Eroding Work/Life balance, Too Many Chiefs, Poor Values - Technical Specialist Gulfstream Employee Review

2.0
1 Dec 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent Compensation. And truthfully, Gulfstream hires some of the most talented and motivated employees anywhere in the industry. Most of the non-manager personnel are a joy to work with.

Cons

Contractors are treated so poorly here. Gulfstream uses contractors as a buffer to it's directly hired workforce. Expect insane hours and demands, and then to be fired (RIF'd) at the drop of the hat. Work Life balance took a hard hit recently. Effective on January 1, 2016 all business units will move from 4x10 workweek to 5x8 workweek. If recruiters are selling you on work/life balance then one should question that strongly. Dishonesty, Misinformation, and other forms of ridiculousness abound here. I feel like there are so many levels of underdeveloped, under-utilized, and un-encouraged talent here.

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5.0
31 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-Work in an air conditioned hangar! -All the tools and support needed to do the job -Excellent training available -Good safety culture -Fairly easy work -Lots of opportunities to grow

Cons

Big corporate politics at times. Some people just love to point fingers. Rules that are very excessive due to incompetence, instead of just firing morons.

2.0
22 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Rather decent front loaded time off. 4 day work weeks. A pretty decent off shift incentive.

Cons

Management does not care about their people. They are so far removed from what’s going on on the floor and too focused on passing the buck to someone else for their screw ups. People are placed in positions they should not be in simply because they know someone or they kiss up to someone. The people on the floor have very little fixed wing experience yet act as if they know everything. The only path they create for people to move up is A&P and even then they just want you to stay a mechanic. They neglect to realize that people stay with a company for the culture as well as leave because of it.

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