Pros
When I first started at Boeing, I remember the excitement of being able to walk through the assembly hangers and see the whole supply chain in action. As a supply chain analyst, we were given some freedom to spend as much time as needed on the factory floor. Boeing is a great international company with many customers that dot the globe. Although there are not many competitors in the airplane industry, Boeing is able to stand firm in the quality of their airplanes. There were times we were able to fulfill orders to help the US Government and also celebrities like John Travolta.
Cons
When I first started at Boeing, I was told I would be assigned to work in Everett. I confirmed with HR that I would be assigned to work on the 747 supply chain group which is based in Everett. During the first day of orientation, I was given a small post it note which read, you will now be assigned to the 737/757 commercial group which is based in Renton (1 hour drive away or even longer depending on 405 traffic). The Boeing job started off poorly. Management did not encourage process improvement. I created a macro that allowed me to do my job twice as fast but my team leader told me to not share it with others as it may impact the norm.
