Working at Lockheed Martin in Orlando, FL: 59 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Orlando, FL Area

"Great place to work. Only left to make more money in the private sector."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"Flex hours; ability to work form home; generous paid holidays."

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

"Employees should not consider this company for long term employment."

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

"Frequent re-orgs; reduction in medical benefits; complicated performance appraisal system."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stable organization; better medical benefits; change organization so that employee reports to the same manager for project work as well as salary administration."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"The managers focus on the work you do. There is a minimum of favoritism and personality clashes."

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

"The company is contracting in size right now - make sure the project you are slated to support has long-term funding."

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

"There isn't enough time or money spent on designing a nice product for internal applications."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more involved in project specifics, review work products for correctness."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"They are a big company with a big budget which means you have the resources to complete the tasks you are set out to do. Also, the fact that what you make helps protect others."

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

"Prepare yourself for an interview of team based questions. Focuses on times where cooperation was critical to tasks."

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

"Stagnant processes that seem to hinder innovation. Not wanting to change. Risk adverse."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Put more emphasis on innovation. A lot of the processes seem stuck in their ways."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"401k matching up to 8%, 9/80 work week, flexible schedules."

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

"If you have absolutely no other options and you opt to interview here, the interview will not be very technical. They want you to be slightly familiar with what they do and will ask why you want to work there. The company motto is Never forget who we work for, so the correct answer is that you love being able to defend our proud nation and support the troops."

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

"Limited opportunity for growth. Need a sponsor (a friend in management) to get promoted. The work is very boring and mundane and way beneath the potential of anyone with an engineering degree. Recruiters lie during the interviews to make the job sound interesting, but in reality the job entails little more than modifying Word documents and attending meetings. Unfortunately, when it's time to leave, you'll find yourself woefully inadequate when compared to other engineers at commercial companies."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat the employees with respect. Recognize and reward the employees that actually do work instead of the ones that simply talk about doing work and then take credit for other peoples accomplishments."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"Challenge, integrity, products, customers, teamwork, making things happen, saving lives."

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

"Not much. It was a company I invested 37 years of my life."

"Underutilized and not challenging."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"Every other Friday off, ability to earn Green Belt certification, vacation time and pay."

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

"Unless you love the military and its culture, do not consider working here."

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

"Advancement too slow, reviews inconsistent, culture, products company produces, most managers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"You can afford to give all of your employees at least a cost of living raise and donate more than $100K to a natural disaster."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"I love when I work there, everyone is so nice."

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

"Just be yourself and don't be nervous, show them what you are capable of."

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

"The food there is bad and there are no windows."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think the company should hire a better chef who can cook better."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"I liked the quality of work and working with my co-workers."

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

"The work is good and the co-works are great but do not expect management support."

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

"Management philosophy and how they reacted to customers and employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest management take the time to understand the design of their products."