Boeing

Not a lot of intelligent engineers here, so it isn't hard to look like a pro.

100% work/life balance because you can come in and do nothing all day and get away with it. Actually, you don't even have to show up to work and charge for a full day, because your managers are going to be nonexistent.

Benefits are pretty decent, although they are working on removing that perk. They've tripled the healthcare cost recently and are lowering the life insurance coverage.

Really hard to come up with more pros.

I was hired on to Boeing as a Senior Software Engineer, only to quickly find out that Boeing doesn't have a clue what software engineering is.

They tend to farm most of their software work out, so I've languished away in a cube for 5 months.

I feel that I have developed PTSD from the smell of coffee and broken dreams.

At some point, you're going to think, "Man, I'm really not pulling my weight around here and just don't get what's happening."

Then, you'll find the ashes of the last poor soul that sat in your cube and you'll realize it's not just you, it's the worthless environment you've been shoved into.

Even if you found the strength to try and succeed here, the politics and constant backstabbing will take care of that quickly.

To add to all of that, they have this Go4Zero movement where they shove safety crap down your throat constantly.

They want to yell at you if you take a phone call while you're standing on the sidewalk, but don't say anything about the hazards their worthless union employees are creating from the construction they are doing on site.

Trust me, you'll get sick of it.

All in all, if your career goal is to come to work, be miserable, and die, come to Boeing.

Otherwise, go somewhere else... literally anywhere else is better.

Actually manage, maybe?