Pros
- Management rarely denied requests for leave - Job security. I was never made to feel as though my position with the company was in jeopardy. -HR (recruiting) is great to work with- when you are a PROSPECTIVE employee -I have always got very good service from the Enterprise IT team. -I generally like the people with whom I work, from management on down. BAE has some good eggs. -Competitive starting salaries. -Benefits are pretty solid.
Cons
-It has been difficult to understand the organizational structure of BAE. It seems to be changing on a weekly basis. Almost every time I open my company e-mail, I have a note from someone I've never met telling me how another person I never met has been promoted to Director of some part of BAE that was just reorganized for the umpteenth time, and now that person is my bosses' bosses' boss. Until the next e-mail, anyway. -BAE seems to be married to strict, archaic criteria for filling open positions. In my experience, you MUST have a certain amount of experience and education to be considered for positions in higher grades. The quality of that experience and education seems to be irrelevant. I realize some of these requirements may be imposed by our clients, however, I feel BAE can afford to be more flexible and consider the intangibles a person may bring to a position, rather that going strictly, "by the numbers." -Dealing with Recruiting while as an employee has been an exercise in frustration. I felt like being a BAE employee was a hindrance rather than an advantage during the process. I suspect that is because Recruiters are encouraged to fill vacancies with external candidates when possible, in order to "grow the business." I admit that this is probably not limited to BAE, though.