Really interesting work on the defense side of the business. I was on multiple teams working different projects. I was never bored with the work.
I started long enough back to qualify for the pension plan.
Pretty good benefits.
The nature of the defense business causes lots of red tape to get anything done. I spent more time on red tape than doing actual engineering work on a few projects.
Being the only person on some projects resulted in overtime and travel on short notice that took away from personal time.
Health insurance benefits got worse annually. When I started, it was the best I'd seen.
It is hard to get promoted past level 3. They are saturated with level 4 and 5 engineers, so promotions to those levels don't happen often now. I knew there was no way to progress after I hit level 3.
Eliminate so many levels of management.
A human resource representative set up a phone interview with two department managers. They asked questions about my work experience. Then they passed your resume around to the various groups throughout the department. If any groups thought you might
The interviews are done using the formal interview process. All the questions are behavioral questions. There were no technical coding questions. They read off a predefined set of questions. A paneled interview with 3-5 people lasts for about 2 hour
They only asked a few "technical" questions. Example: "What do you see as the main differences between C# and Java?" Other than that, it was all structured interview questions. * "Tell me about a time when you failed?" * "Tell me about a time you h
A human resource representative set up a phone interview with two department managers. They asked questions about my work experience. Then they passed your resume around to the various groups throughout the department. If any groups thought you might
The interviews are done using the formal interview process. All the questions are behavioral questions. There were no technical coding questions. They read off a predefined set of questions. A paneled interview with 3-5 people lasts for about 2 hour
They only asked a few "technical" questions. Example: "What do you see as the main differences between C# and Java?" Other than that, it was all structured interview questions. * "Tell me about a time when you failed?" * "Tell me about a time you h