Boeing has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 18,276 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 Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).
Making necessary changes to compete.
Employees empowered.
Feeling of working on something bigger than yourself.
Strong teams and excellent learning opportunities.
Cons
Common big company pitfalls:
Lack of differentiation for top performers.
Poor performers hard to get rid of.
Slow to turn a large organization.
The people at Boeing are a great joy to work with.
Most employees works extremely hard to accomplish the goals set when it comes to completing tasks.
Cons
Projects are done around the clock and this effects time spent with family.
Too much hierarchy
Solutions to downturns are large layoffs of techincal employees (Engineers, techs, etc.) but additions of multiple layers of management.
There are many places to move around in the company. The benefits they provide are competitive, especially the 401(k). Also the pay is good later on as you move up levels. Really interesting work.
Cons
Very big, very corporate. They try to get you specialized and to stay were you are.