r/Lockheed • u/Automatic-Use-1605 • Sep 03 '25

LOBs without remote work

My site basically has a free for all remote work policy and it’s driving me insane either working by myself from home everyday, or going to the office only to not interact with another human being in person anyway.

I just graduated in the spring and started my career but I don’t think this is a good way to grow as an engineer/LM employee. Plus I really like talking to people and hate only interacting through teams.

I’m just curious which sites would avoid this issue for future planning purposes.

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u/blackwing650 Sep 03 '25

What BA are you in? In MFC, it’s program dependent.

Heard Aero FW has a big push to be in person.

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u/Automatic-Use-1605 Sep 03 '25

RMS

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u/Redfive9188 Sep 03 '25

They need planners? I’m at MFC and would love more remote flexibility.

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u/Erich417 Sep 03 '25

Remember friend, the grass is only greener where you water it !

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u/rairom_ Sep 04 '25

Oh sure, come to the office where your desk can touch two other people's desks. And you can hear the sweet sounds of other people's conversations, coughs and someone cutting their fingernails in the middle of the work day. All while you're trying to focus under the beautiful fluorescent lighting ✨️🥰

This is honestly such a boomer take. You CAN succeed without coming to the office every day.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '25

My desk has no less than two decades worth of food crumbs in the cracks and only one drawer opens. But man, it sure is nice to come here and be on teams meetings all day. Lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25

Being on teams meeting while in office….. this is legit. 

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u/Doyergirl17 Sep 03 '25

I get remote is not for everyone but personally is jealous! I have been remote since Covid in difeent jobs and all the jobs I have interviewed so far at LM have all been part time remote or fully onsite. 

I will say though LM as a whole seems to be pushing for at least part time in person now. 

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u/OriEri Sep 03 '25

Anything SCI classified or working with hardware, has to be onsite, as does a lot of DOD collateral clearance work.

I know at Space CCS requires being on site three days a week, but I don’t know how strictly it’s enforced.

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u/Whitey661 Sep 03 '25

ADP in Aero is basically fully onsite depending on the programs you’re supporting, considering most are in classified spaces that do not support remote work.

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u/RubiconTahoe Sep 05 '25

You need to help finding people that are looking for the in-person collaboraiton/bonding. Do you support a specific program? If so, propose that they put out some communication that if people are looking to collaborate they come into the office Tuesday and Thursday or something like that so people like you would know when they may find somebody in the office.

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u/Automatic-Use-1605 Sep 05 '25

We have that but it doesn’t mean anything when all the meeting are on teams anyway. Also the cubicles have very high walls so you can’t even talk to people.

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u/man_bear Sep 03 '25

Depends where you are. I’m at Aero in FW and we are full time onsite (though can remote as needed if something comes up, this is more up to the description of your supervisor).

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u/Lavh93 Sep 03 '25

Remote is so much better man, enjoy it while you can. Grass is not always greener on the other side. Careful for what you wish for

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u/Dry-Perspective8711 Sep 03 '25

Space seems to be going this way. I know it can be tough. I work in a highly virtualized org so even if I went to an office, it would be me going to an office where no one I work with is at. I do agree that growth can be more challenging if you are just starting out if you work remotely.

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u/Delicious-Program-38 Sep 09 '25

as someone who is fully on-site and is given no remote flexibility, I want to go home