Opportunities to learn, not a lot of support to do so
Pros
I've worked at Boeing for 2 years. This has been my first job out of college as an Industrial Engineer. I have had tons of opportunities to learn new skills and grow ones I already had, but was given virtually no other support to do so. I had an amazing first manager who worked hard to tackle hard topics during staff meetings, and genuinely listened to all sides of an argument/dispute. Managers like this are far and few between at Boeing.
Cons
When I first joined the company, I was given no training as to what I would be working on in my role. Instead, I was thrown directly into the fire and had to figure out EVERYTHING on my own. As a new engineer, this was difficult and frustrating. There are currently not many standards documents on how to execute the types of projects I was working, and subject matter experts are often very hard to find. I spend most of my time on wild goose chases trying to track down the correct people/info. This might not be a Boeing particular thing, but they often treat their employees less like team members and more like company assets. By this I mean I was reorganized many times and was almost forced to transfer to another organization because the manager wanted my skills. I had no say in the matter. Company culture is also very old school, things move very slow and people resist change. During the pandemic I have not always felt safe working onsite as not many people mask and many employees are not vaccinated. Additionally, we were told that working hybrid/from home would be assessed at an individual level, but managers do not follow this for the sake of "fairness" to others on the team.
