QinetiQ Reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(987 total reviews)
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Steve Wadey

60% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

QinetiQ has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 987 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The QinetiQ employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace and defence industry (3.6 stars).

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987 reviews
1.0
2 Nov 2018
Recommend
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Pros

It’s a name that has heritage. Huge potential. Some great people in it. Unique capabilities which could lead to new developments.

Cons

Management overload. Constant micro management. No focus on future or investment plan and huge levels of job insecurity. A senior management team that patronises yet seems incapable of achieving anything. Constant internal campaigns trying to justify why they are making so many people redundant. Nobody knows what they are supposed to be doing.

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QinetiQ Response
6y
Thank you for your feedback and we are sorry to hear this. We acknowledge and recognise some of the behaviours that you have highlighted in some parts of the business and this is why we have invested heavily in listening to our people particularly through the roll out of Peakon along with continued training for our managers through MDP and Enabling Managers Training Programmes. We are ambitious and see the same huge potential that you have correctly identified and are determined to improve and address our shortcomings so would welcome the opportunity to discuss your specific concerns directly if you feel comfortable. Thank you again for your time.
1.0
24 Mar 2019

Worst place I've ever worked

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work-life balance particularly in Boscombe.

Cons

- Bullying culture condoned and endorsed by some leaders, particularly at Boscombe. - Unnecessarily complex, poorly designed and integrated processes and build up of legacy systems combined with a lack of timely training and information about how to use them. - Divisive and backstabbing behaviours role modelled by some managers. - Everyday rudeness and disrespect is commonplace in the way colleagues speak with each other. - No concept of teamwork. - Lack of commercial astuteness including at senior levels. - Arrogance and lack of responsiveness towards customers. - Poor induction, bullying mentor who routinely publicly humiliated me and intimidating colleagues to ask questions of when new. - No exit interview. - No reward or incentive for taking on extra responsibilities. - Only 5% pay increase per level promotion resulting in some being paid significantly below the UK average for roles once in QinetiQ. No financial incentive to stay. - Please consider very carefully whether you really want to work for this company - the culture can take a significant toil on one's confidence, health and well-being.

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QinetiQ Response
6y
Many thanks for your recent comments. We take all comments, both positive and negative, seriously and seek how we can improve at all levels within QinetiQ. Great to hear that your work/life balance at BCE was a positive experience for you. Sorry to hear that you have negative experiences regarding behaviours in your local team. QinetiQ have a strict zero tolerance policy on bullying and inappropriate behaviour and endeavour to support all our employees should these situations arise. We would relish the opportunity to investigate and discuss your situation further, so please do contact our HR department at your earliest convenience as your feedback is highly important to us. With regards to your comments on pay, we have taken on board employee feedback regarding our Reward & Recognition and have launched a new Pay & Progression scheme to improve these issues. We look forward to hearing from you.
1.0
21 Jan 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some of the sites are in extremely beautiful parts of the United Kingdom

Cons

Shockingly poor management, continual introduction of new business models, the senior management are in complete ignorance of the drive and ability of those who make the organisation work. A bullying culture, with HR acting as little more than secret policemen, and a performance development process, that is nothing but systematised cronyism

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QinetiQ Response
6y
Thank you for your feedback. Sorry that this has been your personal experience. We work closely with our people and our employee engagement groups and work hard to create a positive experience for everyone that works in QinetiQ. We are proud of our Code of Conduct that clearly states that we do not tolerate bullying in any form within QinetiQ and we always take any allegations extremely seriously. QinetiQ’s journey of continuous improvement has delivered our 3rd year of growth and our all employee incentive scheme recognises the contribution of all of our employees.
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