Boeing reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(18,258 total reviews)
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76% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Boeing has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 18,258 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 Aérospatiale et défense industry (3.6 stars).

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4.0
Aug 29, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunity to work with MANY technologies, flexible work schedules, and GREAT benefits. Boeing owns nearly every piece of software ever developed and in many cases Boeing is the largest owner of many pieces of software in existence. This fact alone allows Boeing employees to work closely with other technology companies on top of the line software which translates in to a great learning opportunity. Boeing also allows for flexible work schedules. Many employees work virtually a day or two a week and a few employees work 100% virtual from their homes. Plus Boeing allows for flex time where you can work extra hours one day and take the afternoon off the next. Finally, Boeing has some of the best benefits in the US. It has a huge 401K match plus a fully employer paid pension plan. This on top of their fantastic health, vision and dental insurance and no cost (in most cases) to employees.

Cons

Thing move very slowly. Boeing has a large bureaucracy to navigate to get things done. Projects can drag on for many months or even years due to the huge number of approvals that are needed to get things done. Buying new software can be a nightmare. Also Boeing is a "no-fault" work environment which is a benefit in a sense that you can't get fired for a mistake but this also translates into a lot of lazy workers who don't care about their job. Apparently you can't get fired for that either. Over the next few years, as the baby boomer generation retires from Boeing, I would expect that to change.

3.0
Aug 25, 2008

Just one opinion of Boeing...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Boeing is a good company to work for. The aerospace industry is somewhat stable as a whole. Boeing has great benefits such as 100% tuition reimbursement, a great company match 401(k), matching charitable donations, and the holiday shutdown. Towards the end of the year, Boeing shuts down and employees get a week off work (from christmas to new years). Boeing also understands that the workplace is changing and they offer flexible work schedules such as 4/10, 9/80, virtual office, and telecommuting. To keep employees engaged and continuously learning, Boeing has rotation programs for employees to rotate to different fields and try new careers.

Cons

Since Boeing is a huge corporation, things tend to move slow around here. Boeing, as well as the aerospace industry, tends to be a bit more conservative so there is alot of beauracratic red tape and a lot of politicking involved. There is a big age discrepancy between the older generation and the new college hires. Sometimes these two groups do not see eye-to-eye since the older folks think their way is the best way even though there may be a more efficient way of doing the work. Something must be done to get these two groups to work together more efficiently.

4.0
Aug 25, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

As a young professional there are tons of opportunites because majority of the folks are and will be retireing in about 10 yrs or less. They will need to fill those higher positions so opportunity growth is great.

Cons

The pay is on the low scale for salary employees, but they offer OT which pays $6.5 + your current salary (hourly rate).

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