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Attending endless meetings to figure out problems.  Fundamentally, the use of meetings is used for all concerns, status, and communication.  Group thinking and teamwork is stressed.  There are many meetings with no agenda, person identified to work on actions, and cliquey type behavior day in and out.  Being unprepared isn't a concern as long as you attend the meeting.

Management spends most of their time in meetings.  Period.  This will never change.  

Largest salary changes occur only at promotion.  Thus, being promoted is subjective to your immediate supervisor.  Working to their standard is important.  

Culture can be cliquey style.  These groups are promoted and invited to leadership seminars, etc..  There are "potential" employees postured to manage a highly skilled workforce with zero experience.  This will frustrate you.  As well as rotational assignments.  It's done this way to retain employees and train them informally.  

The stress will be the hardest part of the job.  If you can manage that, you will be ok.  Workload will be overwhelming.  Learn to manage this as well.  

If you want to finish your undergrad with minimal student loans, you should be able to.  Grad school will have out of pocket expenses and HR has to approve you.

Noticed many new hires wanting to travel without paying their dues or achieving stretch goals in their hired positions.   This became frustrating watching new hires sit in silence at meetings over and over contributing nothing.  Not even taking notes and/or minutes actions to contribute.  The jet setter syndrome.  

Layoffs are the normal there.

I was only at Textron for a couple of weeks in the QC department. The job itself is easy and rewarding although the hours may vary, still not bad though.
I would still be there had  there been some type of accountability for actions of employees in regard to doing their jobs and product safety for the customer / equipment operator.
In my position I was required to verify torques on the line and insure torque seal was present. Some employees performed the operation flawlessly and consistently, others  never apply torque seal, never torque and just made up numbers for the work order traveler. As a QC employee I was required to sign off that the torques were completed. This left me in a position where I could not perform my function. Torques being a high priority safety issue, I went to leads on the issue quite a few times and the only thing that came of it was resentment from line workers who felt that they didn't have to do the job requested because in their words " we never had to do this before". The line leads refused to hold their workers accountable just to move product down the line. After this I was ignored by many and employees would not respond to my job related questions.
I really liked the position but I refuse to work with grown people acting as children  who refuse to do the job that they are paid to do and want to control things and make it their way without regard to the companies wishes or safety.


DO NOT WORK HERE. TRU Simulation + Training will work you till you leave. Software engineers have an EXPECTATION to work for free to grow the "new" company into profitability. Will you learn a lot? Yes. But, you can learn anywhere. Unless you really never want to see your family, or simply like working for free STAY AWAY. No overtime, bonuses, or comp time, yet management will see you in a bad light if you aren't willing to give up your weekends to fix management's poor scheduling issues.

Then theres the pay. There is very talented engineers that work for TRU. Its not uncommon to see 10 year + guys making less than entry level engineers, and management does NOT see an issue with this. A software engineer leaves once every 2 weeks with the same remark, "I got offered 10-20k over my current salary to do the same thing somewhere else." TRU's salaries are NOT competitive to the market average.

BEWARE OF LIES DURING INTERVIEW PROCESS. Any job listed as "Aerodynamics Engineer" or the like will NOT be performing flight dynamics responsibilities. You will sift through aircraft documentation to model the light switches turning on for the first 1-5 years on this job.

Oh, did I mention this place is in the middle of nowhere Lutz, FL? Hope you like cow farms, and your local applebees. Yet, they will advertise this position as Tampa, FL. This facility is in LUTZ, and they will pay you Lutz money, not Tampa money.

DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND SEEK EMPLOYMENT ELSEWHERE.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working at Textron in my personal opinion is the culture. We have a high standard for quality. The camaraderie is unmatched. The transparency of business and production goals and achievements are outstanding. The training program is amazing as well.  Your never going to be thrown into a project to perform a task without the proper training. Great insurance and benefits packages also. Wonderful place to work.  10 out of 10, I do recommend! 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Textron strives to create a work environment that is safe and ergonomically friendly. Clean work stations and tools provided are really nice. Overall stress levels are at an all time low for me as a valued employee. And I believe all employees at Textron are valued.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The culture stems on our togetherness as a team. We All work together to create an amazing product. Above and beyond to achieve a common goal. Many moving as one. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Typically My day is full of work! However it's not like any other job I've ever been on. We have fun doing our work.  Caring about each other's safety and having each other's backs All steps of the way. Every one's expertise is appreciated.

