Great company for your CV, not so great for your mental health. - Senior Manager MBDA Employee Review

1.0
20 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- plenty of opportunities to travel the world. - excellent career progression. - interesting product and customer base.

Cons

- huge emphasis on perception rather than substance/reality in all areas of the business, particularly in recruitment and HR. - severe lack of training for those that manage people, evidenced by senior leaders that manage without care, integrity or sincerity. - highly toxic environment in many teams and poor behaviours that are displayed from the top down. Complete disregard for living the company values at all levels of the business. - very strong drinking culture, which often feels like stepping back in time to a previous era.

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5.0
10 Oct 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

An international company that gives you amazing opportunities for international exposure (either short or long term secondment in France, UK, Italy or Germany). MBDA regroups the best of each country’s culture to make those national differences a strength developing a strong Cultural Intelligence (CQ). Huge sense of belonging working in an innovative environment in order to develop, produce and deliver cutting edge technologies within our products for our nationals and export customers. Fantastic work life balance opportunities with hybrid working pattern.

Cons

Due to the nature of our products (Defence) it might sometimes be difficult or inappropriate sharing our day to day job achievements or successes outside the company.

4.0
5 Feb 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fantastic company to work for. Great Benefits. Relaxed Atmosphere 90% of the time.

Cons

Pay could have been much better. Not much room for growth.

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