The coolest company on the planet - Anonymous employee SpaceX Employee Review

5.0
Oct 17, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Our mission: we're going to get humans to Mars. Nothing else compares. The culture: it's an anti-bureaucracy and your career is what you make it. We work hard and sometimes that involves long hours, but that's because we're all driven individuals who are excited about and engaged in our work. I appreciate the lack of micro-management. The food/coffee: I love the in-house baristas, and the really delicious subsidized food The holiday party: best.party.ever

Cons

See anti-bureaucracy and lack of micro-management above. Sometimes you wish there actually were certain processes in place to provide guidance and direction.

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5.0
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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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