I'm currently working at Boeing, and had a very similar experience to him getting onboarded as a contractor on a major project. Just as an example, I'm going to

I'm currently working at Boeing, and had a very similar experience to him getting onboarded as a contractor on a major project. Just as an example, I'm going to outline the steps it took to get me a proper badge 1. Filled out badge request form and gave it to my manager who gave it to the person who would be my manager at boeing 2. 4 months later have to refill out form because they lost it 3. 1.5 months later I receive badge, but it doesn't have the chip I require 4. Get told by manager to go back to badge office and get chip, but apparently the form was submitted by someone who actually isn't my manager but is listed as my manager and they selected "no chip" so they can't reissue until they get a new form 5. My manager submits new form requesting chip, go back to badge office and get told I can't get a chipped card because he isn't technically my manager so they need to change my assigned manager first 6. Actual manager attempts to contact the person boeing says is my manager multiple times, after about 3 weeks they hear back from them 7. Manager finally changed so he sends email to badge office saying that he is now my manager and I need the badge 8. Go back to badge office and they can't give me chipped badge because he submitted the form before he was my manager and the email isn't sufficient. 9. He submits new form, go to badge office and they finally give me chipped badge And mind you, everyone is so lazy that it takes multiple days minimum for every communication with anyone. So essentially Boeing payed me for an extended amount of time where I couldn't really do anything because no one cared to get me what I needed to do my job. Also, that was only the first piece. I am still working on getting everything else I need, and it doesn't look like it's going to happen anytime soon. Another thing I hate is everything costs a ton of money and is garbage. No free coffee, no free tea, no free snack, no free cups, no free stirring sticks, and the cafeteria food and options they do have are way over priced and worse than dog food. The majority of the staff are old, sad white men that don't seem to want to do anything. Oh, and on top of everything the project is 100% in the cloud but the out of touch manager requires everyone to be onsite By far the worst company I have ever had the displeasure of being contracted at. Can't wait to be done edit: thought of another wonderful example, I once heard a member of the "security" team say that their job is to just say no to everything that comes their way