Just a number - Liaison Engineer Boeing Employee Review

3.0
30 Apr 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The pay is above industry average and includes paid overtime. The benefits are among the best in the world - generous 401(k) match, healthcare plans, PTO, and educational reimbursements. If you work here a long time, you are guaranteed golden handcuffs. You will be almost immune to layoffs due to the union, your PTO only gets better with service, and you get minimum annual raises, even if you are a low-achiever.

Cons

The culture at Boeing is indescribably poor. Much of this is a result of the union. There is extremely low differentiation amongst employees. People who work their butts off receive marginally higher raises than those who do nothing all day long. Laziness that would result in immediate termination at other employers results in no action from Boeing because the union makes employees bulletproof, except in times of extreme layoff. It is better to look good than to be good here. Boeing hardly cares about the results you generate. Success is measured by showing up on time and being present in your chair for 8 hours a day, regardless of if you do any work at all during that time.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Recommend
CEO approval
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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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