I currently work at a smaller startup making more money, but I've heard that transitioning into aero industry can get you more WLB. Would you recommend this? And which companies / what trajectory would you recommend?
Boeing Seattle/ Bellevue is monstrous WLB. Only negative on wlb is they expect you to be in the chair 8 hrs a day. It’s pretty flexible but you have to put in your time. Old school mentality, not like “you can leave when your work is done” I leave at 4pm every day, go to gym on campus which is filled with old people so I never have to wait for squat rack, then get home at like 6 ish. 20 days of PTO to start, which grows up to 32 days with tenure. 401k is 6% of base salary which is pretty good. Better than google and msft if your base is over 150k. My schedule is pretty loose so some days I come in at 7:30, some days at 9:00. Some coworkers come in at 6:00am so they can leave at 2. Same goes for Kent office. Not sure about the other big puget sound offices like Everett or Renton.
True with the fact with old school mentality, the most important thing that I dislike 😂
Its really dependant on the function and your management.
If you want less WLB and are willing to lower your expectations SpaceX will likely hire u.
A lot of people are trying to leave aerospace bc of low pay and boring jobs. Job stability and wlb are unbeatable. Some jobs can be stressful but honestly there’s so many that aren’t that it’s not worth the pay to stick around there. Flex my schedule to work basically whatever hours I want as long as they’re not completely absurd. 40 hours and I’m out. Pay I think Boeing, LM, and Northrop are all pretty similar?
Boeing Seattle is ultimate work life balance. Boeing St Louis, not so much.