ARINC Reviews

Former Employee – worked at ARINC

Pros – It is a nice place to work. There are different departments in the firm which serve clients from different industries and you have more options available (if there is an opening)

Cons – Some wonderful directors and managers have moved on or are almost retirement age.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at ARINC

Pros – Great atmosphere, coworkers, hours, and benefits!

Cons – Nothing to complain about now.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at ARINC full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – - 70+ year history of corporate pride and accomplishment (except for last several)
- Career diversity and some great employees still remaining

Cons – - Executive management unethical and motivated only by self interest.
- Catastrophic loss of 10+ year employees last several years and steep decline in business and moral
- Nepotism throughout upper management
- Many of the strongest leaders and leadership candidates no longer with company
- Future unknown as company needs to rebuild from the top down

Advice to Senior Management – Retire!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at ARINC full-time for more than a year

Pros – ARINC compensates their employees well.

Cons – Management does with hold very important information from their employees.

Advice to Senior Management – Be more upfront with your employees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at ARINC full-time for more than a year

Pros – 1) Commuting can be very pleasant if you live on this side of MD. Some departments are better to work in. At least so I'm told.

2) Flexible hours. Alternative Work Schedule (AWS)

Cons – ARINC is currently waiting for a buyer, and it seems like the only employees that are hanging around are the ones that were just hired and/or the ones that still draw a pension. Here is what I observed in my time there:

1) Nepotism - : favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
This is ramped at ARINC. You will most likely not have a good career advancement due to this practice. Many employees (family members) are getting positions they are not qualified for. It has completely undermined the moral.

2) Signs of Corporate Pathology? - I've found that many (expensive) decisions are made based on private personal agendas no matter if it's good for the company or not. In my department as an example, the clients weren't even consulted on buy in for major changes to make sure they were ok with the ongoing cost.

3) Work Place Diversity - I also noticed there are VERY FEW minorities in leadership roles. I have not seen this to this extent in other work environments. I just thought it might be worth mentioning.

4) No Management Meetings - The employees NEVER get updates with management on what's going on. No management meetings with the employees, performance goals and bonus have diminished to non-existent for those that are on the front line and are reserved for the middle to upper managers.

5) Uneven Workload - I frequently ran into situations where there is one employee that is doing the majority of the work in their departments. When that employee is out, there are severe gaps in the productivity due to the single threaded nature of the organization.

6) Frequent re-organizations - It seems to be about 1 to 2 re-orgs per year. The entire department anxiously awaits to see who your new boss will be for that part of the year to see how your ongoing projects are affected.

Advice to Senior Management – Properly train the staff OR hire competent managers to lead the organization's department. I'd most likely favor the latter. Stop the nepotism. It's really tearing the company apart. It's no secret that investing in good people will take the company further in the long run. ARINC seems to not understand that, or just plain doesn't care anymore! Many of the CONS has grown from inexperienced management.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at ARINC full-time

Pros – Room for growth if you are willing to work for it. Many very good, caring, and kind people work here.

Cons – Large variance between senior leaders in different areas. Like any place else, some senior leaders cannot make decisions and are very poor leaders but some are excellent.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at ARINC full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Used to be a great company that treated employees well until The Carlye Group purchased the company and it went down hill from there.

Cons – Executive leadership is very poor and is not honest with employees. There is no strategic outlook and the focus is EBIT and cash for stakeholders.

Advice to Senior Management – Sell the company as fast as you can

– I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at ARINC full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – great company and great people to work with

Cons – None that i know of

Advice to Senior Management – Keep supporting your line management

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at ARINC full-time for more than a year

Pros – Opportunity for growth if you push for it. Other than that management is not worried about it. Raises other than annual cost of living increase dont even come with out asking.

Cons – Compensation is terrible even for internal employees looking to grow.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at ARINC full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Flexible work schedule, good people working at the levels below management.

Cons – Senior leadership is completely out of touch. People are just numbers. Promotion is largely impossible unless you are part of the good ole' boy lunch crowd. If you are, you don't even have to know what you are doing, you are safe. If not, you can work like a rock star and still be on top of the layoff list. Its all about EBITDA and saving every penny. Benefits have been cut, salaries have not kept up with COLA. Upper management continues to beat on the workers and not give bonuses/raises, yet they drive their high dollar sports cars to work and take leisurely lunches. Employees are told to keep key information from customers. Ethics are slipping. Human resources is basically controlled by the good ole' boys, so no need to try and go to them for help or advise. If you do, you will be immediately blacklisted. Total uncertainty from a career standpoint. Sad to be looking elsewhere, but want out before it implodes.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to the employees and invest in what is needed to do the work.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company