McGregor employee - McGregor Employee SpaceX Employee Review

5.0
Oct 18, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

This would have to be the best job ever! very rewarding to look back and see what we have done in such a short time. Being apart of making history never gets old. It's like one big family! It will be awesome to tell the stories one day....I was a part of that!

Cons

I really have no Cons....we have a lot of young bright minds that do what we do and most young bright minds have never seen the real world work industry. I hear small complaints every now in then and if some of the younger people that work here had been out in the real work world before they would never complain! I've been in the working world for more than 25yrs and I've never worked for a company that gives so much!!! this is the best job that I've ever had in my life and I would do it for free if i didn't need the money!!!!

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Cons

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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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