Honored to work here! - Anonymous employee SpaceX Employee Review

4.0
Sep 22, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Once you prove yourself, you are truly given tremendous amounts of responsibility and autonomy to significantly contribute to the company's overall mission and success. There are always opportunities to stay challenged and engaged. Innovation remains at the core of what we're about, and support for "the best idea wins" is championed from the very top. Specifically in Vandenberg, we are a smaller, tight-knit group who rallies together to tackle any challenges in order to achieve successful launches.

Cons

There are times when we surge and work more hours to achieve our goals, but they are always tempered with opportunities to relax on the downswings. Taking time off for personal endeavors outside of work is always encouraged and supported.

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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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