With everything thats going on now it is more than likely that some of us will be laid off. I been laid off twice from Boeing for a total of 6 1/2 years.
Luckily I was able to make ends meet by collecting unemployment and doing contract work. My advice to those who may get laid off is : stop buying stuff, pay off debt, try to save cash and get your resume ready.
You may not be able to collect unemployment forever. You may have to move in with relatives, i did. So start being nice to them. I know some of you may be anxious thinking about getting laid off. This website does very little to inform you about what may happen, the writing will be on the wall before it happens. Life after Boeing always goes on. I hope this this helps some of you. What are you plans and advice for others?
Group therapy helps.
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@1ayw+17WSNMwC
"Unfortunately Boeing leadership will be the last ones to realize the obvious."
And also unfortunately, Boeing leadership will be the last ones to get laid off. And when they do, they'll be getting a nice package in the millions.
There is no life after Boeing, only death.
The reason a lot of us are planning for “Life after Boeing” it’s because it is obvious the Max will bankrupt Boeing. If it is not the Max it will be the pandemic.
Unfortunately Boeing leadership will be the last ones to realize the obvious. They just don’t get it, nobody wants to buy or fly on this death trap. Wake up!!!!!
Support for MAX brand wavers as Boeing jet nears green light
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-boeing-737max-brand-focus/support-for-max-brand-wavers-as-boeing-jet-nears-green-light-idUKKBN27W1LD
SEATTLE/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing is set to win approval for its grounded
737 MAX this week, but chinks are appearing in the brand as the most
traumatic chapter in the jet maker's history overshadows the planes' original
billing of superlative performance.
When it returns to the skies next month as expected after a nearly two-year
safety review, the “MAX” name will still be officially in place.
Some airlines, however, have begun to soft-pedal references to the aircraft
following two fatal crashes that murdered 346 people in the name of profit.
Industry sources familiar with the branding say the name will likely be phased
out over time as a strategy unfolds among airlines to de-emphasize the “MAX”
label in favor of the formal names assigned to each variant,
like “737-7” or “737-8.”
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Dude/gal what did you expect from a company that lied to federal regulators in order to fast track an airplane to service?
If you did not make any plans from March-April 2019 when the MAX was grounded and waited for the pandemic to hit... that’s on you buddy
I’m just leaving for good. Why should I put up with a company that loves to lay people off?
@1cub
Boeing has held talks with four of the five largest U.S. airlines –
Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL),
Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV), and Alaska Air (NYSE:ALK) –
According to Bloomberg.
Boeing’s Befuddled Babbling Buffoons Baffle Bloomberg
https://images.wsj.net/im-259073?width=1260&size=1.5
Boeing's 737 MAX White-Tail Problem: Will Any U.S. Airlines Help?
https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/11/15/boeings-737-max-white-tail-problem-will-any-us-air/
The aircraft manufacturing giant is aggressively courting potential customers
for 100 or more Boeing 737 MAX jets that have been built but lost their original
buyers.
Boeing's (NYSE:BA) inventory of 737 MAX white tails – jets that have been
assembled but no longer have a buyer lined up – represents a major problem
for the plane maker. Most airlines have far more airplanes on order than they
will need over the next few years, making it hard to drum up new orders.
But with the 737 MAX potentially just days away from recertification, clearing
the backlog of undelivered jets will be a top priority for Boeing as it looks to
stem its cash burn.
To achieve this objective,
Boeing has held talks with four of the five largest U.S. airlines –
Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL),
Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV), and Alaska Air (NYSE:ALK) –
about potentially buying 737 MAX white-tail jets, according to Bloomberg.
But will any of these talks lead to deals?
@OP+12lmFi8K
Took the VLO and have never been happier. Started my own business and thankfully am very busy. No more 3 am getting up for work after horrible sleep, fighting id–ts on the Boeing freeway who for some reason are in a hurry to be at work at 4:30 am, and then sitting through horrid traffic on the way home. life after Boeing is great and can be for whoever gets laid off, either involuntarily or voluntary
My Drinking Water is from the lead pipes in Renton.
It’s the same water we use to make the Kool-Aid...
A rope and a bucket?
Do you get your drinking water out of a hole in the ground? It must have lead in it.
The two main things you will need if your laid off is rope and a bucket.
Good Luck
Before the pandemic, many people already had a plan B. Many workers received college educations and skills that don't require a degree while working at Boeing. Some were even thinking about leaving Boeing as part of personal growth.
There will always be recessions and with an education or skills Boeing is a small part of your world, it is not your world. Boeing is one thousands of corporations that remind workers that a worker is family, but when times are hard its a business and a worker must go.
For many, the real statement is ......Life after the pandemic.
I took the VLO and haven’t looked back.
My Dad hired in in 1986 and was laid off twice in that time. I have 14 years and feel im safe when I look at the roster, but have started looking at a plan B just in case. The original poster said it right. If you are facing layoff, there was life before, and there will be life after Boeing.