Working at Butler Aerospace & Defense in Shelton, CT: 2 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Shelton, CT Area

"Butler is run by a bunch of crooked used car salesmen, who are only out for themselves. They guys at the top are a joke. Terrible place to work. A mediocre staffing company that got bought by a global technology company a couple of years ago, so now they think they're an engineering services company - but they still only really do staffing/recruiting, and just within a narrow field. Almost all the work they do is contract labor - mechanical engineers doing simple drawing conversions and some low-level design work on commercial aero-structures for a few companies (mostly Sikorsky). Leadership is delusional, incompetent, arrogant, and ethically challenged, who will say and do anything to put a buck in their own pocket, while misleading and stiff-arming their own employees, their customers, their Board, and their "parent" company. They've had more name changes than a fly-by-night roofing company that only rolls into town after a big storm (e.g. Butler, Butler America, Butler Aerospace, Butler America Aerospace LLC, Butler Aerospace & Defense). No doubt they will "re-brand" again, maybe this time finally dropping the Butler name entirely - but the same game. My advice: If you're a contract engineer, recruiter, project manager, sales or BD - do yourself a favor, and steer clear of Butler! Avoid the frustration, just stick with the name brand companies in this industry (and Butler ain't it), you'll have better pay, better benefits, more challenging work, and far better outcomes."

"Working at Butler reminds me a lot of that old joke, "How can you tell when a recruiter is lying to you?" Answer, "You can see their lips moving." Now apply this same standard to their leadership team. Assume everything they tell you is either inaccurate (a half-truth or half-lie depending on your perspective) - taken out of context, a misrepresentation - spun to whatever best suits their hidden agenda at any given moment, or an outright, bold-faced lie - perhaps out of simple convenience, or by design to support their their actions or inactions, keep you in the dark, and keep the truth from seeing the light of day. The "Peter Principle" is definitely in play at Butler. But don't take my word for it, a brief conversation with any member of the executive team should make this readily apparent, to even the most casual observer. If you're considering this company for potential employment - run, don't walk, to the nearest exit!"