A company where you can thrive - Anonymous employee SpaceX Employee Review

5.0
Oct 3, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

SpaceX's environment is extremely collaborative, exciting and motivating. The talent here is top notch and the company's mission is one that actually feels worthy of hard work. Management is extremely encouraging of growth and movement at SpaceX, moreso than any company I've experienced. They want to optimize your success at the company, so if that means taking on more responsibility or making a move to another area, you will have a ton of support in finding what suits you best.

Cons

Everyone at SpaceX works very hard and as a result, new employees might put more pressure on themselves to work long hours than they really need to, but this is something the company is improving on from the top down and lately managers have been encouraging their team's to go home at a reasonable hour.

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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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