Huge management issues and huge lack of serious software/hardware/systems talent - Systems Engineer Boeing Employee Review

3.0
Mar 27, 2021
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Pros

union strong**** great 401k plan (no pension for employees after 2011 in washington state) great healthcare great PTO (when i left for union members sick time off and paid time off were in seperate pools)

Cons

their salary is not competitive for tech roles in the seattle area no stock bonuses when I was there Management is the biggest issue by far, I have seen software engineering teams end up with managers with mechanical engineering backgrounds causing a clear difference in ideas between the engineers and leaders. Management cares only about metrics rather and personal contribution but ill add the union only makes this issue worse. Hiring talent is a joke, not only do they not offer competetive wages, there is a ton of red tape preventing getting good people, and finally the WORST issue by far for hiring is that the majority of interviews are incredibily easy and do not ask questions related to the job they are posted for. The interview process allows people who have no idea what they are doing join a team and become a drain on resources.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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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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