Good paycheck and good benefits, but if you're looking for career advancement this may not be the employer for you. - Office Administrator Boeing Employee Review

3.0
29 June 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you're looking for a steady job with a good paycheck (aren't we all?), Boeing is a good place to work. It is a stable company. Many employees stay for many years (I know some who've been with the company for decades). The tuition reimbursement benefit is very good; basically they'll pay for any classes you want to take, as long as it's from an accredited institution. And, if you're working towards a degree, you'll even receive a gift of some company stock when you complete your degree. Health and dental benefits are good, as well. The entire company closes down the week between Christmas and New Years so that's a guaranteed one week of vacation you'll receive every year even if you fail to use the rest of your alloted vacation time.

Cons

It seems to me that, in many ways, Boeing operates like it's 1958 instead of 2008. I don't know if that's because the company itself is very old or because most of senior management is very old (in their sixties and seventies). But the end result, for the administrative staff, is not good. If you come in to Boeing as an Office Administrator (Boeing's term for an administrative assistant), it's a pretty safe bet that's all you will ever do there. And yes, that applies even if you have a degree (I do). For whatever reason, Boeing just will not promote an Office Administrator. Ever. And yes, that applies even if your performance reviews are very good (mine are). They would much rather bring in someone from outside the company than promote an Office Administrator.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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