Working at Lockheed Martin in Chesapeake, VA: 3 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Chesapeake, VA Area

"Great place."

"Company could be great."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"I took the job with the knowledge that it was 100% travel job with per diem."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't settle for a department that isn't union. The benefits are not the same and the pay is much lower compared to the union jobs even though the qualifications are similar."

What don't you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"The company offers a great continuing education package, but if you travel 100% of the time it is useless. The money can't be used to obtain certifications that would benefit me at Lockheed or anywhere. Human Resource department is useless. The pay is extremely low with level of technical knowledge, experience is needed. Company doesn't seem interested in providing needed training that would help secure contracts."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do periodic drug tests on employee. Provide training related to IT such as Cisco, Linux, etc. These certifications are available to other departments but evidently not to ours."

"Lockheed Martin is a great company to work for that encourages personal growth in the technology industry."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"The opportunities for work and travel, that's a great combination."

What don't you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"The money allowed for education is only available for degrees, not certifications such as Cisco or networking."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make education money available for certifications."