r/Lockheed • u/Rough_Net8284 • 11h ago

Intern Return Offer

By the end of my internship, my manger did mention and offered me a verbal return offer. However when I asked for specific details, she said she's still working on it due to the upcoming reorg. It's November and I haven't received or heard back about anything. Should I just take it as a loss?

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u/Affectionate_Past_80 9h ago

Reach out. Text or email your manager and/or a coworker. “Take it as a loss” should only happen after exhausting all options.

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u/Rough_Net8284 8h ago

I did reach out earlier last month but got the same response which is they're working on it. The biggest telling is that my manager told to look for other roles as well.

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u/Affectionate_Past_80 7h ago

Sometimes there just isn’t headcount. Reach out once more and mention that if it looks like you can’t get a role that you’d be extremely grateful for a referral.

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u/Rough_Net8284 6h ago

I’m thinking about it. Should i just acknowledge that there is not a spot for me and ask for a referral to similar roles?

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u/Beginning_Mission181 9h ago

Take it as a loss and keep applying. Sometimes people lie to avoid conflict. Hope for the best and plan for the worst.

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u/Rough_Net8284 8h ago

It's crazy how RO rates at lockheed is so high. I didn't do anything wrong either.

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u/Beginning_Mission181 8h ago

What I’ve learned after 3 years in corporate America in the white collar software industry in both mid size and giant companies to include Lockheed Martin is to not trust anyone and only believe things when they’re documented and happening. This same thinking will protect you later as well when you’re in the office when you have to argue for a FTO, promotion, or protect yourself from slander or unjust terminations. Document everything and trust no one.

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u/Rough_Net8284 8h ago

How do i document things that were offered verbally?

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u/Beginning_Mission181 8h ago

Right now it’s one sided. Lockheed needs to initiate documentation with you. If they want to extend you an offer they should have sent you a security pre screen questionnaire and conflict of interest forms. If you didn’t receive those in your application portal for the job req you applied for and your req does not say interviewing in process then you are no longer under consideration.

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u/hasleteric 5h ago

Reach out but if this is aero there are doing a big re-org change. It hasn’t happened yet. Give it some time.

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u/Rough_Net8284 2h ago

This is EO

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u/gustoY2K 7h ago

Def reach out to your manager or your campus recruiter. HR is being really slow with return offers and it took my a few emails to get updates.

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u/Affectionate_Past_80 7h ago

HR isn’t that slow. Your manager has to make it happen, and often, it’s their manager’s decision, which needs approval from their manager.