Boeing troubles

[BigfishTim]

Originally Posted by AU HSV

https://www.al.com/news/2023/09/boei...outputType=amp

Not surprised considering their product lines in Huntsville.

That's also not much money considering the amount DoD has spent in this area of technology.

[RocketDawg]

Originally Posted by BigfishTim

Not surprised considering their product lines in Huntsville.

That's also not much money considering the amount DoD has spent in this area of technology.

Correct. It's a relatively small contract for DoD.

[johnsonkk]

Originally Posted by Caffrey

I have a few friends employed there and it seems to be a pretty significant reorg with a bunch of senior management out and an out of state crew brought in to supervise things. Not much reassurance of continued employment for the young, relatively new hires. Shame the communication to the most valued asset appears to be lacking.

Boeing is also hiring.

https://jobs.boeing.com/search-jobs

That’s the way it works, bad news sells. Hopefully the “young, relatively new employees” will learn this media led lesson as it continues in their lifetime. Local news is the worst on this sensationalist format. News covers car crashes and not well flowing traffic.

[1DogGuy]

Originally Posted by dijkstra

Not to take up for the corporate world but these days it is a two way street. There is no loyalty from either side. Corporations lay people off or delete positions and terminate people on a whim.....even when they have been with the company for 20 years. On the other side, the younger generations will quit and take another job every six months if they can get a little more salary and some are never around long enough to ever become productive.

About the only advice I can give someone working in the corporate environment these days is stay sharp, keep your resume up to date and you best keep your credit score up because you may need to move for a job at any time.

I would add, "Be a team player and try to get involved in cross-functional projects/duties". If you can show your worth in multiple areas, you're more likely to survive a re-org, and they might alter or change your duties instead of laying you off. That's been my experience.

[Rick In Madison]

Originally Posted by 1DogGuy

I would add, "Be a team player and try to get involved in cross-functional projects/duties". If you can show your worth in multiple areas, you're more likely to survive a re-org, and they might alter or change your duties instead of laying you off. That's been my experience.

It all depends right; do the outgoing people meet the new contract labor category qualifications in terms of education, certifications, years of experience, and rate versus what is required on a new contract and the rates bid for the new contract.

You can be the best worker and team player but when the bean counters get involved then it is only round peg goes in round hole and square peg goes in square hole. Been there and have plenty of tee-shirts.

[BigfishTim]

Originally Posted by 1DogGuy

I would add, "Be a team player and try to get involved in cross-functional projects/duties". If you can show your worth in multiple areas, you're more likely to survive a re-org, and they might alter or change your duties instead of laying you off. That's been my experience.

Not me.

I figured out long ago when it come to the corporate layoffs, they use the manager's list of "totem pole".

Manager ranks the employees in order of importance. When they're told to get rid off X number of people, they go to this totem pole list and notify X number from the bottom.

So just like when hiking in the woods and get attacked by bears, I always appreciate those coworkers who can't run as fast ad I do.