Working at Aeronautical Radio in Annapolis, MD: 14 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Annapolis, MD Area

"Very bad experience - the company and division is on the buddy system. It doesn't matter if you're a top salesperson, if they don't like you you're done."

What do you like about working at Aeronautical Radio?

"It's easy work, there's nice work/life balance and good employee events"

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

"Do your research, the company has been put up for sale several times and layoffs have occured. Find someone you know there, in any department, and have them submit your resume."

What don't you like about working at Aeronautical Radio?

"It's the type of company once someone is hired they neve leave, or get fired. There's a lot of That's not my job mentatlity. Instead of teamwork, it's passing the buck to someone else. Promotions and advancement are based on who you know and whether your manager wants you to go, so if your manager doesn't like you, your stuck."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"ARINC is owned by an investment company so for them it's all about the money. The CEO has to please them, so more and more he cares less about the employees. I'd remember it's the employees that make the business run and a little recognition goes a long way."

What do you like about working at Aeronautical Radio?

"The employees are dedicated and loyal to each other and their customers."

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

"Demonstrate great technical skills and the ability to work with others."

What don't you like about working at Aeronautical Radio?

"The company lacks focus or excitement about growing and innovating."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would bring the top executive team together to make all of the parts of ARINC work toward a common goal with a common culture."

"Pleasant environment and convenient if you live in the area. Good opportunity to learn the intricacies of networking."

"It was a great place at the end of the '80s..."

What do you like about working at Aeronautical Radio?

"Visibility for work well done."

What don't you like about working at Aeronautical Radio?

"Red tape could be a problem."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None (too long ago)."

"Good place to work with skilled people."

"Fair"

What do you like about working at Aeronautical Radio?

"It is a paper factory they really dont produce anything."

What don't you like about working at Aeronautical Radio?

"see above"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get real programs to work on."

"Adequate"

What do you like about working at Aeronautical Radio?

"Co-workers are very friendly."

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

"Management can be misleading. To ask as many questions as possible."

What don't you like about working at Aeronautical Radio?

"Management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management needs to work on their communication skills."

"Recommendations for company improvement"

What do you like about working at Aeronautical Radio?

"Working within Quality Management and contributing to the continuing success of the company by ensuring high quality support and services were made available to ARINC's customers. Working with teams involved in root cause analysis of system outages/problems."

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

"Stress current IT/Telecommunications technical abilities and interpersonal communications skills."

What don't you like about working at Aeronautical Radio?

"The lack of emphasis on Quality that eventually crept into company operations. The total lack of independent oversight afforded by an strong, executive-level supported Quality Management Division."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Rebuild the Quality Management Division, and make the head of this organization at least a Sr. Director reporting to the company COO or CEO. Ensure QM independence and executive-level support. That said, QM must work with Operations and Engineering to streamline processes and procedures to ensure quality service while remaining responsive to cost and schedule."