No loyalty to its experienced people; short-term cost savings are all that matters - Software Engineer IV Boeing Employee Review

2.0
23 Feb 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Still fairly good benefits, although telecommuting has been cut back (why?) and pensions are being phased out

Cons

Forced brain drain in IT. Work is being moved to Charleston and other locations. The clear intent is to cut salaries by laying off level 4 and 5 employees (i.e., highly experienced) and replacing them with level 1s and 2s (fresh out of school). Management actually seems to believe a new hire with a "knowledge transfer" document can do the same work as a 30-year veteran - who's no longer around to answer questions. Union busting is also on the agenda. IT is pushing SPEEA-represented employees out the door as quickly as possible. And our millennials see what's happening and quickly depart for greener pastures.

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Pros

great wlb, great 401k perks

Cons

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3.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
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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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