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On average, employees at General Dynamics give their company a 3.8 rating out of 5.0 - which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest General Dynamics employees are Supervisors submitting an average rating of 4.9 and Principal Engineers with a rating of 4.7.

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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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"The sky is not a limit to the GOOD General!"
Posted 14 years ago
Senior Buyer

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Implementing MRP/ERP."

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

"Commute."

Senior Project Manager

"Great Company"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stronger Mgmt"

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.8
General Dynamics (762)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Sigma Designs (5)
2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Polara Engineering (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (20,231)
Vulnerability Analysis Specialist

"Good Mid-career positions but no real opportunity for advancement"

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Lots of exposure"

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

"Low-challenging positions with low-rewards (I make $40k more doing the same thing elsewhere)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Encourage advancement, don't hinder it!"

Systems Test Engineer

"An ambitious test team to work with, great team."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"The potential to learn was always available in the salary regime. If training was needed to ensure maximum potential from you the company would get you the training."

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

"Hard to jump from one area to another for growth potential. It was difficult at best when you applied for other positions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make it easier to apply to other groups or divisions if the worker is looking to better their job potential there."

Network Engineer

"Job/office location truly felt like a family environment."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"The team was the most cohesive unit I have ever worked with."

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

"Regular, extended overseas travel to combat zones."

Information Assurance Manager

"Working for GD was a great experience, my parents got sick so I had to return to Colorado."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Working at the DoD CERT 24x7 operation, always busy, just the right amount of pressure to make time fly."

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

"Parking at DISA was a pain on weekdays."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Find more areas where GD could benefit DISA."

Senior Mechanical Engineer

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Design and CADAM."

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

"Laying off 4000 engineers in 1990."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need improvement."

Engineer

"Great defense contractor."

Staff Electrical Engineer

"Courteous and fast paced environment."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"I enjoyed working at General Dynamics, because I used to get respect for what I was working on."

Systems Maintenance Engineer

"Good place to work in a great area."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"I enjoyed the work and professional atmosphere."

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

"Union contract negotiations often negatively impacted benefits and compensation for salaried employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do more to retain salaried employees."

Manufacturing Engineer

"Good company, but they were hit hard by the military cutbacks when I was there."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"It was a great place to start my career."

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

"I was laid off, and they shipped a lot of jobs to Mexico."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They should become more efficient."

Technical Writer

"Over all, GD is not for the active."

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

"A great place to work."

Mechanical Designer

"Corporate has yet to fully assimilate the Torrance facility; runs inefficiently."

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"Working with SolidWorks and the people in manufacturing."

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

"Lack of growth and commitment to run LEAN. No opportunity for growth as Mechanical Designer."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To embrace technology and restructure processes to run operations efficiently."

General Dynamics Reviews FAQs

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?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at General Dynamics to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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