Recruiting is toxic! - Technical Recruiter SpaceX Employee Review

2.0
Dec 27, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Mission driven company and a great CEO

Cons

SpaceX is an amazing company to work with great pride and accomplishments! But the recruiting team is toxic and has been toxic for years and management refuses to change anything! HR has done multiple investigations but nothing has been done. The director and the current Sr Manager are ruining the department. At least 7 current recruiters plan to quit and have talked to the VP of HR about the toxic and abusive culture that has been created! Absolutely awful that they are ruining this company for everyone

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**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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