Great education benefits but limited opportunities and structure for professional growth - Project Manager & Systems Engineer Boeing Employee Review

3.0
26 Jul 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Boeing's education benefits are very decent for a major company. It's called the "Learning Together Program." I received my Master's in Electrical Engineering Part-time while working Full-time and Boeing covered all tuition and books. They've gotten more strict this past year so review the latest information if anything has changed. Outside of the LTP program, your group's training budget and support for professional certifications is very dependent on your manager. I always pushed for training money and was able to obtain my PMP funded by Boeing, but I had to ask for it. Boeing says that they have a mentoring program, but in my experience it is mostly in name only. Mentors are "highly encouraged" to get mentorees but there's no structure or accountability to actually DO any mentoring, and there's no attempt to connect you with mentors in similar careers outside of your own little group. This is one of the major reasons that I'm leaving. I've pretty had to self-teach myself project management, and my PM mentor was from the other company that Boeing worked with. In summary: go to Boeing when you're young, and get a higher degree. Or stay with Boeing for job security (they never fire ANYONE) and a steady paycheck, but don't expect to have challenging work unless you are constantly seeking it out, and even then you may not.

Cons

As I mentioned above, Boeing is really good for two types of people: 1) Young professionals looking for a company with a technical reputation and that will fund higher degrees, especially in engineering. 2) Established professionals who want a steady paycheck and reasonable work weeks and are ok with a not-very-innovative company culture and not-always-exciting work and don't mind that recognition for going above-and-beyond is usually limited to Boeing points, versus a nice cash bonus. It's a very good company for both of these types of people and I think if you fit one of those descriptions, you will be happy here. If you have a higher degree and are really looking to grow professionally and be challenged, I would look elsewhere.

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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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