r/boeing • u/Necessary_Sink3873 • 10d ago

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I’ve always been curious about something about Boeing from both an engineering and operations perspective.

People often discuss Boeing in terms of aircraft design, company decisions, manufacturing, certification, safety culture, airline pressure, etc. But I rarely see discussion on what Boeing still does exceptionally well compared to competitors.

For those who follow Boeing closely (engineers, aviation enthusiasts, pilots, maintenance crews, employees, passengers):

What do you think Boeing’s strongest area is today, and what do you think needs the biggest improvement?

Interested in hearing technical and non-technical perspectives.

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u/Poseidon927 10d ago

Skipping past all the common complaints of parking, compensation, and benefits...

All the bathrooms, common areas, and general workplace amenities could use an improvement. Working in a cubicle farm with no natural light and 30-year old carpet that hasn't been vacuumed in years is not good for morale.

That's on top of mandatory overtime for a company that can't even be bothered to provide simple K-Cups or stationaries for their own employees. For a company its size, it's cringeworthy that departments have to lock up their own supplies because of their tiny budget.

Seriously, just provide abundantly -- if you can do stock buybacks you can provide nice amenities that would make Boeing a more pleasant place to work at.

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u/midadoneit 10d ago edited 10d ago

Boeing literally can't now with massive amounts of debt. What you're asking for would cost billions. What are you giving up to reallocate billions to global real estate and facilities? Funding prancy offices and coffee makers over production focused infrastructure isn't the priority whatsoever nor will it ever be. Nice office furnishings aren't needed to manufacture aerospace products (sales being an exception) and you're probably working for the wrong industrial company if you think otherwise. If your morale is low because you don't like the cubicles or carpet colors then you need to toughen up or work for a profitable company. Stock buybacks 10 years ago doesn't mean the Boeing has unlimited funds either. That's history now and the money is gone. Sunk cost redistributed through RSUs a long time ago.