[forgetfreeman]

Dig a little deeper and you should come across some backstory that details how the company purged itself of most of it's senior engineering, machining, and inspection staff. Pretty much anyone with the experience to spot a problem and the balls to say something got the chop. Boeing senior management decided to take a page from the private equity playbook and tried to run one of the most complex manufacturing concerns on the planet like a fast food restaurant, with predictable results.

[MilStdJunkie]

On the lines themselves, word on the street is that the powers-that-be greatly relaxed the "greeenlight" process post-COVID, which is a way to get a job outside your specific job code. To remove the Boeing-speak, they made it easier for the janitor to be the electrician. The really cool thing about greenlighters is that they never make quite as much money, and there is a substantial period - as long as two years - where they keep making their janitor salaries while they're doing the higher spec work. Win-win!