Abandon hope, all ye who enter.... - Systems Engineer Boeing Employee Review

Most of the meaningful engineering work is given to suppliers. This leaves little room for development of younger employees. Also, no big contracts looming in the near future. Also, there is a big disconnect between senior management and the actual engineering workforce. It seems as if they don't understand the nature of the work we're doing always leads to problems down the road. Additionally, performance reviews are a complete waste of time as nearly all employees (stellar and mediocre) get very similar reviews and performance increases.