Great benefits are overshadowed by several drawbacks at the "Lazy B" - Procurement Agent Boeing Employee Review

2.0
15 Jun 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The benefits at Boeing are generally better than other companies of comparable size. Paid overtime is rare to see at large companies like Boeing, and the retirement benefits are awesome. The 401k has a 75% match for the first 8% of your salary, and you can choose from about 20 different funds to put your money in. Also, there are not many US companies left that have a viable pension plan like Boeing does. Another amazing benefit is the 100% tuition reimbursement for essentially any class at any school for any type of education as long as it is somewhat related to your job function. Full medical, dental, and vision benefits are included as well.

Cons

They don't call Boeing the "Lazy B" for no reason. If you like a place where you can just get by and hang out at work without doing much "actual" work, Boeing is the place for you. Sure there are some employees that are great performers, but the majority of employees seem to be content with doing as little as possible. Promotions at Boeing are based exclusively on seniority, and not based on actual performance. This may be what accounts for the laziness as employees know that even if they overachieve, they will not be rewarded for it. The age of the company as a whole is also extremely old with approximately 67% of the company eligible for full retirement benefits within the next 5-10 years. Due to the aforementioned reasons, attrition is especially high for new hires as they struggle to come to grips with Boeing's aged and outdated corporate culture.

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Pros

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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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