, no company culture

      Advice to Management

      As an employee, I want to feel like GA cares about my career development and job satisfaction and is pushing me to improve and move up. I don't understand how there are no defined career paths. I don't understand why searching for a job either internally or externally is so cumbersome. In the world of defense contractors, we make great products and have huge hiring power in the San Diego market, but don't seem to capitalize on it. Focus on hiring the best candidates and making them want to stay and grow with GA. Fix the review process to be goal oriented and job-description-specific and directly/transparently linked to raise, bonus and promotion.

    8. "Great company to work for"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at General Atomics full-time

      Pros

      Good salary, benefits, and vacation

      Cons

      Big company so it takes time to get some things done

    9. Helpful (3)

      "My 2 cents"

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      Current Employee - Inventory Analyst in Poway, CA
      Current Employee - Inventory Analyst in Poway, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at General Atomics full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      A manufacturing company that produces a product you can support and be proud of.

      Cons

      Professional development is minimal due to the large employee currently staffed.

      Advice to Management

      Please help to develop your team within the orginization first before looking outside of the company for talent.

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Average company to work for..."

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      Former Employee - Systems Specialist
      Former Employee - Systems Specialist
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at General Atomics full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good work-life balance, company events and clubs.

      Cons

      Depending on management, there may not be room for growth or to transfer departments.

      Due to new policy, your current manager must be made aware if you are internally applying.

      Advice to Management

      Internal applying to a different position can be stressful, as some managers are not supportive.

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