Boeing Lays 1000 more Staff as A Part of Planned Job Cuts in Washington And California

Boeing has finally executed the planned job cuts by more than 17,000 jobs which are quite challenging and can cause a significant challenge in the workforce. Close to 400 people are being laid off in Washington and around 500 are being laid in California.

Boeing was planning to cut down the jobs by more than 10 percent as it is trying to recover from the financial and functional stress caused because of the covid 19 pandemic. Kelly Ortberg, CEO of Boeing claimed that strikes were not the cause of layoffs but overstaffing in the organization was one of the prime aspects.

Boeing's global services were impacted when it first came with the notice of job cuts. Initially, they had canceled more than 3500 employees. The roles that were cut started from Engineers to Recruiters and analysts. The fired employees were still on payroll for 2 months and received career assistance service along with medical and health benefits for three months.

Boeing stated, “As announced in early October, we are adjusting our workforce levels to align with our financial reality and a more focused set of priorities,”. Apart from the pandemic, Boeing has been facing difficulties since 2018 and 2019 when it killed over 400 passengers in one of the Max 737 Dreamliners.

It further lost its reputation when an Alaska Airline’s fuel cap blew off mid-air. However, the job cuts is said to be the only resolution to the financial stress it is going through.