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Good benefits. Managers, managers, managers

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Boeing for 4 years
July 12, 2012
Huntington Beach, California
3.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

401K match, company-paid health insurance (now I hear you have a deductible), good work-life balance (almost too good), paid overtime.

Cons

Most of the projects worked on had a 1:1 ratio of managers to engineers. It's very top-heavy.

However, before I left, they started pink-slipping all the upper people that weren't adding value to the company.

Company specialty is hardware. It does not know how to write "good" software. Most managers will assign whoever they want to "code" regardless of technical background.

Budgets come and go. Not a good working environment if you want long-term ownership of a project.

Advice to Management

Find ways to entice more engineers into management. Most engineers don't want to become managers at this company. That shouldn't be the norm, especially with lots of young engineers to mentor.

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