Outdated, out of touch, and prejudice - Principal Engineer Raytheon Employee Review

2.0
3 Oct 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Interesting products Innovation is occurring Great customers with fantastic missions

Cons

Promotion going to people based on gender or race, not on performance. Speaking against the culture is seen as an unforgivable sin. Product development processes are out of date and unchangeable. Tools for development, product management, and more are 15 or more years out of date, and with no plan to up date. Management cares more how they are perceived by politicians than actually accomplishing product delivery Annual goals are published in March, yearly review are written in Oct. So you never get recognized or rewarded unless you have a mid year success.

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5.0
9 June 2026
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Pros

Exciting work Fast paced Great team members Great leadership Great development opportunities

Cons

Weak promotions Weak bonuses Inability to turn dev opportunities to new roles

2.0
26 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

9/80 and every 2nd Friday off, generous vacation time.

Cons

The company is 100+ years old and functions almost entirely on inertia. Senior Management is totally disconnected from the day to day, and it shows in the content of their "community" video meetings. They talk about diversity but have no interest in applying it. Most of the time they totally ignore the needs of their disabled employees.

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