Boeing

• 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.

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.

You could almost do the opposite of what you are doing, and life would be magnitudes better.

Pay people a competitive wage, give competitive benefits, and allow people to be creative and innovating.

Reward productive energy.

Use modern software development practices.

Use whiteboard coding for interviews.

Hire only people who have worked in tech for the management chain, including CIO.