Pros: Excellent health care coverage, 401k

Cons: My experience working as a software developer (or 'programmer/analyst' as they called it) was horrendous. Firstly, I was unable to work for the first several months as they couldn't figure out how to get the basic requirements together. I literally had to come to work and do nothing for 8 hours each day. After that, when I did start working on a small CRUD web application with one other dev, it was a total disaster. None of the people in charge or clarifying the requirements could agree on anything, so we were working on extremely vague requirements. Everyone I talked to would simply point their finger at someone else. By the time I had resigned, there were STILL no clear requirements. There was also no software development process to speak of - we were simply handed the very rough draft with vague instructions and told to get it done. The developers in the group seemed to be on a very low level. I never once got a clear answer about anything that I asked anyone. My manager, who was supposedly a developer for over a decade, had never heard of an ORM. This manager was also extremely ineffective - we had bi-weekly meetings, but whenever I would ask her about anything, she would say that she didn't know and maybe I should ask someone else. We spent absurd amounts of time having meetings about safety and watching videos about people working on the shop floor, despite the fact that we worked at desks in an office. Our group meetings were nothing but "flowdown" from "the higher ups" that consisted of topics that were not relevant to anyone in the group. For instance, we once had a long discussion about company cell phone usage despite the fact that no one in the group used a company cell phone. There was NEVER any talk about software development and its quality, despite the fact that we were a software development group - all the talk was about inane Boeing rules, policies, and corporate nonsense. Everyone constantly complained and was grumpy. It was the most negative and toxic work environment that I have ever seen. The older people talked constantly about how they couldn't wait to retire, and the younger people were totally disinterested in their work. There were many, many people who would do next to nothing all day every day. There were also widespread layoffs across all of IT that were handled very poorly - and they also laid off the most experienced employees first. There was also constant harping about how we needed to save the company money - by using the website self-help instead of calling the IT help desk; by booking the absolute cheapest flights and hotel rooms if travelling - I had one tiny monitor because anything else was "not in the budget." There was also constant talk about all the financial "challenges" that Boeing was having.

Pros: Good work-life balance. However, team Product Owners have too much power, which leads to internal politics.

Cons: Team monopoly and internal politics

Pros: - Ability to move to different positions in many locations around the Seattle area or the country. - High levels of stability. - Consistent pay. - Good 401k. - Lots of training opportunities and payment for extended education. - You can go into areas with airplanes. - Healthcare options are good.

Cons: The anti-pattern of a software company: it is waterfall through and through. Anyone that could lie well enough could get a software development job, as this has happened many times. Massive, slow bureaucracy and process. Innovation and creativity are shut down. A large amount of non-development work occurs before you can potentially do work. Pay is less than other software jobs by a third or more. Any promise of being able to do interesting work is likely a lie. Your career will wither and die if you stay longer than three years. Your skills will likely atrophy while you work at Boeing. The heavy political environment results in fighting other people for work. Treats contractors less human than normal employees.