Boeing needs to learn how to hire and retain the best talents! - Anonymous employee Boeing Employee Review

2.0
Dec 5, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Quoting another reviewer here: "Reasons to work at Boeing: 1) you want your advanced education fully-paid by the company 2) you have external activities that require a lot of time and you do not need work interfering 3) you just need a paycheck 4) you are incompetent and cannot cut it working intelligently or effectively elsewhere"

Cons

Lots of incompetent managers, employees, and contractors. Too many employees who do not like what they do but stay because of low expectations from them. Lack of tools, vision, planning, processes, and innovation. Good benefits are distributed to all evenly (not based on the individual contribution) and so the base pay cannot be used to attract and retain a good talent.

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Cons

- Five days per week in the office - Parking can be challenging. - Working across multiple time zones (U.S., Brazil, India) creates coordination overhead - Compensation is not competitive for the Seattle area. - Limited opportunities for meaningful career growth. While there are internal career paths, I haven't found many opportunities that align with the technical challenges and responsibilities I'm looking for - SPEEA's seniority-based structure can slow advancement for newer employees - Programs have very long development cycles, so it can take years to see your work become a finished product - Less exposure to cutting-edge technology than companies focused on emerging products (space, medical devices, AI hardware, quantum computing, etc. Significant bureaucracy and slow decision-making

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