Great for the resume, bad for career and income growth - Programmer/Analyst Boeing Employee Review

3.0
Aug 4, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Low stress for web development work, 2 free weeks off at Christmas/New Years time, flexible work from home, yearly bonuses (sometimes). Education reimbursement (including some technical certs). Most people are pretty friendly, act like robots, or both. The company name impresses people who don't know better on your resume.

Cons

Old technology, low raises, easy to feel isolated/on an island, lack of career growth opportunities, ancient office furniture, bad parking. Technical debt is very high with high resistance to resolving it, revolving door for leadership results in any initiatives being temporary and pointless (can't take it seriously), regularl lay-offs mean constant "over the shoulder looking", IT roles feel and are treated like an expense, regular outsourcing to India or Dell of sys admins, database admins and (next up) developers. Work expectations are low, and there is no incentive to excel because taxes will take a majority of any bonus increase from performance, and maximum annual pay increases caps at 6 - 7% anyway.

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Pros

Working at Boeing gives you hands-on experience on commercial aircraft, which is highly valued across the aviation and aerospace industries. Exposure to high-quality standards, FAA regulations, and precision manufacturing builds strong technical credibility.

Cons

Many assembly tasks can be repetitive, which may feel monotonous over time. Precision work is critical, so attention to detail must be maintained constantly.

3.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
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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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