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3.8
Average Rating
(based on 561 General Dynamics Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.6
Growth Opportunities
3.3
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.7
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"I've worked for GDIT and GDC4S for a combined total of almost six years. The large organization allows for competitive employee benefits and discounts. They have been flexible with my military reserve training requirements and treated me fairly as an employee."
Posted 10 years ago in Scottsdale, AZ
Production Supervisor

"I enjoyed my work experience very much."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"ability to move up and look for improvements in company"

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

"the company doesn't mind input for quality/safety and process improvements"

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"sometimes there was a lack of communication between upper management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"communication from upper management is important for a successful business"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Chief Software Architect

"Solid place to work."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"I like working with the advanced technology to meet customer needs."

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

"Be sure you are honest about your resume, having the knowledge, skills and abilities referred to."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Due to the nature of the customer, investing in innovation is a challenge."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Grow the innovations environment. Look after the staff even in a down economy."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Customer Service Representative

"I loved my job."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"The hours and pay, also I love working in customer service."

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

"Yes, dress to business casual and use correct grammar always."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"I didn't like that the company would sometimes bind the rules for other employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I feel that if they have a rule they should apply it to everyone."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Field Construction Manager

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"I like being able to build sites and manage of what is being done and to watch the business grow."

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

"Don't apply! GD is not a good place to work."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"I would like to work closer to home and would like to grow with a company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Everything is good. My manager was good to work for, it's the overhead that needs work."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Systems Integration Engineer

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"The people and the trust people have in each other. Also, the team dynamics is very well structured, everyone gets along."

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

"Just be honest with your experiences and expectations when conducting an interview."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Since we are closing our project and have been told approximately when things should be done, the atmosphere is very unsure of when the layoffs will arrive."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Increase the perceived growth employees get from doing their work."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Materials Representative

"It has been a job that has paid and the benefits are good."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"That my company supports and supplies the Army vehicles. I use to like the fact that I felt that my job made a difference at one point in time."

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

"Just be honest and open in the interview. That is all."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"The work place is not attractive. There is strong nepotism within my company and it is all about who you know to get a promotion around here. Hard work and merit are not awarded with raises or promotions. If you work hard in this company you simply get more work to do."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reward people for working above and beyond. Hard work should be noticed sometimes."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Systems Analyst

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Flexible schedule, growth, benefits and team spirit and close location."

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

"Be prepared for technical and personal questions, and be self confident."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Not paying attention to technical improvement and ignoring training new employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide training to new and current employees and plan advancement of employees."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Staff Engineer

"My overall experience with the company was good."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"I enjoyed some of the work and working with my coworkers."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"I felt like the company did not value the employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would recommend a new way to rate an employee's performance because everyone does not have the same exposure to others but may be important to their team."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Buyer

"When the projects are completed there was a sense of satisfaction."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"The overall work done aids our Troops who are in harms way."

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

"Ask questions carefully and research not only the company but also the work site."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"I do not feel or see any empowerment to get the job accomplished."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to get all work sites on the same page as far as what is to be accomplished."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Senior Principal Engineer

"Very enjoyable and relaxed."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Casual, relaxed, room to grow, high tech, room to shine."

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

"Get specific information on what you will be doing and chain of command."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Management seems more interested in protecting own job rather than keeping others employed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Show more trust and loyalty to employees vs. saving own job. Be honest with employees."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Battlefield Geometrist

"Overall it was dull working at General Dynamics IT."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"I liked my job in what I did and who it helped out."

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

"Yes, be prepared to work all the time with little time off."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"No growth, no forward movement, no support. I felt hidden."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Open forums would have been nice, where management would actually listen to suggestions."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
VP

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Many opportunities, growing industry, many solutions possible. Leader in the space."

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

"Take control of your initiatives and have a thick skin. Direction will change many times."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Lack of team work across departments. Poor technical infrastructure impedes go-to-market. Inadequate business decisions waste resources and opportunities. Unclear organization."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on key initiatives. Realign the organization. Buy competition to obtain distribution."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Advanced Engineer

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"I did gain a lot of new experience when I worked at GD AIS."

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

"Need to be US citizen and need to have same experiences."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"The company have locations not in Atl-GA. My house is in GA."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to know who is doing real work, not who can talk."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Software Engineer

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Decent compensation, flex hours and the ability to work on some very cool systems."

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

"Do not be surprised if things appear a little behind-the-times and do not let if fool you. There are some cool products here and management is enthusiastic about them. You should mirror this."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Opportunities within the company are shrinking and I don't see that turning around for many years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop promising opportunities that have not been locked down as if it is a sure think. We have heard these promises before."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Network Engineer

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"It had many opportunities for advancement. I worked off site at the FBI which was exciting,"

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

"Be honest with your work history. Most of the jobs are contract work and may end when the contract is finished."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"It was like any other job, it had its highs and lows."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They have good management. But I seldom see them working the midnight shift."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

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Is General Dynamics a good company to work for?

General Dynamics has an overall rating of 3.8 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 561 General Dynamics Review Ratings left anonymously by General Dynamics employees, which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 95% of employees would recommend working at General Dynamics.

Does General Dynamics pay their employees well?

General Dynamics employees earn $72,000 annually on average, or $35 per hour, which is 9% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 154 General Dynamics employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find General Dynamics Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at General Dynamics?

95% of employees would recommend working at General Dynamics with the overall rating of 3.8 out of 5. Employees also rated General Dynamics 3.6 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.7 for Rewards You Receive, 3.3 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at General Dynamics?

According to our data, the highest paying job at General Dynamics is a General Manager at $251,000 annually. Browse General Dynamics Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at General Dynamics?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at General Dynamics is a Technical Support Agent at $15,000 annually. Browse General Dynamics Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at General Dynamics?

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