Boeing FAQ

Pros

Good benefits and free coffee

Cons

Unless you are an executive you are expendable fodder. They claim how much they love veterans yet lay them off in droves and keep execs who do jack squat. They do not care about employees, do not listen to experts and people theying to do good things for the company. Toxic leaders and thenCEO is just an ax man to keep the money on the execs pockets. Diversity at all cost mind set. If you want a promotion you have to be related to an executive or have to find a new job elsewhere in the company. Managers look out for themselves only

Advice to Management

Listen to people who are trying to do the right thing. Stop offshoring support and giving jobs away to India

Pros

Company overall offers good benefits (health, dental, child backup care, school tuition reimbursement, etc), reasonable work and life balance, semi comfortable work environment. In some states where racial diversity is broadly embraced such as WA, CA, OR, people from different cultures feel comfortable with each other and are open to share experiences and opinion. BCA and BGS encourage somewhat more open culture than BDS, reason is simple, BDS is defense sector, there is lots of red flags or rules on what can be shared or not.

Cons

Although public communication says company has hit rock bottom and is bouncing back, truth is this company is still on a downward spiral, it is struggling with rebranding. It is no longer a premium brand that people used to admire. Everyday customers complain about design defects, degradation in manufacturing and services quality, broken/ inadequate business processes, etc. Here is what a lot of people know… Even though on annual earnings call Boeing tries to paint rosy picture that 737 MAX is back to service operating well, 777X is in entry into service phase and 787 back to delivery is in progress, the truth is there are so many technical issues and commercial claims against these models initiated by customers. Hearing from customers, feel bad for them buying planes and services from Boeing, because they don’t really know what they are getting into until 5 years into service. Products integrity and reliability, service performance are not performing per contract. Airplanes are marketed inconsistent to how they perform. If it is not for duopoly reason (Boeing and Airbus dominating the industry), BCA would be bankrupt already due to disasters on 737MAX and 787. Sadly these events will not be the last time Boeing faces it, something else will come up… Also problem with Boeing internal bureaucracy is HUGE. Internal teams fight each other over who should own actions, they all push around saying that budget or resources constraint is prevalent. First line and senior management are hesitant to step up to take a lead unless executives get involved and give a marching order. This is a top down culture. Even though internal communication says we encourage people speaking up and want them be creative, share ideas, but truth is whoever owns the money speak.

Advice to Management

As many airline customers said public, we need big changes in management from top to first line manager.

Pros

Good benefits, pay and work life balance

Cons

No pension, burecratic process, out dated functions. High management turnover.

Advice to Management

Stability and take care of employees is key

Pros

-Flexible scheduling, remote work opportunities, excellent pay, benefits, insurance, pto... Great work life balance.

Cons

-Management dependent where you are at. -Big Corporate Politics -promotions can take a while

Pros

Great company with locations all over the country and world. They do lots of different things so there's always something new to learn. They're are great development programs and benefits at the company, including health and retirement. Culture is very inclusive and everyone is always willing to help each other meet the challenging goals that leadership sets.

Cons

It is a large company and with that comes some bureaucracy. With so many groups doing so many different things, sometimes it's hard to know who the right person to talk to is or when you might be doubling work.

Advice to Management

Continue to improve IT systems and build collaborative and inclusive teams with clear goals.