Boeing

Great opportunities to do overtime and make extra money. My area is pretty good in the sense that the work is consistent and easy to learn over time. The crew is very supportive, both other inspectors and mechanics.

The people really make or break the day. Luckily, I'm with a crew who are fun to be around, and we all help each other out when the day gets busy.

Occasional bad apples in management pushing for numbers and attempting to cut corners so that their number sheet looks good to their higher-ups.

Need to be mindful of how they interact with you, as they could be subtly attempting to coerce you to buy off work that clearly isn't completed yet.

Butting heads between different shifts, mostly 1st and 2nd.

I get that we are building products for our customers, and they have an expectation of seeing the highest quality product delivered to them. However, the foundation employees, e.g., mechanics, sealers, electricians, etc., know the problems on the floor that impede them from being able to be successful. Management not being supportive and dismissive does not help boost morale or productivity.

In the region I work in, 1st shift and 2nd shift are often butting heads (mostly 1st shift not completing the work they were scheduled to do and passing it over to 2nd shift to finish). This issue has been brought up multiple times, asking for the 1st shift counterparts to complete or stay late to complete.

Stop pitching out in emails saying that we are in this together when there is clearly a divide and problems are being overlooked.