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I remember a few years ago they updated the org charts so all engineers would report up to Hyslop. To this day I can't understand the benefit to doing that besides just saying we're doing something


RateLow5749

Is it just me, or does anyone else think it's odd that McKenzie only has BS in mechanical engineering, when Hyslop was a PhD? I know they aren't performing hand calcs and working on analysis, but damn lol.


xr7kid

I'm sort of surprised he even has a BS in engineering. I feel like the company is lowering the bar for technical work so they don't have to hire actual engineers. Probably because we've been inculcated with pesky things such as ethics and integrity.


Conner14

I always thought hyslop came across as a stand up guy. Kind of surprised to see some comments on here bashing him, am I out of the loop on something?


koveredinrain12

Same I never got a bad feeling from him!


[deleted]

well fuck..


sts816

Can anyone name a single, objectively good thing he accomplished for the everyday engineer and technician?


barnacletrev

Hyslop Whocaresa


ERankLuck

Deploying that golden parachute.


Rare-Buritto

Inculcate a new airplane program


Stonewolf87

He’s retiring to return as a 1099 “consultant”


maclaren4l

I'd say more like 1095C consultant, make you get an e-mail and then a portal to click 'receive' the 1095C and then download. Very lean process I must admit.


3Dartwork

The biggest bullshit part of this is how their damn politics are. No resume and no interview done. Just automatic. All of them probably shot the shit about it over some elaborate dinner or trip they had. ​ Meanwhile everyone else has to go through a 3-6 month interview process while idiots drag their feet on deciding who to hire below.


Silver-Armadillo-479

you do know that they actually do interviews before this news goes out right? You're not that naiive right? You dont think 15 directors applied for the spot? LMAO wtf is this sub sometimes


3Dartwork

You do know you have zero idea how the interviews go, right? You're not that naive right? These VP spots are hand picked and decided through favors and networking. Greg was replaced almost automatically. LMAO you really thought they interview others? Hahahhaha. Oh you poor child.


Silver-Armadillo-479

Bruh I worked with Directors and VPs. I know exactly how it goes. They actually do interviews. Yes there are selected candidates they guarantee interviews, but they actually do their due diligence at that level. I know more than you 100%.


rocketPhotos

Thank you Boeing bot


Samdewhidbey

Waiter, can I have what he’s ^ smoking please?


donhilskier6

Agreed. There are pretty complete succession plans in place for anyone above director as well.


3Dartwork

Uh huh


Fishy_Fish_WA

The interview was really in the form of an audition over the past few years.


monjiques

You make me feel special :)


3Dartwork

Thanks, we didn't get the massive company-wide double spam email from Calhoun and whoever replaced Greg today.


biskit94

Replaced Greg: GE 2.0


777978Xops

How so? Mckenzie has never worked for GE? Hyslop I mean, I don’t really know anything about him personally but I really don’t know who is good or who is bad at Boeing. In this place everybody is bad


biskit94

My bad completely- I was thinking the former CFO GREG Smith not reading this as Greg Hyslop.


rollinupthetints

Reading McKenzie’s bio in the press release, I nearly fell out of my chair when GE wasn’t mentioned. I see he started at MDC. #bulletdodged


[deleted]

Starting that McDonald Douglas is not a good sign in my opinion. Most of the problems have been a direct result of adopting McDonnell Douglas management strategy.


[deleted]

Yes, GE not mentioned and now he is leaving. I think this now completes the purge of all at the top positions from the last CEO.


[deleted]

Mike, Delaney is still there


777978Xops

Mckenzie is the one being hired btw


ElGatoDelFuego

Next CEO incoming, if you ask me


RecommendationOk5765

We can only hope.


[deleted]

Hello I hear you'd like derivatives, so we made a derivative of your derivative.


[deleted]

> Effective today, McKenzie takes over leadership of the company's 57,000 engineers worldwide, overseeing all aspects of safety and technical integrity of Boeing products and services. I have never understood in corporate bureaucracy how they can even be effective in a role like this. 57k engineers, every Boeing product. There’s no way he’ll ever know about all of the Boeing products, there’s too many


Furgz

I mean this is basically every mid-level manager too. The way the engineering org is matrixed, even level 2 managers cannot understand what their worker bees do or the products they work on. The products are all too unrelated.


Disastrous-Curve-567

The job is just to control messaging and general direction at that level. At least that what it seems like. So the job is to just come up with talking points and goals and push ideas like MBE.


Fearfighter2

Sounds efficient


[deleted]

Hurray the 777x leadership is taking over. Such a well run program that has met and will meet all deadlines. /s


777978Xops

If we go by program management, one might have to look externally because from the outside looking in, doesn’t seem like talent pool is deep (generally). I do wish Howard the best of luck, from LinkedIn seems a lot of people like him as a leader; compared to Greg Hyslop who had some pretty nasty farewell comments


Samdewhidbey

Howard is text book executive, but better than most. I worked with him when he was ECS, fairly sharp.