I'm already with RTX and looking at moving to another facility in Socal. Our current location is Union. Does P&W have union representation ? Also, do these "smaller" facilities tend to come and go or once they're opened they stay open
Lost B-52 re-engine to RR, GTF is Junk & pilots scared to fly, about to lose sole source F-35 to GE.
Here we go - 900 layoffs expected as US engine-maker Pratt & Whitney to shut down Israel factory
https://www.timesofisrael.com/900-layoffs-expected-as-us-engine-maker-pratt-whitney-to-shut-down-israel-factory/ LOL - company is ph--ked. Lost B-52 re-engine campaign to ROLLS ROYCE! HAHAHAHHAHA LOL
Quick retirements
What’s going on with the 2 week notices of tons of people retiring Nov 30th? I have heard mixed rumors of something with pension? Nothing was communicated nor published.
Is Pratt a good place to be right now?
Mid career engineering, been offered a role at Pratt. Coming in from the competitor in Cincy. What’s the work environment like ? I see talk of layoffs but seems like they’re hiring quite a bit. Some risk to the move but could be good career wise... — read more
Pretty fly for a white guy - but not at P&W
If you’re white and educated and do the right thing, pack your stuff. Minorities prevail. Reverse Racism !!!!!!
Fat & Wimpy - layoffs on horizon
Bad 3rd qtr is gonna hamper the 4th. 1st qtr 2023 will see a voluntary then an involuntary. Dump RTX fast!
Farnborough sales low due to Woke status
Layoffs on the horizon
What's happening with layoffs?
I haven't heard anything in a while which for some reason has me worried.
Union contracts are expiring; salaried folks don't turn in your skills matrix
As you may have heard, the IAM contract expiration and vote is May 1. If you are salaried, you may have been recently approached by management to complete or update a shop skills matrix to determine if you are eligible to be assigned to a production... — read more
Pratt has become a place to leave
It used to be the other way around, Pratt was a place to be. A great company to advance your career. Now it's a company where you get stuck and the only way to make any progress is to leave. Ask around and see how many people are getting ready to... — read more
Every Day is He-l for me
My 5 years with Pratt has caused me to have severe anxiety, depression, and panic attacks, which I've never experienced anywhere else. The toxic culture, demanding environment, borderline rude co-workers. I'm ready almost every day to give my notice... — read more
B-52
I miss guarding those big boys at Barksdale
transparency on unvax terminations
Wouldn’t it be transparent for the company to divulge how many people were let go due to being on Vaxxed? They made a big deal of it but now it seems that nobody was held accountable and let go so what happened? The date past for employees to be... — read more
Time To Go.
Matt Bromberg Knew What He Was Doing.
Hiring
Would you go back?
Vax up (mandate) by Dec 7 2021 or get fired
Corporate mandate; wonder if it will play out just like what happened at SouthWest Airlines….?
Vax Mandate
RTX / P&W is basically playing chicken with vax mandate of take the jab and report, or be fired.
Woke HR rating
When hiring new hires, hiring managers get hiring “points” per HR for their teams if they hire other than White so Raytheon can be more diverse… wait 5 years and see if the Company will be better being diverse rather than hiring the smartest and... — read more
If it says 'mandatory vaccination'
, should I take that to mean that PW cares about my health or what? I don't like discussions between pro-vaxxers and anti-vaxxers, let the vaccine be discussed by doctors, but I'm glad if this company is concerned about our health (sarc.)
Vax
Get the Joan or get lost by Oct 1, 2021! No unemployment, just a boot out the door…
Got Vax?
Raytheon in the news regarding COVID 19 vax. The Vaxers and antivaxers are engaging in an active discussion across the Web. Thing is there is a potential that good people are going to leave because of the mandate. It is a sad thing that this is... — read more
Does PW ever rehire old employees?
Those who were previously laid off?
whats in store for remainder of 2021?
commercial market does not appear to be hitting the predicted bo-m that was being touted a year ago.Not sure how military aircraft programs will fare after reading latest hayes qoute on “speed trumps stealth”.
So many things have changed
I'm not sure how anybody working here can remain normal. Every day we need to deal with uncertainty, unnecessary stress, an increasingly toxic work atmosphere, office politics, and so many more things. Sometimes I feel that quitting and dealing with... — read more
Do you still enjoy working here?
I did when I just started, but the company has morphed into something unrecognizable since then.
Woke company
Teaching CRT; be careful if you want a job here…..
Record Retention
Does anyone know how long they hold onto personnel records before it is destroyed? I never printed out my PFT’s which were all pretty good while I was there. I don’t plan on reapplying in the near future but I’m wondering if I do reapply in the... — read more
Impact of failure
How much does United’s engine failure impact P&W’s prospects in the aviation market?
Fatigue crack on engine
Is the engine fatigue on the United Airlines plane due to poor management decisions?
I'll happily volunteer
Next round, whether it's next month or next year, I'll be happy to volunteer. This place hasn't been the same since the last layoffs and I don't think it ever will be. With the economy as it is, this is not the time to just walk away but if I could... — read more
Is there anyone who did not cope well after the dismissal?
I often hear from former colleagues with whom I was close. After the dismissals, which were very stressful because everyone thought that they wouldn't manage to find another job so quickly, as it turns out, everyone did much better than they had... — read more
ge gtf engine
more great news again for pratt. ge will be releasing its gtf engine soon. hoping our engine is a better product.
IAM Contracts next year
Should be entertaining next year watching the IAM go to battle with corporate over what is supposedly fair and going on strike outside all the turnstiles. With all the white collar jobs hit this year, they will be going after blue collar jobs next... — read more