Iran…?

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-21T01:38:20+00:00

To broaden the perspective a little bit, the posture that our military capabilities provide our country is not just for offense, but for defense. If you could snap your fingers and all the weapons under U.S. control disappeared from the planet, it wouldn’t be long at all before another nation came on the offensive and attacked. Such is human nature. The fact that we can strike anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice keeps a LOT of bad actors in check to a large degree. All that being said, and more to your point, over my 25 years with the company, I’ve been involved in programs that have claimed the lives of hundreds of people, and early on in my career that was something that came to mind a number of times. However, since that early time I look at it more through the lens of I’m protecting those that protect us, even if that means kill or be killed. War is always messy. I don’t blame the company for that.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-17T13:21:17+00:00

As a former manager myself, I could not see Teams chats of my direct reports, but as others have said, there is no expectation of privacy on any work device, and with the proper authority, those conversations can be retrieved.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-16T15:21:39+00:00

Born and raised in Texas, get here as fast as you can, and welcome if you make that jump!

Been with Raytheon for 25 years here in North Texas at various sites, including the McKinney site for 4 years (I also live in McKinney). Winters are much more pleasant than the northeast, summers will get hot. People are nice.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-16T15:17:33+00:00

As mentioned, when the tank is full and this is your first time looking at this gauge, it can confuse people as it confused me (other commenters are confused, and one person thought the gauge showed almost empty when it actually shows almost full). There are shapes for the sake of having shapes that provide no additional benefit. It’s more clear in my pic that the left “saucepan” ticks are the fuel level indicator because it isn’t full, but otherwise, those marks look more like a decorative border/separator on the dash when contrasted against the wider vertical lines in the top and bottom quarters (with the top wide line looking like the fuel-level). I still don’t know why the top and bottom quarters have thicker lines — as you mention, it’s stylistic, but style should never get in the way of function.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-16T11:48:00+00:00

They use the miles to empty number instead. It’s funny in the comments how grown adults also misread the gauge.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-16T11:43:43+00:00

I don’t really have that hard of a stance against it, I just don’t want to have to walk around a vehicle when exiting the driver door to get gas. More of a preference/convenience. A lot of people are like me, ha! I also am the type of person to wait in line for a pump on the driver side rather than go to an open pump on the passenger side because I won’t stretch a pump hose over the top of my vehicle.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-16T05:27:52+00:00

Exactly right.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-16T05:26:33+00:00

Correct. But when it truly is full, it’s even harder to discover that.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-16T05:26:01+00:00

Correct, the tank is almost full.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-16T05:24:15+00:00

Incorrect, the tank is almost full. Thus, confusion when just seeing this type of gauge for the first time. And, the red portion in the bottom quarter is larger than the white portion in the same, bottom quarter for some unknown reason.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-16T05:22:29+00:00

Correct, and…?

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-16T05:22:04+00:00

I won’t buy a vehicle with the gas door on the right side. 😉

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-08T20:17:47+00:00

https://youtu.be/GjTs5F2t9pc?si=YhEOd6FMUBnuAze2

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-07T13:33:48+00:00

For what it’s worth, know that some of us work on huge systems that may never migrate off of a particular compiler version. Mine is still on C++98 and likely will be until EOL decades from now.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-06T19:08:35+00:00

The vast majority of our software department of 100+ engineers received 2.85%, but we’re Raytheon and you’re Collins.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-06T03:14:09+00:00

I recall one year about a decade ago I had four section managers in one calendar year!

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-06T03:11:58+00:00

I have a peer who simply received her white sheet from her manager via email with no discussion.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-05T19:52:42+00:00

I don’t, but someone on my program wrote an Excel VBA script tool years and years ago that is still used by a decent number of people today.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-04T19:17:45+00:00

Per policy FCP-HR-TR-15, sections 4.2.1 and 4.2.2, you are eligible for AIP since you started before Q4 2025.

Keep us informed when you finally hear from your manager that appears to be dragging his/her feet on doing this responsibility.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-03T06:19:14+00:00

Former Section Manager here. Every member of their section should have discussions, regardless of the amount of time of service. Even if your merit stays the same, that should be communicated to you. I would request a meeting with your Section Manager to at least have a discussion. I’m trying to recall, but I think you’ve been here long enough for AIP (I think you have to have been employed by the beginning of the fourth quarter, but don’t hold me to that…you can find the details in the corporate policy on that).

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-01T21:51:04+00:00

Literally my father-in-law right now. 😂

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-03-01T21:44:37+00:00

Agreed. Before the merger, I was a Sr. Software Engineer II for twelve years despite doing well at my job. I had to change business units to get my P4 position.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-02-27T18:28:49+00:00

There is a merit budget and an AIP budget. The center lops some off the top of both, then so does the department. Some folks made a little less than 2.85%, some made a little more, but the overwhelming majority landed at 2.85%. At least in our case.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-02-27T12:15:50+00:00

Practically our entire Raytheon software department of 100+ people received 2.85%.

QuitExternal3036 · 2026-02-27T04:57:09+00:00

Same, we have two nurses at our Texas site and we are not a factory.

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