Pros
Great benefits, decent pay starting out in industry, pay increases quarterly and yearly
Cons
When I started at Textron, I was fresh out of A&P school. The training here is non-existent for some new hires, but then other new hires get dedicated attention and OJT from the designated "trainer". More people than not have no interest in helping you if you have questions, so you're left on your own to figure out how to use equipment or complete jobs. Access to manuals/documentation is frustrating as there are many locations and computer links you must navigate to find what you need. There is no help guide, so this becomes a infuriating part of the job to play "Where's Waldo?". Out of 70 mechanics, there is no diversity, so it has the feeling of the good ole white boys club. If you don't fit into the club, you will be blatantly treated differently. Small numbers of "minorities" have come and gone, but none have stayed very long. It has been a very frustrating experience with lack of support (from coworkers, leads, and management) on trying to get training, feeling discriminated against, or just any kind of help period. There is no HR onsite, so you have to call some number and speak to some third-party HR rep in India/Pakistan, which becomes difficult when English is not their first language. This place really has a lot of things going for it, but there are so many little things that really make it miserable to work here at times.
