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3.5 1,190 reviews

                             

79% Approve of the CEO

Boeing Chairman, President, and CEO Jim McNerney Jr.

Jim McNerney Jr.

(410 ratings)

73% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Mesa, AZ

Current Employee – been working at Boeing full-time for more than 3 years

ProsTons of opportunities, awesome programs for development, great mentors

ConsHuge company causes tons of bureaucracy and politics, is easy to get lost in the shuffle, slow moving up the ranks

Advice to Senior ManagementCreate a collaborative environment, too many people are single points of failure and owners of important knowledge.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Long Beach, CA

Current Employee – been working at Boeing full-time for more than a year

ProsBoeing is very large and diverse in terms of employment options. You can be an engineer, financial analyst, a manager, a mechanic, a safety guru, security, IT, you name it. Sometimes even cross over. There's a great deal of opportunity. Great work life balance as well.

ConsBig business always has problems. It seems too bureaucratic and cumbersome in its processes and methodologies. Expect a lot of forms, regulations and signatures before anything actually happens.

Advice to Senior ManagementEnd meaningless policy and metrics. Focus more on the core product and your employees. Try to slim excess Pro's and regulation.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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ProsGreat company to work for, good benefits, excellent team....

ConsNo thing to report - all is great

Advice to Senior ManagementKeep up the great work

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Everett, WA

Current Employee – been working at Boeing full-time for more than 3 years

ProsComfortable place to work with many opportunities

ConsNot supportive of innovation and very bureaucratic

Advice to Senior ManagementNot all investment decisions should be made based on business case.
Work on hiring better quality people.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Saint Louis, MO

Former Employee – worked at Boeing full-time for more than 7 years

Pros* Great benefits
* Ability to move to different opportunities
* Interesting work for software and electrical engineers

Cons* Process heavy
* Defense side can be volatile due to budget issues
* Can be hard to get noticed outside of your work group

Advice to Senior ManagementBe upfront about news, good or bad.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Former Employee – worked at Boeing

ProsBoeing is a great place for new engineers to grow and learn more about the aerospace industry. There is a lot of opportunity for growth as well - with a large number of employees eligible for retirement.

ConsWith no defined career advancement path, it can be difficult to grow within the same team you are working on. The best way to advance is to change jobs, which is not ideal for all employees.

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Seattle, WA

Current Employee – been working at Boeing full-time for more than 10 years

ProsUpward mobility, chances to move within the function all over the country and the world; market leading benefits. Initiatives to bring in the best and brightest engineering talent.

ConsLow leadership, lack of management willingness to address poor performance, especially at the highest levels. Rather than solving leadership problems, we move them.

Advice to Senior ManagementInstead of talking about personal accountability, demonstrate it. As an HR professional, I see that we don't always follow all of the rules that we make others follow, and it is disappointing.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Mesa, AZ

Current Employee – been working at Boeing full-time for more than 10 years

ProsGood employees, good benefits and competitive pay

ConsManagement structure is too deep

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Former Employee – worked at Boeing

ProsBoeing treats all interns as new hires, so I received relocation money to move to Seattle for the summer, health insurance, etc... Manager and mentor gave decent amount of work but learned more from intern field trips and speaker series!

ConsAt such a large company, it was east to get lost in the shuffle since I was so temporary. Relocation was rough, also since only moving to Seattle for a summer.

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Current Employee – been working at Boeing full-time for more than 8 years

ProsBoeing has decent benefits and a great work/life balance can easily be found. Health care, paid time off, education, 401K matching are all great.

ConsThere are a lot of senior people in the company making room for advancement very limited. Often times decisions are made without input from the people doing the work.

Advice to Senior ManagementCreate more room for advancement and listen to your people.

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