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      Blue Origin

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      Blue Origin reviews

      3.2

      46% would recommend to a friend

      (1,210 total reviews)

      Dave Limp

      35% approve of CEO

      40% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Blue Origin has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,210 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Blue Origin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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      1K reviews
      2.0
      Oct 14, 2021

      Needs better leaders

      Hardware engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - rocket launches - exciting industry - interesting technology - passionate engineers

      Cons

      - CEO is extremely out of touch - CEO has created an extra layer of 'people managers' who do not understand the tools, processes, or architecture - leadership does not take accountability - schedule is the priority and drives every decision - pay is stagnant, raises do not keep up with inflation - no women engineers in positions of power - has no plans on keeping WFH or hybrid options for post pandemic

      4.0
      Oct 7, 2021

      As with any company, pros and cons. Inclusive Non-toxic but Management Issues

      Senior pm
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Inclusive and embraces diversity. - "Fit for Blue" means non-toxic collaborator. - Autonomy to create one's own success. - Great healthcare benefits - Decent pay - Passion for the mission is real, outsiders don't get the full story, you need to sign an NDA before you fully understand the amazing things Blue is doing. The company supports multiple affinity groups and fosters an environment of inclusiveness, with zero tolerance for discrimination. The best I've seen in the 7 companies in total I've worked for in 25 years. The general culture is one of collaboration, everyone is motivated to build that road to Space, and to use that road. My role reaches out across multiple orgs and I see this across the company. The founder is getting more engaged in the company and how it's being run, so the future outlook is very positive. (just need to clean house a bit at the upper levels). Additionally, the company is doing well with catching up on scaling to growth and is evolving from start-up mode to bigger business mode, and the hiring spree reflects this. Now is a good time to get onboard with Blue Origin... things are about take off.

      Cons

      Executive management seems disconnected from today's working world. In a world where over half the professional workforce is remote, and the vast majority are moving to hybrid, the CEO still believes that it's a good idea to spew emissions into the air while spending time to travel to the office, and be distracted half the day by the chatter and noise. He refuses to budge or listen, or be open to the new ways of the world. If it weren't for the founder intervening and managing this we'd all be in the office fulltime right now. The currently publicly known attrition is primarily due to the refusal to let people who can, and should, work remotely in the long-run. Because the company is private owned, and funded by the founder, the bonus structure is sparse. The base pay is good, and benefits really good, so trade-offs.

      4.0
      Oct 7, 2021

      Exciting Work Environment

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Company has a great mission, world class facilities, fun folks to work with. They have high end coffee + snacks + breakfast which is free

      Cons

      Alignment can be much better.

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