Blue Origin reviews

3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,210 total reviews)

Dave Limp

34% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Blue Origin has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,210 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Blue Origin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews
3.0
Sep 21, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Some people at the company are extremely bright, but you'll also find the opposite... Most engineers/people are very nice and willing to help out. Few teams have very great team dynamics. You can be the change you want to see, (usually only applies for Director and above level). Relaxed dress attire. Open space type of office, open collab, everyone wants to listen to feedback to improve things. Exciting projects, lots of work to keep you busy/occupied. Nerds everywhere, everyone's passionate about space. Cool Blue gear (expensive though...) New HQ building is beautiful Good WLB

Cons

Cost cutting initiatives are coming. They cut our snacks, summer events, catered meeting lunches, new employee lunches... I'm sure more to come. Lots of managers that need to be trained better on how to manage their team. Some teams have poor and toxic team dynamics. Limited career growth, especially if you're not a white male. Definitely many traditional older white males (mostly shop floor folks) who look at you like 'what are you talking about' and make you feel stupid, rather than help you to understand. Poor raise/bonus/promotion policies. No direction in career growth. Potential to pigeon-hole yourself in one field. Definitely "step by step" even the software.... Program/launch/schedule delays. Poor supplier quality management. Poor purchasing decision making. Traditional aerospace culture is present, be wary of red tape restrictions. Pretty common for someone to be hired to do something they don't specialize in, significantly reducing employee effectiveness. Software/processes/CAD programs are buggy, weak, messy, needs to be improved. Significantly reduces company effectiveness as a whole.

3.0
Apr 15, 2020

Mostly Good

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Starting salary is good, definitely negotiate as high as you can because the raises are not great. Benefits are pretty good, but somewhat standard Work/Life balance is great

Cons

Management is spread very thin on the lowest level so it's hard to get one on one time with a manager. Too much upper management Little incentive to perform at a high capacity (raises seem to be pretty flat across the board)

5.0
Apr 2, 2020

A wonderful place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Amazing work environment in newly built offices across 3 states, with state of the art technologies, snack bars, gyms, and don't forget you can take your dogs to work. Great relocation package. Extremely supportive leadership, always ready to help with advice and actions. Ability to work in a rapidly growing organization alongside exceptional individuals where everyone's voice is heard and ideas are taken seriously. Opportunity to receive high quality training, and support multiple different projects. Blue Origin is one of the few companies who during the COVID-19 pandemic refused to downsize and lose a single employee because of their high values and long-term vision.

Cons

Surprised to see so many negative comments from peers. In my opinion it does not represent the true state of events in the company. We recently made the shift from solely R&D to a company that is in production mode and looking to generate revenue. These factors with the addition of massive growth is bound to create turnover and some negative reviews among people who are not ready to accept change. If you come here to learn, grow and solve some of this generation's most challenging problems, then it's going to become your favorite place to work.

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