Boeing Reviews in Los Angeles, CA Area

Pros

* Great products
* Fantasitc benefits
* Work with very smart people
* Company pays for your education (I got my MBA)
* Ability to transfer most places in the US or the world

Cons

* Very cautious -- extreme process -- innovation tough
* Very easy to get stuck doing a resume killing job
* Defense currently in down cycle -- lots of layoffs

Advice to Senior Management

Airplanes are the first leg. Defense is the second leg. A stool requires three legs to stand -- what's Boeing's third leg?

Pros

Awesome managers, good compensation package, overall good working environment

Cons

sometimes long working hours, sometimes work are required on weekends

Pros

closer to home and traffic not bad

Cons

no more education and retirement benefit

Pros

Good Benefits, good pay and good hours.

Cons

Boring place to work and not enough work.

Advice to Senior Management

Get a better read on the departments

Pros

Great benefits (401K , pension and education).

Cons

Individuals are not very motivated to improve on processes. They are resistant to change

Pros

Good Pay AND THE WORK ISNT TOO HARD.

Cons

Team Leads and Mentors can suck

Advice to Senior Management

You should not have changed the LTP program

Pros

Great rotation programs for college grads

Cons

Information flows slowly between different divisions due to company's large size and geographic split

Pros

- Company produces a great produce for a great customer

Cons

- The company is failing to retain top level college talent and it's showing
- Heavy internal political environment
- It's "what do I have to do to protect my job", not "how can we make this co. better" attitude.

Advice to Senior Management

If you are looking to walk the talk, there is a large need to evaluate your all Communications managers to see if they truly have leadership skills or if there are others that can manage better.

I left because I couldn't stand how thick the politics and inside alliances were

Pros

Boeing is pretty good company to work for. The pay is pretty fair, the work/life balance is pretty fair, and the benefits are pretty good. There are a lot of opportunities to learn. The managers appreciate hard workers and competence. Overall it's a great place to get your foot in the door and take advantage of all the learning opportunities.

Cons

Overall the company as a whole does not value talent. The executives have an attitude that everyone is disposable. It's definitely not the place to stay long though if you are ambitious.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't take your employees for granted and learn how to recognize and value talent. Do what is necessary to retain talent.

Pros

Great benefits, 401k, education benefits are excellent and they support people and getting an education. There are lots of work sites in case you need to transfer

Cons

Very hard to move up the ladder, management changes twice a year. There is so much politics that you cannot get anything done.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop changing the ORG chart every 6 months, stick to a program. Change the internal charging process so that IT doesn't have to compete with outside companies.