Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with thousands more planned

Re:Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with thousands ... by ChuckMcM on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @02:18PM (#23327501)

In my experience at the executive level of a company this was never the case. There were always 1 year, 3 year, and 5 year plans in place.

Long range plans get re-evaluated periodically because things change, both technology and markets but I have never experienced them being either ignored or thrown out in pursuit of the quarterly 'numbers.'

That said, if your senior management doesn't understand all aspects of your product value, they will make poor choices both in the short term and for the long term.

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Re:Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with thousands ... by S_A_P on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @02:28PM (#23327675)

This thread reminds me of one I saw on here this morning re: the netflix quikster debacle.

I would imagine that it is easy to push a narrative that execs are greedy, short sighted and barely competent. I would imagine this can be true, but more than likely its a bunch of factors that aren't public that led to less than optimal decision making.

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