Wishing all the employees a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year! Thanks for making GA such a great place to work.

With a healthy back log, turnover now under control, and a healthy dose of new hires, GA is primed for a solid 2023. Get ready world, the future at GA is bright!

Seems like the same people keep posting the same things every week…

As long as you fail with your manager you are safe at GA! I have seen countless managers fail at everything bc they touch and still get promoted! But be careful! If you have an id--t for a manager and outperform your manger your head will be on... — read more 

This doomsday person that posts repetitively below me doesn’t even work at GA anymore. Don’t buy into their doomsday fake news. 2023 is going to be good for GA. Congrats to all those great employees that work at GA

There is a lot of fat at GA and if it were cut layoffs could be avoided!

It's been very quiet on that front lately, should I take that as a good sign?

GA is the best place to work at in SD! Great work life balance! No layoffs! And one gets to work with a very diverse workforce in beautiful SD!

I just got a packet in the mail explaining that the severance fund details are available upon request. Apparently, employees are worried that there might not be enough money in the severance fund to cover the next round of layoffs. An interested... — read more 

Love that GA supports a 9/80 schedule and one of the only companies that still have a pension plan. Great place to work and feel supported.

Celebrating another great year at General Atomics!

GA is okay if you go there for the right reasons. I will say that GA is a horrible place to start a career. One will only gain bad habits, work with outdated processes and obtain a bad work ethic. But if you are at the end of your career and just... — read more 

GA is a great place to build a career. You can have good money, good job title, promotions, and a healthy work life balance for much of the time. This is a win win situation. For those who had bad experiences at GA, consider switching teams because... — read more 

Pay could be more generous, but I am satisfied with the benefits and work-life balance. For now, I am not thinking about leaving, but I am aware that I should leave if I want to boost my professional growth. I'm wondering what are the experiences... — read more 

Hopefully we get some good talent in this company for the new year. I know this company is far from perfect and there are lots of bad apples, but let’s not discredit the many great men and women that also work here. That’s fact.

Unless WW3 breaks out things aren’t looking good! Anyone updating their resumes?

Would you kindly share if you were passed over for a promotion and how long you have stayed at GA after being passed over? From the last post I am interested in seeing if people actually stay at GA instead of betting on their own skills sets? Or... — read more 

I don't even want to ask for an explanation or the reasons why I'm still not getting a promotion despite investing huge efforts. I know in advance that I won't get any explanation, except maybe again an empty promise that it could happen sometime... — read more 

It’s honestly better than most defense contractors in terms of work life balance. That’s a fantastic benefit of working at GA.

Why do you think post keep disappearing?

OK Gray Butte, are you ready to party like it’s middle school? Are you ready for the action and adventure of dressing up for Halloween? Are you ready to put your professional aerospace ethics aside and come into work and a Halloween costume? I sure... — read more 

Although there are many things that one could complain about at this company, I have to be honest and say that it is at least possible to have a good work-life balance here. I worked for several companies in the industry and nowhere did I have more... — read more 

I was recently offered a position at GA and when the offer came in - I thought GA was joking with me. The offer was so low there was no way I could take the offer seriously. I would have been taking a 30% decrease in salary and being asked to take... — read more 

I can't believe that there are people who would like to be rehired here after the company previously got rid off them without thinking twice about it. Some say that there are but I can't believe it's true.

If we were to do an analysis of why people have been leaving GA recently, I believe that pay would be the most common reason. However, I personally know people who left and accepted even a smaller pay, just so they wouldn't be here anymore. If... — read more 

I moved from GA recently and I regret it. I would like to find my way back to General Atomics as soon as possible.

The shortest way I could describe the atmosphere at GA is the battle of egos. Backstabbing is an established practice.. I have never experienced this much unhealthy workplace competition anywhere. The goal is to outsmart the other... Why does it seem... — read more 

I interviewed with GA and received an offer… I thought they were joking when the offer was given…. Why does GA pay so low? Why is salary lower than industry standards? I read mixed reviews on Glassdoor with a lot of people saying GA is known for... — read more 

I need more dirt on GA. C’mon give it to me.

Why to the lazy, most unqualified, have no skills people stay at GA the longest? Why isn’t GA capable of getting rid of dead weight instead of attracting and keeping all the dead weight?

Attrition doesn't seem to be slowing down. I have more and more work to do. Now I'm starting to think about leaving myself. How much are you affected by all the people leaving?

If you failed at another place chances are GA will welcome you with open arms! I think this is someone's sarcastic statement, because I know a person who once tried to be rehired and failed even though he was a fantastic employee. Maybe something... — read more 

Make fun of me all you want…. call me whatever terms you want “lazy”, “d-mb”, whatever it is…but I am starting to miss my time at GA. The work life balance I had there was great and it’s tough to let go.

Could this mean we're safe?

Take your pick! haha Drone design like 1999 but getting shot down everyday. You belong in a museum! hahahah

It used to not be the case here, but now it is. It used to be unthinkable for a person who does almost nothing to be promoted, but now it is actually happening. I'm wondering why? Why did mediocrity and laziness become more valued than hard... — read more 

The employees did not always try to milk this company as much as they do now. There used to be many people here who really gave 150% of themselves and did their job to the best of their ability. It's not like that anymore. Who is to blame for that?... — read more 

Some complain that their skills have atrophied here. I don't want to sound provocative, but why do you think that the company is to blame for that and not you?

I've been hearing rumors about possible cuts soon, is this true?

I went on an interview yesterday with another defense company and bombed. I am a high performer at GA and get excellent marks on all my reviews but has no idea what they were asking me at this other defense company. They were shocked I didn’t know... — read more