Anecdotally, you are now the fifth former Raytheon engineer I either know personally or have seen online say they left the company due to out of control meeting

Anecdotally, you are now the fifth former Raytheon engineer I either know personally or have seen online say they left the company due to out of control meetings and managers. Of course, not all of the defense industry is like that, but I certainly understand why that experience would be enough to turn you off. I have similar reasons for staying away from rockets.