Boeing

If you have less than 5 years with the company, opportunities abound. Pockets of innovation do exist, but one must belong to the "in crowd" to be allowed to be a true innovator. Plenty of bright, intelligent people work for the company.

With approximately 160k people working for the company, expect bureaucracy at every turn. The pace of change is slow and promotion difficult for most employees. The company cycles through layoffs and growth. Currently, we are on the layoff cycle.

Consider taking advantage of the diversity of your workforce and not merely paying lip service.

Look to the people having more than 10 years but less than 25 years of experience. This group still has much to offer: wisdom of experience without the "cannot be done" attitude.