Boeing Commercial Airplanes Reviews

Pros

the medical benefits are ok and the 401k benefits are very good.

Cons

Very schedule driven even when things need more work. This puts them further behind than if they had taken more time to do the job right the first time.

Advice to Senior Management

Boeing needs to have some competent people in HR looking at resumes that come in so that you can hire the best person for the job. I have experience in design and analysis got a job in Liaison engineering. Not my specialty after 15 years of experience.

Pros

- Flexible work schedule
- Overtime pay if you work over 40 hours
- Good work/life balance
- Decent benefits
- Enables a comfortable and sustained middle class lifestyle

Cons

- Benefits are being reduced gradually
- Large bureaucracy is frustrating
- Few intellectual challenges
- Promotions are based largely on time with the company rather than performance

Advice to Senior Management

As with any large corporation, Boeing can sometimes enable apathy. Motivation to go above and beyond your expected work statement is limited, and simple recognition for exceeding expectations can lead to a more motivated and effective workforce.

Pros

Salaries at Boeing are generally higher than most companies

Cons

Far right Senior Leadership mentality.

Advice to Senior Management

Wake up.

Pros

Benefits package is good and reason to consider working there. Boeing is a big company and there is opportunity to work in a lot of different locations.

Cons

Unions run the show. They go on strike, get rewarded with a bonus. Meanwhile, people loyal to the company and their jobs and actually show up and work get forgotten. Communication is sometimes lacking. A lot of pointless, meaningless busy work and change just for sake of change.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't forget the non-union employees. Change for the sake of change is not efficient nor merited. Look for ways to cut the redundancy in management and reporting.

Pros

The non-management people you work with or not will always try to help you with whatever resources they have.

Cons

lack of consistency between management on interpretation of same issue. The company cares less than it makes the employees believe.

Advice to Senior Management

Get Mulally back no matter what it takes. The 777 was the last plane delivered on-time.

Pros

The hours are very flexible compared to most jobs and the people there are very friendly and kind. However, see next section

Cons

the training is utterly crap. People move around so much that they are not there long enough to train people correctly

Advice to Senior Management

take an active role in employee development, and do not leave your group after so suddenly. It would be nice to see management as the steadying force

Pros

Great benefits, lots of holidays, some flexibility

Cons

Dinosaur of a company, few opportunities to develop, aging population with very few younger employees

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on developing future work force and changing company culture to keep and attract new talent

Pros

Can't beat the benefits. Good job security.

Cons

A lot of managers with a lot of top-down leadership.

Pros

Becoming more in tune with work-life balance - not just lip service anymore. Opportunities are there but career management is your own responsibility. Even though it is a huge company, the Boeing world is small. Don't burn any bridges as you don't know who you may end up working for.

Cons

Still an engineering-centric company. Business side needs to catch up with innovation and technology. Don't lose sight of valuable lessons learned from previous experiences.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the people who do the work everyday, interact with customers, suppliers, and the outside world at Boeing.

Pros

I recently was hired at Boeing in Everett as a mechanical engineer, and entire process from being interviewed, hired, and starting my first week on site was a great experience. I have 15+ years in the aerospace industry and Boeing valued my level of experience and made me feel welcomed. With a large company there are lots of opportunities for career growth and most of the employees often change jobs within the company for variety and to learn a new skill set (which Boeing supports). The benefits package at Boeing is one of the best in the Seattle area, and they also offer great support for those who want to further their education. I feel very fortunate to be working at Boeing, and as of now hope to retire there in the future.

Cons

As with all big companies, there are lots of policy and procedures which need to be followed by all employees. Also, things move slowly at Boeing so it can take a while for decisions to be made and executed.

Advice to Senior Management

I think you're doing a great job keeping up the morale with your employees who definitely have pride in their work.