Big company with lots of red tape, but solid benefits and job security - Project Management Specialist III Boeing Employee Review

4.0
Aug 26, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits, awesome 401k match, good tuition reimbursement, 1.5 weeks off at Christmas, good PTO, typically flexible schedule (but depends on the team). Relatively easy to move around in the company once you are in. Different programs might as well be different companies. Culture and expectations can vary so widely from team to team. Job security, barely anyone gets fired from the Boeing company... just charge your time properly and use common sense. There are a ton of discounts at varying companies and services for being a Boeing employee. Volunteer time/donation matching is great for supporting causes you care about.

Cons

Red Tape and bureaucracy can make you crazy. So many steps to get anything done, tons of delays. Easy to fall through the cracks for career development if you don't get a good manager or advocate for yourself. Taking another job from an internal posting will grow your salary and level way faster than staying on one team (sadly) so continuity of subject matter experts is not being built from the newer generation... but can you blame them? The company does training and encouragement for inclusion & no tolerance for sexual harassment, but it is a VERY big company, so each team/division is its own world. As a female engineer, I've experienced sexual harassment on 3 different teams, and only one instance where I escalated it to ethics myself did it result in the employee being investigated and eventually removed from the company. If you have trouble... you probably have to escalate it to ethics yourself. Management might 'try' to help but likely won't do anything about complaints unless they are a great manager (semi-hard to come by here). I call this place my golden handcuffs. My job is okay, I wish I could do more philanthropic/meaningful work... but the benefits and opportunity here is its own world and I'll probably never leave.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

Excellent work-life balance compared to many aerospace companies. Good benefits (healthcare, retirement, PTO).

Cons

- Five days per week in the office - Parking can be challenging. - Working across multiple time zones (U.S., Brazil, India) creates coordination overhead - Compensation is not competitive for the Seattle area. - Limited opportunities for meaningful career growth. While there are internal career paths, I haven't found many opportunities that align with the technical challenges and responsibilities I'm looking for - SPEEA's seniority-based structure can slow advancement for newer employees - Programs have very long development cycles, so it can take years to see your work become a finished product - Less exposure to cutting-edge technology than companies focused on emerging products (space, medical devices, AI hardware, quantum computing, etc. Significant bureaucracy and slow decision-making

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