employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Textron Aviation

Is this your company?

Good people, terrible management. - Finance Business Partner Textron Aviation Employee Review

2.0
14 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people are great, but to be fair you can find great people all over Kansas. The experience you gain can land you a job at a real employer when you inevitably get burned out from covering for all the turnover on your team.

Cons

People aren't promoted based on leadership qualities, rather than based on years of service. That leaves you with a bunch of technically savvy middle management who can’t manage. Culture is just a word to Textron. Everybody home safe, but who cares if you make it to work when we call you in during icy conditions? Too systematic in approach often aiming for check-the-box. Performance reviews are a joke; you’re rated on a scale where the default is “meets expectations,” which is only changed if you perform very poorly or save a cat from a burning building while finding 30 million dollars for the company. Your goals are forced to be generic things that you can’t feasibly achieve, focusing on the company’s profitability rather than processes or your own development (i.e. Achieve net operating profit of X).

Explore other reviews about Textron Aviation

5.0
1 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working in marketing is great

Cons

Working as a developer in marketing, you receive marketing pay.

4.0
9 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The most chill aviation job I have ever worked at. No regular near weekly audits , no micro management from supervisors. No incompetent tool crib attendant to deal with. All smaller tools like torque wrenches, safety cable guns, mega ohm meters, etc are in a vending machine style tool bin manager. QA is very knowledgeable and extremely fast when placing a call with them for an inspection, or witnessing torque or anything. I've never had to wait more than 10 mins, even when they are short handed a person. As far as the whole parts procurement dept and the parts runners go they seem pretty legit as well. Doesn't matter if I need a hyd pump, a press switch or just a bag of screws. If I don't get the part that day within a few mins to hours, its there the next day.

Cons

The only thing I can really nitpick is that the factory and the service center hangers have A/C. But not where im at ☹️

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All