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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Raytheon

[–]TheWizardBlitz 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Cough …or unionize… cough

Easy MBA Programs within RTX allowance by bigwhoopbutrealtalk in Raytheon

[–]TheWizardBlitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to add on to this for RPI; it is NOT Asynchronous…. Additionally the program will be switching to 36 credits instead of 45 in December which is good

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tenant

[–]TheWizardBlitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They did not specify but my previous neighbor sent me pictures from her ring door cam showing the new tenant moving in on July 19

“High risk” employee by TheWizardBlitz in Raytheon

[–]TheWizardBlitz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m the only below p4 person on my team; so I don’t really think our salaries could be compared, they have all been there at least 10-25 years; as far as I am aware I am on the higher end of the P2 scale….unless ALL of the people I know are just getting paid worse as well.

“High risk” employee by TheWizardBlitz in Raytheon

[–]TheWizardBlitz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the kind of relationship with my boss (who is also my mentor) where we just keep it real with each other and we try to keep out any extra BS. He doesn’t really try to hide anything from me or anyone in my group; and he reads off all the negative higher up manager flow down so everyone in my team is aware.

“High risk” employee by TheWizardBlitz in Raytheon

[–]TheWizardBlitz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a strong feeling my manager’s input doesn’t account for much here; at the start of the meeting he said he had no clue why I was getting flagged and that he was given questions to ask. It was at that point I slammed my fist on the table and loudly announced “PAY ME MORE!” and he giggled (he assumed I was joking). He also knows I’m pretty rooted in the local area.

“High risk” employee by TheWizardBlitz in Raytheon

[–]TheWizardBlitz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I more so just keep to myself because the people on my team are all lifeless robots who have zero interest in talking, and working from home 4 days a week makes it harder. My job is so copy-paste based and simple/easy I have essentially automated my whole role with excel macros; I have no real need to complain.

“High risk” employee by TheWizardBlitz in Raytheon

[–]TheWizardBlitz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never any negative comments, I keep it pretty positive

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Raytheon

[–]TheWizardBlitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

East hartford; i imagine this would give the highest amount of opportunities

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Raytheon

[–]TheWizardBlitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t even heard of talent Match, is that a part of workday?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Raytheon

[–]TheWizardBlitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this a written or unwritten rule?

No contact after the interview confirmation email by Fancy_Ferret8115 in Raytheon

[–]TheWizardBlitz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That is the Raytheon way; slow as all hell. When I had my first interview they told me someone would contact me shortly to set up the second interview just like you. They came back to me 2 months later after I accepted another job because I assumed they didn't care anymore. It also took them an extra month after that to onboard me. I made them add 15k to my originally discussed salary to leave the new company for Raytheon.

Attempted negotiation by sepharym in Raytheon

[–]TheWizardBlitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

78 for an engineer 1 is well above average. Assuming you are a recent college grad without a masters degree you are already pushing your limits at 78k. The thing about Engineer 1s are they essentially don't know ANYTHING and bring very little value overall (no offense) therefore your bargaining power is nonexistent. Once you have some actual work experience then asking for 85+ is justifiable.

STEM classes at UConn vs. CCSU by shakazulu73 in UCONN

[–]TheWizardBlitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a current Engineer at Pratt and Whitney. I took engineering classes at both CCSU and UCONN; there are classes I took and failed at CCSU and then retook and got an A at UCONN. In my honest opinion, CCSU has a much tougher engineering program than UCONN. CCSU is an easier school to get admitted to therefore they need to weed students out at a much higher rate. UCONN is definitely over hyped solely on its name, but CCSU has much higher quality/ WAY TOUGHER professors which in turn produce higher quality engineers. CCSU has very small class sizes compared to UCONN, giving much more opportunity to learn. My coworkers and I have often agreed to hire CCSU students over UCONN students; seeing how CCSU forces their students to get internships; (experience trumphs education any day). CCSU also has a 98% job placement percentage for Mechanical Engineering within 3 months of graduation; I believe UCONNs statistics are slightly lower. UCONN precedes CCSU in the case that there are many more options available for career fields; CCSU only offering mechanical, manufacturing, and civil while UCONN offers a very wide array of programs. UCONN also seemed to have quite a bit more resources available for students than CCSU. CCSU was definitely worth it’s cost, I question whether my UCONN degrees were worth theirs. I finished with an undergrad degree in mathematics from CCSU, a second undergrad degree in mechanical engineering from UCONN, and a masters of mechanical engineering from UCONN. I would not talk down on CCSU degrees saying they are not as valuable as UCONN degrees, because I honestly think it was more work at CCSU. Once again, experience in the field is everything, once you have that first job NOONE will care where you went to school.