San Antonio and Boeing (Center, Bowie: to buy, university, live in)

[lafriadepo]

Please help; my husband will be retiring from the Navy next year and we are thinking about relocating to Texas, we already know property taxes are high however you still get more house for your $$$ but we don't know what other benefits might be there available to us also any good family oriented areas to live in we have 3 boys so schools are a concern to us, Thank You and I hope to hear your honest opinion.

[evergoose79]

If your are trying to get situated I would call Randolph Field Realty. They helped us purchase a house from Germany and we like the area were are in Converse. They are family owned and Cheryl was a military spouse and the owners are a military family. If you need to find a place that meets your needs and want someone that is honest I would call (210)659-8844 and ask for her. We were referred to them by a family in Germany that has been working with them for over a decade. If your husband is looking for a particular job I might be able to help, I have gotten some good leads since I got out of the Army and I am also presently looking for a job also. You can e-mail me at averghesemoore@hotmail.com

[evergoose79]

I past the first round of interviews. Is it common for Boeing to go through a second round of interviews?
They also mention attending training in Renton, is this also common?

[Aquajox]

When I first interviewed 12 years ago in Everett, WA, I got an offer a few weeks after the interview. 2 years ago, I was still working at Boeing in Everett, but I applied for a position here in San Antonio. I interviewed over the phone, and 5 weeks after the interview, I got an offer. There was not a second interview either time. Good Luck!!

[evergoose79]

Well, it looks I got a contract position with Boeing starting in Mid May, but it is with Boeing Commercial. It looks like I will be working at the support center and it is a full time position in the support center, with a Friday to Thursday work week.

[Aquajox]

Originally Posted by evergoose79

Well, it looks I got a contract position with Boeing starting in Mid May, but it is with Boeing Commercial. It looks like I will be working at the support center and it is a full time position in the support center, with a Friday to Thursday work week.

Congratulations! Sounds like you will be on the 787 program. I begin my training next week to help out on the 787.

I did not know anybody worked such a work week as Friday to Thursday. We work a 9/80 work week, which is 9 hour days with every other Friday off. On the working Friday, we only do 8 hours. It's a good schedule as long as we're not doing a ton of overtime and end up working every Friday and Saturday.

[evergoose79]

Yeah, I will be part of the 787 program, working with supply. I was under the assumption, during the interview that it was a regular daytime position. I'm a little worried about what I am going to do when my husband is gone on business trips since I drop the kids off at 7, but we always thought of soemthing when we were in the Army, I guess this won't be different.

[sapphire]

Originally Posted by evergoose79

Yeah, I will be part of the 787 program, working with supply. I was under the assumption, during the interview that it was a regular daytime position. I'm a little worried about what I am going to do when my husband is gone on business trips since I drop the kids off at 7, but we always thought of soemthing when we were in the Army, I guess this won't be different.

Congratulations!

[evergoose79]

I got an e-mail about a delay with the 787 program here in San Antonio, so now I do not have a definite start date anymore ): Is this usual for Boeing to delay things for months at a time? It might not be a bad thing, I was thinking about going home and visiting my parents for a couple of months and letting them spoil the grandkids.

[Bo]

Originally Posted by evergoose79

I got an e-mail about a delay with the 787 program here in San Antonio, so now I do not have a definite start date anymore ): Is this usual for Boeing to delay things for months at a time?

To say there is upheaval and turmoil in the airline industry these days would be an understatement. There have been 5 airlines which have gone out of business in the last month and there are 2 major airline mergers proposed. Boeing is probably being appropriately cautious about ramping up production on a new model when there is legitimate reason to be concerned that its airline customers won't be able to (or won't be around to) pay for the planes they've ordered.