As far as you want to go - Anonymous employee SpaceX Employee Review

4.0
Oct 14, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

8 years here, haven't had a boring day at work yet. Every day brings new challenges and obstacles to figure out, and at the end of the day you wonder where the hours have gone. Opportunities to pursue your interests and expand your scope of knowledge at work are nearly endless, and you'll be learning some of the most motivated and phenomenally smart people on earth. You can write your own story here, so long as you excel at it. Here, you can go as far as you are capable, and the satisfaction from contributing to the highest-aiming goals around is unparalleled.

Cons

Relentless pressure and schedule. Everyone has double to triple the workload that could ever be achieved, and the target is always moving. This proves troublesome to people used to organization and regular schedules. It can be disruptive to life outside of work, since 50+ hour weeks and months of travel can take their toll. If you're not a self-motivator or struggle with time management and organization, you will sink. This is not a place for those who need babysitters or the faint of heart.

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Pros

* **Unmatched Mission & Impact:** You are literally working on rockets and spacecraft. The cool factor is 10/10. * **Brilliant Coworkers:** You will be surrounded by some of the smartest, most driven engineers in the world. * **Insane Career Growth:** SpaceX on your resume is a golden ticket. You will learn more here in 3 months than in 3 years at a normal company. * **Hands-on Experience:** They actually trust interns with real, critical hardware. No boring coffee-fetching tasks.

Cons

**Cons:** * **Zero Work-Life Balance:** 70-80 hours a week is the norm, not the exception. Say goodbye to your social life and sleep. * **Extreme Burnout:** The "hustle culture" is toxic. You are expected to treat the company as your entire life. * **Mediocre Pay:** The hourly pay is average, especially when you factor in the insane hours and the high cost of living in LA/Hawthorne. * **Chaotic Management:** Decisions can change overnight based on whatever Elon Musk tweets or feels like doing that morning.

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