Not worth the Hype - Anonymous employee SpaceX Employee Review

1.0
Nov 13, 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

NONE.... NONE.... NONE.... NONE.... NONE....

Cons

Dismal pay (you will have to take a pay cut to work here). Only promote lazy millennials engineers who don't show up until 10 or 11 am. Leadership incognizance causes chaos and more negative work than anything resulting in enormous amounts of wasted time and money. Raises are basically non existent. No one looks at the whole picture, they only care about thier little piece of the pie with no regard as to what effect it will have on other work required on the project at a later date. They spend more time trying not to offend someone than holding them accountable for doing their jobs.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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