Extremely hierarchical company - too many middle managers, most who can't do the job - Software Engineer IV Boeing Employee Review

1.0
Mar 17, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits are very good and they used to be excellent; although they may start deteriorating if the economy does not improve soon.

Cons

Promotions are based on your ability to become buddies with particular managers. Promotions are not based on skills or capabilities or how well you perform. Company doesn't stand by what it says publicly; e.g., it stresses an education but if you have or get advanced degrees, it goes nowhere, making your hard work a waste of time and energy. There are no leaders among management. Just managers. I have not seen any "cons" in this website that I don't agree with. All appear to be accurate, imo. Very little to non-existent OTJ training. I have not had any in the time I have been with the company. Managers appear to work 40 hour stress-free work weeks while the workers are overworked and unappreciated. Not much tasking to work in the area one was trained in let alone help one grow or learn the latest standards.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 28, 2026
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Pros

Work-life balance has been great at the Long Beach site. My coworkers are very considerate and supportive. Benefits suck as parental leave and 401k, Roth 401k, and mega backdoor Roth make it so you can really get ahead in terms of retirement building. They are trying to get better in culture and performance rather than some companies that don’t even pretend to care. During the pandemic there was no training. Now there’s some!

Cons

Base pay can be slightly lower than other companies for specific skills. Each site and each organization within each site has its own culture depending on who is the VP/executive team. There are so many executives it’s hard to get things done. Things move very slowly.

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