Boeing Sucks

A little bit about why I'm so bitter:

During the recruitment process I was promised a working environment in which there would be mentorships along with more formal technical education as well as on the job learning. Do you want to know how many hours of technical training I've received since I've been here? 8 hours! And that was in my first month here. And, I had little clue about what the instructor was talking about since it was centered around a very specific piece of equipment that I had never used, and didn't use again for another 3 years.

Now, if you ask Boeing, they'll claim I've had 30-40 hours of training each year. And that's true. Here's a list from the past two years:

2004 (14.1 hours, but it seemed like 30!)

AS9100 Module 3 Training
0.2 hours

AS9100 Module 2: Meeting the AS9100 Standard
1.0

Personal Warranty
0.3

NMLA: Ethics COI Questionnaire
0.3

AS9100 Module 2: Meeting the AS9100 Standard (same class as above. I had forgotten I had taken it, and took it again)
1.0

Global Dvrsty&Compliance
0.5

2004 ETHICS RECOMMITMENT
3.0

2004 ETHICS CHALLANGE [sic]
1.0

Trade Secrets and Competitive Intelligence
1.0

Trade Secrets and Competitive Intelligence (different from above)
0.5

Procurement Integrity
1.0

General Laboratory Requirements Certification
1.0

RF/Microwave Radiation Training (safety training)
1.0

Office Ergonomics On Line Training
1.0

AS9100 Module 1: Intro to AS9100
0.3

2004 Security Awareness Training
0.5

Certification - Boeing Code of Conduct
0.5

2003 (19.4 hours)

2003 Security Awareness Training
0.5

ISO Module 3 Training
0.5

Cleanroom Certification per SCGPS 20002 - MMIC Pro
1.0

2003 Ethics Challenge - Scenario 3
0.3

ISO Module 2 Training
1.0

2003 Ethics Challenge - Scenario 2
0.3

2003 Ethics Challenge - Scenario 1
0.3

Export Control Level 3 - Pt 1
0.4

IDS Ethics Training
4.0

Protecting Our Company Secrets
0.2

2003 Security Awareness Training
0.5

Quality Data Collection System Training
1.0

ISO 9001 Awareness Training Module 1
0.5

Painting/Marking/Coating Process Hazards (Supervis
1.0

Bonding Process Hazards (Supervisor-Provided)
1.0

Microintegrated Circuit Production Process Hazards
1.0

Soldering Process Hazards (Supervisor-Provided)
0.0

Cutting Tools Safety (Supervisor-provided)
1.0

Hand Tools Safety (Supervisor-Provided)
1.0

Metal Working Tools (Supervisor-Provided)
1.0

MMIC Awareness Training for Technicians
2.0

ISO 9001 Awareness Training Module 1
0.5

Connector RF/DC Mate/Demate Certification
4.0

As you can see, Boeing will not be liable if I get hurt in any way doing anything (like sitting at my desk), if I send anything to any new employer or foreign government, or if I'm unethical in any way. Because, they've trained me.

Problem is: they haven't trained me how to do my job better.

I would love an RF/Microwave Radiation training course that actually has to do with how the waves propagate through different mediums and circuitry. But, I don't need to be taught every 2 years how the water in my brain boils when I'm exposed to high levels of Microwave radiation, so if I'm feeling dizzy I may want to get some help. I learned that in 3rd grade, when we put spiders in the microwave in my kitchen (and people keep asking why I'm keeping this blog anonymous; I don't want my mom to kill me -- or PETA for that matter).

I won't even get into the lack of mentorships. I've learned more from the people whom I've supervised than the people supervising me. Let's leave it at that.

I wouldn't be surprised, if you've made it this far through the post, and you work at Boeing, you can now update you training records for "how to read." No charge number for you though; this was a brown bag training session.