Boeing – “Educational reimbursement changes take luster off Boeing”

Pros

- A lot of areas within sites and enterprise wide for growth and expansion.
- Very interesting products that you can see everywhere.
- Fortune 500 company that will look good on the resume.
- Young employees are generally motivated to change the culture for the better.

Cons

- Many of the older employees are there only because they are waiting to retire. These employees are also reluctant to change. "We've been doing it this way for x years"
- True changes to culture are difficult to come by because the company is so large.
- I choose Boeing over other companies because of their Learning Together Program. However, they recently slashed that program from 100% reimbursement to $15k cap/year. By doing so they have stuck people that are currently in programs with huge tuition bills.
- Old boys club.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop micromanaging and trust that your employees aren't going to screw you over. Revert back to the old LTP or remove the 2 year retention clause.