Can you drink the Kool-aid? - Anonymous employee Northrop Grumman Employee Review

2.0
11 Jun 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

9/80 Schedule, Good location, opportunities for some. This site is very Millennial focused. If you're a Millennial, work hard and can get on board with the way things are done you can go far. Good long term work.

Cons

Nepotism, Lacking Leadership, Lacking Technical Expertise. This site was woefully lacking on technical expertise and leadership. When they received some new work they promoted who they had into senior technical and leadership roles. Unfortunately, they were not ready for those roles when compared to the larger industry. They have brought in some good folks from outside the company but the old guard is still in control. Hopefully the folks brought in from other companies that are more experienced in the aerospace industry can turn things around. Management roles are assigned through a combination of hard work, nepotism, age (Millennial) and ability to go along with the way things are (drink the Kool-aid). Outside ideas coming from employees from more prominent experienced companies are strongly discouraged (not drinking the Kool-aid). Things are very chaotic and unorganized. Processes and procedures are non-existent.

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Cons

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1.0
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Cons

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