Boeing reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(18,222 total reviews)
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75% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Boeing has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 18,222 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Boeing employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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2.0
Jun 1, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The Learning Together Program is by far the best reason to work for Boeing. Boeing will pay 100% for any class from any accredited college and will give you a stipend for books. There is no limit to the amount of classes you can take per year and no limit on the tuition you spend. Also, when you graduate, they give you 100 shares of stock to congratulate you.

Cons

Job security is one of the downsides of working for Boeing. The aerospace industry is highly cyclical and when Boeing lays off, they lay off big. It was rare to meet anybody who worked there who HAD NOT been laid off at some point.

4.0
Jun 1, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Boeing is a huge place to work. There are endless opportunities you'll eventually find the one you're interested in. The pay is above market average. Fairly well benefits. Paid education. these are just general stuff you get for working at Boeing. If you like job security, see the coolest technology on the market or try different things as an engineer, Boeing would be a good place for you to start.

Cons

Same reason as the best reason. Boeing is too big, it takes forever to get things moving, get a promotion, get things changed, too many hard headed senior workers that only like the old ways. When you are in Boeing, you'll start to see the cracks and flaws for such big company. If you are big for change, want to see results with huge vision or have great passion to have something done your way, it won't be such a good entry job. it wears you thin. When the pressure is on, the pressure is truly on big time. Do remember, there's probably one job in Boeing that you like, you'll just have to work your way there.

4.0
May 23, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Health and dental benefits are excellent. It's very cool to work on large airplanes. Salary is good. The job is pretty stable and they are extremely flexible with schedules. I currently work 9 hour days with every other Friday off and can leave anytime if I have an emergency at home. It is also possible to "flex" your schedule and rearrainge your hours in the week tto still work the 40 hours, but get off early to go golfing or whatever you want. If I need I have the opportunity to work OT and get paid for it. Boeing doesn't seem to have high expectations so it's easy to stand out from the crowd. Leadership is typically willing to give the less experienced employees opportunities for growth. There are lots of different jobs all over the company that you can transfer to. Boeing will pay for any and all education regardless of relevance to work assignment.

Cons

Boeing is terrible at integrating new employees. Most new employees come in on their first day and get lost for hours on campus until they finally find their group and then no one knows they were coming. Initial involvement in work is extremely slow and often people have to ask for more work several times before they get busy. Often assignments are very small and don't give a veiw of the overall project. After not very long employee skills can get pigeonholed which makes it difficult to change jobs. Boeing's work enivironment is old and stuffy and any new workplaces are focused on functionality, not employee comfort. There is no clear direction for training and opportunties for promotion take many years to accomplish. Standard process make it hard for exceptional employees to get more signifigant reward than underperforming employees.

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