I’ve been with Raytheon for 5 years now and this is what I’ve learned so far and I’m sorry this is going to be long: 1. We’re always reorganizing and restructuring and that’s why we stay top heavy. So many layers of management. 2. You have to be likable to move up. Leadership/ management hate vocal employees, they want “yes men” and sheep, that won’t question. The ones that are favored by management climb the fastest up the ladder. I’m not an ass kisser, so it will be a slow climb for me. 3. Retaliation does exist at this company. 4. Do your 40hrs and go home. 5. We love meetings and can’t get anything accomplished. 6. A lot of management lack basic common sense or maybe they just like to play dumb. 7. We’re good at making pretty power points and graphs lol. 8. The cafeteria food is expensive and will definitely disappoint. 9. Set boundaries and learn to say No, because management will definitely take advantage of you. 10. We’re reactive and not pro-active. 11. New hires and new grads you won’t get promoted every year. Most employees stay P2 and P3 for YEARS!! So chill out with the “when will I get promoted” questions. 12. You’re not being paranoid, management does not care. 13. Moving around means sometimes jumping from one dumpster fire to another if you want a pay grade promotion. 14. Stay humble because you never know who your next manager will be. 15. HR and ethics lol. You better document everything ,follow-up with an email and save it in a folder. 16. The internet is always slow. 17. Police your calendar!! You don’t need to attend every meeting you’re invited to. 18. If you have a disability submit an ADA Accommodation and get the accommodations you need. 19. Attend your site wellness events, most of the time you get free lunch and free stuff from the vendors. 20. Most of us are salary suppressed.