I worked for TRW for 12 years before Northrop Grumman bought the company. TRW was a well managed company, and I enjoyed going to work each day. The 4 years that I worked for Northrop Grumman were a nightmare. They turned our division that was always very profitable into a losing division. They passed on bids that we knew we could make money on. Then mismanaged the bids that we won. In the 40 years that I was in the work force, I have never seen such a group of unqualified upper and middle managers.
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I also worked at TRW, for two different stints, three different cities, starting in the early 80s, and was with them when NG bought the company. I'm still with NG, living the nightmare, but TRW was just as much a nightmare to me--only different demons. The only reason I'm still here is that no one wants to hire someone my age, and I need the paycheck. I have almost 20 years between both companies, and I do know that the environment can change drastically from project to project within the same company. Yeah, they do the pizza thing--and worse--to get their bonuses. I've seen terrible things at several aerospace companies, and if I had it to do over again, I would take a much different path.
Too many managers self absorbed. Egotistical managers that you don't want to anger. They take their personal issues out on you if you do. They'll invent some problem & blame it on you. There is no union, you have no defense. Once they get it into their heads that you should not be there, it doesn't matter if you're the best worker on the floor. Piss somebody off & you're gone.
Upper management sits in an office, almost never comes out on the floor. You, as a group or department do such a good job, your customer decides you should get a bonus. Management gets a $7M bonus & buys the people who actually earned it $500 worth of pizza.