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I took a software class that interned with Boeing in the 90s. Wow was it depressing. At least the folks we interacted with were completely incompetent. Bonus points for how they all groveled over the vice president. End of project they had a strict deadline for applications… then they extended the deadline… nobody in the class would apply. Most depressing thing ever.
I knew a few excellent engineers that retired from Boeing while I was in high school. Guys that brought up the 747 program. Structured thinkers with an absolute focus on quality. They respected the complexity of the work and cut no corners and worked as many hours as they could. They had harsh words for the new Boeing and that was in the 90s even before it left seattle,
Worked with a good guy that was in Boeing software for a year straight out of school. Said there was a whole room of tenured people at desks in a row and boss came to him in secret if something needed doing. Said he was sort of threatened a few times by others because he was so productive. He left because he didn’t want to advance there - he wanted to do cool stuff and was so happy to be gone - not to mention the low pay.
It’s one of those things - I think they need to fire a huge swath of people that were successful in the new Boeing, but then they’d have no company. I’ll be surprised if it can be turned around. Perhaps more economical to start a new company.
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