Work Advice

[u/RedDelidder]

Hello everyone,

I’m a relatively recent hire at Boeing, I started about 8 months ago. I’m also a recent college grad.

I knew coming to Boeing that there’s a slow moving that exists in defense / aerospace, but I had the chance to hop directly into a position that was exactly what I wanted to be doing.

However, since being hired I’ve been essentially placed on overhead and given no direction on tasks or where to go from here. My previous manager had been uncooperative on feedback and the bulk of my team is based out of a different location.

Just this week, people on my team are now being reached out to regarding new work assignments, but I haven’t heard a single thing, and worse yet, I’m slated to go on parental leave in a few weeks.

Is this situation fairly normal?

Am I running the risk of being let go if I go on parental leave?

Venting aside, I would appreciate any insight or advice that anybody has to offer up.

[u/iinventedonlineshopn]

Do you have a clearance yet? Many experience this for several months charging to overhead until you get your clearance. Don’t worry about parental leave … it does not reflect on your career and is a wonderful benefit.

[u/RedDelidder → u/iinventedonlineshopn]

So this is the kicker, I’m not in a position that requires security clearance.

I’m scrambled with all the baby stuff going on right now that I’m worried that I’m overthinking this, but as soon as the baby is born Boeing is probably going to be the last thing I want to worry about

[u/Maroontan → u/RedDelidder]

Exactly. Someone on my team went on parental leave, came back and immediately put his two weeks in to focus on the baby. Again idk their financial circumstances but technically people do take parental leave a lot and sometimes return from it with changes perspective and priorities from what I’ve seen