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/ramblinjd 10d ago

Everett feels like that. Most other Boeing sites I've visited don't. South Carolina is particularly nice. The buildings I visited in St Louis and San Antonio and Philadelphia and Plano and Chicago and even Renton seem fairly pleasant by comparison to Everett, too.

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u/SoulStripHer 10d ago

Most of those buildings were built or upgraded within the past two decades.