General Dynamics Information Technology Employee Reviews about "manager"

Pros

Get paid to keep a chair warm.

Cons

100% Scam job to milk money off a contract. The management was nonexistent and the one manager we did have spent most of the day at a local bar. Literally got told to play video games for a year because there was no work to be done. Started looking for a new job the day I got there. RUN!

Pros

A lot of excellent managers and directors with knowledge of the customer and take care of employees

Cons

Many contracts have gone small business, so we end up having to be subs with a small; not all management teams have the same ethics as others

Pros

Excellent employer; fair salaries; good benefits; good working conditions.

Cons

Limited room for advancement; oversight by 'back office' managers that are not on site is frustrating and of limited value.

Pros

Travel, per diem, yearly merit increases.

Cons

Management can be a bit of a joke depending on who the project manager is.

Pros

Great team. Everyone is sharp and friendly. Leadership is engaged but gives you the freedom and flexibility to lead your project. Overseas benefits are decent.

Cons

Very hard to move into new positions. Easy to get stuck in the same role for 5 + years. Salary is not necessarily aligned with positions. It's not uncommon for a manager to make less than their employees because most managers are not actually placed in management slots.

Pros

There is very little out of office work with this employer as much of the tasks can only be completed on site. When you leave for the day, you leave the job behind. There is a good amount of opportunity to advance if you create a plan with your manager or supervisor and work that plan. Relationship building is key with any company including GDIT. This is a highly structured and disciplined company whose policies seem draconian in nature if you can not adapt to this environment.

Cons

The attrition rate is high as most employees seem to assume that time on the clock is their own personal free time; and approaching those employees, coaching them to comply and perform can often result with heavy pushback. There seems to be a push to fill the seat with anyone, although there has been slow change to hire those who will fully commit. There is a lack of empathy, and often that is felt throughout the CCO.

Pros

GD pays well, and they have several good perks. I would say they fit what you would expect from a standard contracting organization.

Cons

GD doesn't put a lot of focus in internet network building and culture. Minor perks and rewards outside of general pay and vacation generally come out of the managers pocket. They do a really poor job of maintaining a bench, if you don't find an internal posting shortly after your contract ends you will be laid off.

Pros

- Great work environments - Flexible work hours - Friendly and warm managers

Cons

- No great salary hikes - No work from home/ remote option to login

Pros

You would have the opportunity to work with some truly brilliant and gifted people. Physical working environment is adequate. Compensation is adequate, not spectacular.

Cons

This is not unique of course, but upper management is frequently disconnected and distant, and this has been more so since GDIT purchased this unit from Vangent. Realistically there is little opportunity for promotion or advancement. Middle management (Program Managers or Software Project Managers) might be very good or very bad depending on the individual -- there are some HUGE egos and in some cases that gets in the way of the work. If you expect or need any kind of praise, acknowledgment, or even respect, then work somewhere else, you will not get it here. And loyalty? There is none. A short time ago a friend of mine who had worked here 35 YEARS was laid off, and it was not performance related. It was, I think, a case of choosing to lay off someone who maybe had a somewhat higher salary than someone else, which IMO is a poor way to make a decision like that. That alone should tell you all you need to know.

Pros

Great manager who isn’t scared to get in the thick of it with us peons

Cons

Heavy work load, low start pay, high turnover, hard to get promoted