Many many years working with NG and thought it was a great company - Software Development Engineer Northrop Grumman Employee Review

3.0
21 Aug 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Big company, and not supporting of their veterans (I know they have laid off disabled veterans before laying off others at the same skill level). It really depends where you work; If you work onsite with a customer, it's much more stressful and reactionary, if you work at a satellite, it's not as bad.

Cons

Being a big company and contracting for the government doesn't give NG any advantage over the smaller, non-profit, disabled, woman owned companies, etc.. It doesn't matter how good you do on the contract...the lowest bid will always win now. The annual performance reviews only allow a small portion of people to be excellent or out-performing. It doesn't matter how good you are and what your manager rates you at, you still can get kicked down to the "Successful Performer". Pay increases are reflected in that as well.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
11 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Not much pros but talented coworkers.

Cons

I joined expecting a long-term career and initially had a positive experience. Unfortunately, the culture changed significantly after leadership transitions. Micromanagement increased, decision-making became highly centralized, and employee morale steadily declined. Many experienced employees and managers left during my time there, making it difficult to maintain continuity and trust within the organization. The work itself was meaningful, and I had the opportunity to support important projects with talented colleagues. However, recognition, career growth, and employee retention did not appear to receive the same level of attention as process, reporting, and management oversight. My layoff was communicated as unrelated to performance, which was appreciated. However, after years of contribution and institutional knowledge, the overall experience left me feeling that employees were viewed as replaceable rather than valued long-term assets.

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