Gap Between Old Timers and New - Anonymous employee Airbus Employee Review

3.0
Jun 6, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I loved being part of an organization that did so much good to help the community. There is a wealth of knowledge and energy there - if you can find it!

Cons

Old boy's network rules, Old employees hoard tribal knowledge like gold and treat new people (after 3 years, I was still new) like dirt. New aquisitions and foreign locations receive preferential treatment - up to and including additional days off, better retirement and bonus plans (I didn't even have a bonus plan!), and allowing them to believe that a merger had occurred and not that they had been acquired! Some senior management still in place from when it was a Mom & Pop operation and many need to be retired or demoted.

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1.0
May 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I had a job to survive

Cons

I thought coming in this organization would treat you better, but they still haven't learned from years of people have these experiences. This "one team" is simply obedience and this is not a review from someone who didn't want to do there job. It is purely a social game here. I haven't met a person yet who didn't talk about drinking or trying to have unprofessional relations within this organization. They have people who care, but not enough to actually do anything about it. They made promises of fixing the underlying issues, sending people to other locations, working to make the workplace better. But I promise you, they won't. In the U.S., you are a pawn to them, this is still a European company, and ethics isn't there game and you don't want to play. You can report, take time to make sure things are safe for others, but God forbid if you get a manager who sees you as a threat or gaslights you about your performance. They want you to rush, take unnecessary risks and they will discriminate you depending on the location. Come prepared with ADA accommodations, empower yourself to say no. And do everything you can to protect yourself if you want a job here without putting someone's life at risk. There is a reason Airbus tapered with evidence gathering flight recordings in France. And. they. got. away. with. It. If you get to a place were you can turn a blind eye, or have what I call, golden life privilege, where you made it somewhere and have some skills hard to come by with inequity in this world, then sign right up. That's what these positive reviews are about, it is just a game and they play the popularity contest to win. Not to keep you, and they will let you go, when you stand by the so called integrity they hire you on. Because this is a first hand account of it, and they will, take all the information you gather away from you.

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Airbus Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We appreciate you acknowledging that your role provided a means of employment, but we are deeply concerned to read about the negative experiences you encountered during your time as a Material Handler. At Airbus, we place the utmost importance on our core values of Integrity and Respect. We fully expect our workplace to be a professional, equitable environment where every individual is treated fairly and feels safe to prioritise operational integrity over rushing. Clearly, this was not your experience. We take serious allegations regarding discrimination, performance gaslighting, and pressure to take unnecessary risks with the highest gravity. If you wish to have these matters officially evaluated, you have the option to report your experience through our secure OpenLine portal (https://www.airbusopenline.com/) so the matter can be properly recorded and investigated. Please be assured that your review will be passed directly to our leadership team in the United States to ensure it is used for our internal awareness and continuous improvement.
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