MBDA reviews

Training can be hard to fit in. Access to useful material to reference is constrained sometimes.

In practice, speaking up is often perceived as a threat rather than a strength. Those who speak up while others remain silent will have a cross next to their names and qualified as abrasive and quickly discredited. Impersonating people is a real concern at MBDA. Sales and Business Development are seen as the golden department and have full power over contract management, business strategy, and human ressources, sometimes with conflicts of interests. A senior employee joined and two months later we had to hire his daughter to "to improve the business..." Raising concerns about overspending or weak internal controls can lead to exclusion from meetings and eventual replacement. International Human ressources said "they are not the police” and only here to make contracts for expats. Some people work with PPE while this is completely banned from compliance. Taking independent decisions without prior approval from management often results in being reported to HR. This culture makes it easier to ignore issues and pass them on to others instead of addressing complexity with courage.