Our business management schools are cranking out people with inferior people skills. - Facilities Maintenance Electrician Boeing Employee Review

2.0
Jun 22, 2010
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Pros

It's good pay in relation to other aerospace companies in the area. The benefits were acceptable, although constantly being whittled down with each passing year. The work environment is good so long as you don't end up with a manager who practices micro-management, looking over your shoulder at every turn. Good vacation and holiday pay and time off.

Cons

Many of the managers are promoted from an organizational group referred to as "Planning." Far too many of them are quota-fillers, which promotes a diverse team of manangers alright, but with many of them being utterly incompetent to manage operations over which they're placed. What makes the situation worse is that some of the worst and most incompetent, first-line managers are the ones promoted to middle and upper management. It was this structure of management that carried over when the plant was purchased by ONEX, and named Spirit Aerosystems. The morale at the plant is still very low because of poor "people" skills and even worse management skills.

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5.0
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Pros

Good work life balance for employees and management

Cons

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4.0
Jun 28, 2026
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Pros

Work-life balance has been great at the Long Beach site. My coworkers are very considerate and supportive. Benefits suck as parental leave and 401k, Roth 401k, and mega backdoor Roth make it so you can really get ahead in terms of retirement building. They are trying to get better in culture and performance rather than some companies that don’t even pretend to care. During the pandemic there was no training. Now there’s some!

Cons

Base pay can be slightly lower than other companies for specific skills. Each site and each organization within each site has its own culture depending on who is the VP/executive team. There are so many executives it’s hard to get things done. Things move very slowly.

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