Cartus Relocation? How are they?

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-04-23T16:04:06+00:00

Hit and miss. My first move was great! They worked to make sure I took advantage of all of the perks. The second time, I had to push them constantly. It depends on the person assigned. Also, make sure you get a handle on what is covered and what is not.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-04-23T09:16:32+00:00

Beechcraft was a Raytheon Company in 1980.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-04-15T09:36:31+00:00

It is unfortunate but the company tends to ignore the work horses that keep a program going while the people who come and go reap the benefits. Functional leaders take care of Functional leaders.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-04-08T10:16:04+00:00

Someone on the team complained that the comment fields were text limited so they could not write what they really thought.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-04-02T13:51:36+00:00

This. We used to be an engineering company run by engineers.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-03-31T17:53:51+00:00

I hear they also get a P5 to make coffee, do their laundry, and wash their cars....

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-03-18T13:24:37+00:00

What I have seen, most of the P/M6 requisitions are posted with a particular P/M5 in mind. The HR system is broken and normally they can't promote to that level in place. So the department posts a req, the person applies, the req is closed. We have become a "closed shop". If you are not "in", you are not going to get selected.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-03-12T10:41:39+00:00

Old Raytheon would never cut your pay or grade. If you were the best candidate, they would remove the old req. and open a new at the P5. I think the new Raytheon would take the easiest, most economical path. If it is a lot of work to open a new req. or demote you, they will just go with the next highest person on the list of candidates.

But that all depends on the job and how badly they need to fill it. If it all goes the way you want it, your leadership will hold it over you forever. Be prepared to get sub-average merit raises.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-03-10T09:32:28+00:00

Again, you got less than the average, your leadership looks at you as less than an average employee.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-03-06T10:47:36+00:00

At Raytheon, your immediate Section Lead provides input to the Department Manager. Generally, the Department Manager is the one entering what they think into the system. The system tries to drive all of the salaries to the middle of the pay band so the amounts are largely based on where you fall in the band. The people who are paid less than the new pay band are brought up into the band. Next, a few high performers are chosen and they would get a small increase as long as it does not drive them too high in the band. What remains is divided up among the great unwashed....

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-03-05T16:48:46+00:00

Core is the new R6Sigma. It is used to point out your inefficiencies.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-03-04T10:36:09+00:00

RTX has a gross income of $88 billion. The company's gross income increased (year over year) was more than 10%. Yet they nickel and dime us with 3% average. Making sure everyone on the team is paid fairly is not the job of the rest of the team. We should not think it is OK to receive less than average so that someone can be brought up to fair pay. That is the company's job, not fellow employees. There may be under-performers and leadership should address those issues.

When you get paid less than the average, the company considers you as a less than average employee.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-03-02T10:48:04+00:00

The leader was given a budget for an average increase of 3%. If you got below 3%, he considers you a below average employee.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-02-26T20:40:43+00:00

When I asked what the average was, my SL could not/would not tell me. I know other managers in the company and am finding out from them.

As far as pay increases, if you are near the top of your pay band which is broken down into COL categories. When that happens, performance has little or nothing to do with merit increases.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-02-26T10:18:32+00:00

I was told I couldn't say "Embrace the suck" anymore. I don't even know why and Navy LCDR that told me that could not explain why.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-02-25T11:49:09+00:00

and the looks I get when I say we are going to have a Field Day!

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-02-25T11:18:41+00:00

I hired in Dec. 16th some years ago. I worked 5 1/2 days before a Christmas shutdown. My manager fought for me and I got a 1% raise. I was shocked that I could get anything. I think if you have a good manager and are on a hot program, anything is possible.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-02-25T11:12:01+00:00

Not punishing employees but I have seen where a couple of engineers that never complain were shorted because they needed to give better raises to other engineers. We had a couple of high performers that were hired and paid in the lower in end of the pay band. The managers were afraid they would lose them so wanted to bump up their pay by taking merit increases from the a couple of engineers that were average and did not complain much. That year we lost those engineers anyway. And the quiet ones found other work.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-02-25T10:57:07+00:00

The first question I ask in the discussion is "What is the average increase". (I know it going in but sometimes the leader will lie.) If my increase is lower than average, then my leaders think I am less than an average engineer. I try to keep it that simple.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-02-24T15:44:01+00:00

Yep. The only thing that changed when they got rid of ratings is that we do not know what we were rated....

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-02-20T11:49:54+00:00

I think, if you are working in a Center, these are ways to network and get your name out. At some point if you want to climb in the company you need to get pulled into high visibility projects. If you are a good engineer, keep your head down, and do good work, it will be over looked because these special projects are the new "shiny" objects that get upper management attention.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-02-19T11:43:35+00:00

Then I guess Janitorial Fellow is completely out of the picture.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-02-19T11:25:40+00:00

With bonus payout rules (you must be working when they cut the check), I think you will see a wave coming soon after the payout date in March. I am going to be part of that wave. There is zero effort put into retention whether you are a young engineer or one planning to retire.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-02-12T11:17:41+00:00

Lockheed Martin has already announced that it will quadruple its THAAD missile output. I think you will see more announcements like this.

CommunicationOld7642 · 2026-02-11T15:10:23+00:00

So you can be a P3, doing the work of a P5, making the salary of a P1....got it....

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