Keepin it real - Orbital Welder SpaceX Employee Review

2.0
Jan 11, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some of the most satisfying content in the aerospace industry. Groundbreaking stuff. Bragging rights allowed! Lots of available OT if thats your thing. Most cases, benefits start 1st day. PTO and sick days accrue fairly and quickly.

Cons

Your office/cell/workstation is your home. Here at SpaceX, you will be expected to live, eat and breathe the miracle culture they have. You'll spend almost no time at home. Most times, you'll be expected to run a 60+ hour work week and then management will literally guilt trip you to work a full shift on Saturdays. Pay is subpar, and below average for the industry, cost of living in the local area, and work expectations. Good luck reaching the highest levels of your pay scale too, as its mathematically impossible to achieve. It was designed that way by the way... Parking is atrocious. Although you can download an app to get a bicycle to pedal to your area. Training rarely reflects on floor production.

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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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