Working at Lockheed Martin in Arlington, VA: 12 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Arlington, VA Area

"I worked for Lockheed Martin since 2001 as a full time employee and had a stint of over a year as a sub-contractor. They are a great company to work for if you have drive and initiative. If you are willing to put in the hard work, you can be successful."

"LM is a very old school corporate entity with a culture to match. You can definitely find good people to work with and enjoy yourself but don't expect a lot of help from corporate - you pay for their name on contracts but working here won't necessarily make you feel like you're part of a billion dollar company. Hopefully the LM reputation helps you win your bid but any small company gobbled up by LM will continue to feel like a second class citizen wearing a LM brand - without all the real perks enjoyed in the company HQ, or even at most companies. Key point: this company is enormous and therefore life at one office can be night-and-day when compared to another... we're talking marble floors and automated doors versus tiles peeling off the walls and odd smells. I've seen both in LM! The top boss will make millions in compensation while the company faces "lean times" and is asked to tighten their belts - moving to shoddy facilities and taking pay cuts. That can happen here, in fact it is right now in 2014, but if you work hard and improve your skills you will get solid pay and - if lucky - quality co-workers to enjoy your career alongside. If you get a bad draw you may try moving around within the company... it is enormous after all..."

"Working for a blue chip organization like Lockheed Martin was wonderful experience."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"Good opportunities."

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

"Working as a subcontractor you don't get the benefits as a regular employee."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to make sure beginning employees have a good understanding of processes."

"Pentagon, great place to work."

"I have enjoyed working by time there. My commute is the only issue I have right now."

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"It has allowed me to diversify my technical skills as well as have a comfortable work/home life balance as a single parent."

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

"It is a great place to work if you don't mind commuting. However, the company is very large and spread out."

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

"I relocated from PA to VA for a specific contract in Springfield. My commute in PA for 17 years was 2 miles. It was important to me not to have a long commute. Lockheed lost the contract and there are not many other opportunities in Springfield. It is now taking me an hour to drive 10 miles to work!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have had great direct managers."

"A pretty good place to work on/with a diversity of projects/people."

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

"Poor benefits, rigidity inherent to big companies (takes time to get new technologies/ideas adopted)."

"they don't look out for employees"

What do you like about working at Lockheed Martin?

"stable work"

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

"Different companies within L-M have different benefits packages. Be careful who you work for."

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

"We were a small offsite project and the company, being so large never knew we existed. The site manager refused to let us know who the chain of command was offsite--very controlling--had a terrible temper--and it was not a great situation. She hired me at the very top of the range, and I didn't get a raise for 2 years--I thought there was something wrong with me, but it was just that there was so little communication. Everything depends on communication, and really, no one cared."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take an interest in the projects under you. Know the people. Care about them."

"Overall good company, needs more of a small business touch to follow through with guarantees involving benefits."