Boeing reviews

There's zero opportunity for growth. There's a bias against anyone who has new, innovative or different ideas. If you're a woman, prepare to be passed over by a man. If you're ambitious, this is not the place to be. If you're creative, expect to see your good ideas ignored or discounted. If you want job satisfaction and the sense that you've really accomplished something, go elsewhere. If you want to hang onto a "job" and get a paycheck, by all means, this is as good a place as any.

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.