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General Dynamics Mission Systems

The organization is suffering from a disparity between an aging and shrinking senior engineer team and the not so knowledgeable junior/intermediate engineers. Productivity is fairly low and non trivial tasks require senior supervision/guidance. 

You are talented and hardworking, and perhaps a little desperate to land some work. But you don't want to work in this industry. You'd think they'd pay more, but the pay here is much lower than industry standard. And the tools/tech they use are incredibly outdated, so you won't grow and instead go sideways/stagnate while your peers get ahead.

Go next.

An old-fashioned company. There is limited flexibility when it comes to start times. For Master Schedulers you were expected to be in the office around 6:00am-7:30am.

The pay was ok, but nothing great but they offered no stock options or bonuses. 

Many great co-workers, but management was not supportive. 

You had very high expectations but were not given the resources or support to achieve them.

In the manufacturing department you are expected to save 2/3 of your vacation weeks to be used during the mandatory shut down that happens every year, meaning you have no control over your vacation time.

Relatively good job security in the tech/engineering industry due to long project cycles.
Benefits are not great but roughly inline with the industry in Calgary.
The facility here is pretty good overall with fairly updated equipment.
Salary is the main concern, well below average for Calgary from my perspective.  This would be the place to work until retirement if it paid more or had some sort of retirement plan.

Started at GDMS a month ago and couldn’t be happier! 
Management makes their expectations very clear and are very supportive of their staff. 
Everyone in my department has been nothing but friendly and helpful and I couldn’t feel more welcomed! 
The company really strive to create a good work life balance and there are great services available to staff. Lots of great perks too like on site gym and cafeteria, discounted phone and insurance rates, and the ability to work a compressed schedule!

GD provided me the opportunity to do my second internship there and I accepted wholeheartedly. I was welcomed with an incredibly smart team of engineers that assisted me as I worked towards understanding the complex product as well as adapting to the new work environment.

Work is exciting as I was exposed to brand new tools I hadn't used before, closed office space that allowed 100% focus and a company culture that is incredibly professional as it is fun.

Large organization so there is a lot to learn and grasp within its processes. Readily available resources nearby. 

Great workplace culture where employee engagement and level of transparency is encouraged. If you enjoy having a sense of ownership of your work and are a team player, GDMS-C is a great place to be. Both management and colleagues are willing to give a lending hand when needed.

Overall, dynamic, fast-paced and there's always something new to be involved in.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great people, great company!!!!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I found working here was one of the least stressful places to work. I worked there for 2.5 yrs


What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great! People work together. One thing I want to point out is, management trust their employees

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy but rewarding. Knowledge sharing is welcome

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good work culture. Excellent Remuneration and benefits.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Remembering to input my hours on time.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Excellent teams. Wonderful support for team building. Attainable deadlines. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Arrive, startup systems, email responses, tasks. Pack up and go home.

Some department managers mandate working long hours and indicate that it is expected due to  competitive salaries offered. While other Managers encourage their staff to mind work/life balance. There is not a consistent expectation or approach for working extra time.

In general support staff very supportive of others and somewhat satisfied with their roles.

Amazing coworkers, poor management involvement for certain managers (more than a few). Only contact you when they need something. Feels very impersonal and rude. Most enjoyable is the people they mass hire. Hardest part is seeing people get mass lay-offs after deadlines. Hardest part of the job is also meeting the ridiculous deadlines without the mass hiring.

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