Working as an outfitter at Textron Systems in New Orleans has been a solid, hands-on experience that really builds your skills over time. A typical day moves fast, and there’s always something to stay focused on, whether it’s installing components, working with tools, or following detailed blueprints. If you like working with your hands and seeing real progress by the end of the day, this job can be very rewarding.

One thing that stands out is the strong emphasis on safety and structure. The day usually starts with a team briefing, and expectations are clear. You always know what needs to get done, which helps keep everything running smoothly. The work itself can be physically demanding, especially with long hours on your feet and lifting, but it’s manageable if you stay in good shape.

Teamwork is a big part of the environment. Most coworkers are willing to help, and you learn a lot just by being around experienced people. Management can vary depending on the team, but overall the focus is on meeting production goals and maintaining quality.

The job isn’t easy, but it’s consistent work with a clear purpose. If you’re dependable, detail-oriented, and don’t mind physical labor, it’s a good place to gain experience and build a strong work ethic.

Textron Systems was certainly a place where they casually check in with you to see if you have a grasp of whatever it was you were learning. Soon after, they'll take that to heart and be offering you more tasks/responsibilities to keep you busy and active to push yourself while making sure stuff is getting done for the well-being of the company. Once you get started in Accounting at Textron Systems, a key thing is understanding your roles during the given part of a monthly process to understand how your work week is going to shape up. The hardest part of the job is when you do have to learn the new things eventually because you have to then remember it more on your own the following month after not really practicing it much since you were taught it. The most enjoyable part of the job is that you reflect and see how much more new things you are capable of doing compared to when you started with the company.

Benefits are the only thing this company offers that is good. Temp employees get no benefits though.  They lie to the employees and the temporary help.  Tell you what they think you want to hear to hope you stay around a lil longer.  Promised employees raises and don't deliver when you are truly deserving.  Promise the temp employees (which is all they hire now) permanent positions with benefits but don't deliver when the time comes.  Lots of turn over in the workforce due to this.  Poor management and no accountability so if you are good at your job be prepared to spend half your day fixing stupid peoples mistakes while they just keep right on making more mistakes.  This company does not know how to treat good people.  If you are lazy and dont care about your future or the future of the company this is the job for you.  Work is comparable to shipbuilding but on a smaller scale.  Really a shame, even lower management doesnt like the way they have to treat the employees.

If you work the third shift, you mean nothing to the company. You get hand me down tools if you get any at all. Requesting a tool or weld jacket will take months to receive if ever. You can request a code for the vending machines 12 times and still won't receive one. Unorganized. They push production yet don't take into consideration the 2 hours spent on the fork lift getting supplies. First shift employees get hired before th it's shift. If 2 employees start at the same day and 1 is on first and the other on third. The one on first will be hired in 3 months while the one on third won't ever be hired. When you email HR asking why that is they will completly ignore you. First shift can have up to 18 hours overtime while third shift gets 0. If you ask them if you can come in on Saturday they say they will let you know but never do. The parking on first shift is a joke. There isn't enough parking spaces with a full parking lot, but then they go ahead and park the completed vehicles out there too. The company is a series of dumb decisions.

Textron stands out as a company where employees are free to communicate with each other as much as necessary to get the job done.   The managers are very accessible and easy to talk too.  Employee concerns are considered and addressed as much as possible.  Everyone I worked with was knowledgeable, talented and focused on getting the job done.

The culture at Textron is extremely flexible at letting people contribute their skills on whatever program needs them the most.  In the twenty years I've worked for the company I've had a chance to work on almost every airplane the company builds.   

On the downside.  With the decline in the business jet market, Textrons been unable to expand.  To maintain it's profitability they've been forced to gradually lay off people.  Despite this, they've maintained good communications with employees and severance packages are generous.

I hope the company can turn itself around and start growing again.
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The team I worked with in Huntsville was great.  The worse part of this company is Hunt Valley.  They forget and don't acknowledge remote sites.  VP was non responsive to concerns and had poor communication skills.  Honesty is the biggest concern with their code of business ethics.  They tell you what you want to hear to keep you around then turn around and lay off key players without thinking of the ramification to the contracts.  I understand business and I know everything is about the bottom dollar but lets not forget those that are making the bottom dollar for you.  The hardest part of my job was staying positive in my position and keep office morale up with no reach to HQ to make any positive changes to keep people happy.  The best part of my job was my site.  We banned together with the downfall of our location and were genuine and hard working to get all the tasks done, while the customer loved our work they weren't happy with upper management usage of our talents and abilities that were limited by Hunt Valley.

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