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Avoid if you're GLBT - Manager Universal Avionics Employee Review

1.0
18 Jan 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Decent work-life balance. Average salary. Good company to be in if you're an engineer and don't work in management.

Cons

Some basic issues: Engineering management is out of control, with little accountability in relation to quality and quality objectives. As mentioned previously, there's little understanding in engineering management between personal leadership and actual business management, and it's definately reflected in their processes. But that's not why you should this company if you're GLBT. There's not much of a GLBT culture at UASC, with little in the way of UASC acknowledging their GLBT staff. It's an extremely heteronormative environment. But because this company works in aerospace with a lot of ex-military, that's not surprising and not the reason to avoid UASC if you're GLBT. No, you should avoid this company if you're GLBT because Human Resources has demonstrated that if an employee is uncomfortable with your GLBT status (even if you never, not once, make it an issue in your 17.5 year career at UASC), HR will move heaven and earth to ensure that the discomforted, straight employee who reports to their GLBT boss will be catered to an extreme degree regardless of the straight employee's behavior and skill level. So if a poor performing direct report of a GLBT manager goes to HR after a couple of years of their regulary documented poor performance and states. hypothetically - "My boss' gender/sexuality status impacts my job performance" HR will move that employee to another department without discussing it with the GLBT manager, regardless of whether that negatively impacts their department, and will leave the GLBT manager out of the loop in regards to all discussions on the impact of that employee being moved out of their position. Would a decision like this empower the poor-performing employee to be more aggressive in their public denouncing of the GLBT manager? History has shown this to be true at UASC! So if you're GLBT and looking for a management position at UASC, I would look for other alternatives first. And second. And third. But that's

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5.0
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Pros

Caring executive team. Promoting a culture of excellence. Advancing the team through training and brining in new technology.

Cons

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2.0
7 Jul 2026
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Pros

Solid benefits - 4% 401k match, good insurance, $15/mo fitness stipend, decent retirement account investment options. Everyone on the manager level & downward is pretty cool. 9/80 schedule is nice; I was never expected to work long hours nor was anyone I was close to, but I heard stories of other people doing so and being given comp time afterward. Salary merit increases are reasonable, but titular promotions are usually given a year late.

Cons

Salaries are slightly below industry average but not offensively low. Leadership has made a lot of changes over the past couple years, all for the worse: vague & irresponsible AI initiatives, removal of a remote day for zero communicated reason, horrendous execution of a necessary layoff, asking employees to come into the office the day that windows were smashed by weapon-wielding protesters, and probably more that's escaping my memory. I recall 4 instances of a VP yelling at one of their peers or direct reports over 2 years. They held an anonymous employee satisfaction survey and promised to release & discuss the results, which never happened (certainly because of the embarrassing results that they didn't want to acknowledge). It's evident that leadership is out of touch with both the times and their employees' satisfaction, hence the ongoing exodus of engineers. If there's an engineer who hasn't left the company, it's because they haven't found another opportunity yet.

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