Boeing reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(18,241 total reviews)
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54% positive business outlook

Boeing has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 18,241 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 4, 2008

Great place to work.

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Pros

The people are very nice, some of them have been at Boeing forty plus years. It is really nice to have that tribal knowledge at my disposal. I am pleased with my salary. From the research I've done, it seems in line with other salaries doing similar work. I am extremely pleased with the benefits. We have medical, vision, and dental insurance, and I am aware that many companies do not provide vision and dental. I'm also very pleased with the retirement package, I realize it's not much, but it's better than nothing. Many companies no longer offer a retirement package.

Cons

Many of the employees have been at Boeing for forty plus years, and that can be good, but it can also be difficult at times because some of them are unwilling to change and grow. On the whole, they wonderful sources of information, and it would be extremely difficult without them. Many of the younger workers are not motivated, and they are not hard workers. It seems that many of the younger workers are not self-starters, they would rather be told what to do. Certainly this is not true of all younger workers, but many. Also, many people seem to be get by very nicely by brown nosing and not putting out much work. That is difficult for the others who are required to pick up their workload.

4.0
Jul 30, 2008
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Pros

It all depends on which department you work in. Try to find a manager that supports a flexible schedule and telecommuting, which is to me one of the biggest perks about working here. Aside from that, the retirement and health benefits are top-notch. There can be so much time wasted in meetings that it doesn't take much effort to stand out as a top performer if you work at it. Ultimately, it's pretty sweet to think about how many people's lives are bettered by the products and jobs the company provides.

Cons

If you're not careful you can get booked in meetings all day and never get anything done. Don't go to a meeting unless you are an active participant. You are strictly paid based on how many hours you clock, there are no performance-based incentives unless you become a top executive. The culture still hasn't evolved to rewarding people purely based on results and there are a lot of politics you have to play to get promotions, etc. If you are in the Puget Sound area be prepared to travel quite a bit between Renton, Seattle, Everett, and Bellevue.

3.0
Jul 27, 2008
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Pros

100% tuition reimbursement, employee incentive program, Share Value Trust (stock) award. It's one of the biggest players in the aerospace/defense industry. Management is pretty understanding when it comes to flex time, 9/80 work schedule, vacations, and working virtually (telecommuting). It's steady reliable work with steady reliable pay and benefits.

Cons

Base salary is on the lower end compared to competitors (such as Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin). I suppose the generous tuition reimbursement benefit is supposed to make up for it. Promotion process and internal hiring processes are murky, never quite sure what's going on. Time in grade in your job classification seems to be a very important factor. It's a big organization with all the bureaucratic red tape you would expect.

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