It's not always a bed of roses... - Business Intern Boeing Employee Review

2.0
12 Jun 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Hands down, the best reason to work for Boeing is that they have paid (in full) my tuition costs while I've been interning. I worked part time during the school year, and full time during the summers, and everything has been taken care of. Also, if you take an educational leave of absence (i.e. if you can only work in the summers) they will pay for that year of school in between your summers. Also, the products that Boeing manufactures gives you a reason to come to work everyday. We provide support to our troops overseas everyday, and that makes me proud.

Cons

1) The aerospace industry has a "good ol' boy" atmosphere, in which young people and women are not looked upon in a positive light. 2) They promote new ideas and fresh outlooks, but every new suggestion gets shot down. 3) Systems are out of date and often malfunction; while the company is moving towards a "common process," the transition period just makes everything worse. 4) Some systems are too common, i.e. when I had a question about payroll, I was directed to the company operator and was told to submit a ticket... there is no specialized help and therefore no quick solutions to any issue. 5) There is hardly any opportunity for upward mobility. Even to be considered for promotions, an employee has to apply for that position. Also, management is detached and seems to only be in their positions because they've been there the longest. And no one ever leaves, so there are rarely any open management positions. Rotational programs for college hires seem to be well recieved, but are only open to 3 individuals per year - so most of the work force is 30+.

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Cons

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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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