Great from the outside..mess inside - Anonymous employee SpaceX Employee Review

1.0
May 27, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

saying you work at spacex will impress people. the potential upside of stock optoins is significant. Definitely some talented and professional people that are frustrated but waiting out their stock vesting

Cons

inexperienced and arrogant management (not everyone but many). Seem to believe that any success one has working there is due to the company, not the individual; one is basically a body or number. stuck in selling everything the same way and no real interest in serving customer or developing relationships..it's about increasing the value of company for investors and shareholders (good for employees)...push everything off to the future and hope for the best

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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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