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Re:Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with thousands ... by deepspace on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @02:18PM (#23327508)
Here is a great article that addresses the issue : https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/how-boeing...

Boeing lost their way in the 90s when the MD merger turned them into an accountant-managed company whereas they were previously engineering-managed. The resulting 737MAX disaster is the main source of their problems today, not COVID.

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Re:Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with thousands ... by gamblor956 on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @03:01PM (#23328207)
You're blaming the accountants for something the article clearly says is the result of management decisions...made by an engineer...

(McDonnell's Stonecipher was an engineer that rose into management ranks and was the one that thought up the brilliant idea to just cut costs regardless of the consequences.)

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Re:Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with thousands ... by marcus_holmes on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @05:00PM (#23329915)
more mindset than actual qualifications. The point is really about losing sight of what the company does and focusing purely on the money
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