Into the grinder... - Environmental Control Tech B Boeing Employee Review

1.0
22 Jun 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Second and third shift get a shift differential, plus they're not as overrun with people. The money is doable at first; every six months sees you an additional 50 cents until you max out for your pay grade, which occurs after 6 years...if you can put up with it that long. Also, Boeing will give you money for school, if you can find the time to go!

Cons

The machinists union is weak. Period. They're not going to do much for you. The company exists on your normal shift M-F, but also the continuous overtime. Hopefully, you don't have a life, because, if you do, it will cease to exist or just ruin your relationships. This place is truly a grinder.

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5.0
25 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work life balance for employees and management

Cons

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3.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Easy going, nice benefits, free further education (masters/PhD). Great for an engineer starting out who needs to dip their feet in the pool of engineering for a few years and to get a great 401(k) match at the start of your career (compounding growth). Great for late stage career due to the benefits and solid enough pay in a low cost of living area

Cons

pay-scale lagging, no emphasis on learning new things, no punishment for people who are bad at their job. After working for 4 years, I feel like I should have jumped ship after 2. I haven't been given meaningful work that really challenges me in a while. Now I feel pigeonholed into staying because I have enough years of experience that I really should be considered senior, but I haven't been given work that reflects what I senior engineer should be capable of. Now I'm trying to jump ship before it's really too late. If I stay here another 2 years I think I will be genuinely unemployable and will have to stay at this company forever.

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