Blue Origin reviews

3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,210 total reviews)

Dave Limp

35% 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
Jun 24, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Always growing, no matter what happens. Jeff will always pour money into Blue. Lots of incredible projects happening all at once. If you are a good engineer, you can spend an entire career here and progress far faster than in other organizations.

Cons

New culture shift means working very long hours. Many Blue engineers and staff didn't adapt to that. Many are doing great, some are not. Pay is much lower than what is expected for an advanced role. Blue grew very rapidly, and many people quite honestly should not have been hired. Similar to adding grease to a bearing, at some point there is too much and the bearing begins to spend energy pushing sticky grease around. This is what it feels like to work at Blue right now, with some many people who are either underqualified for spaceflight or not used to working the demanding hours.

2.0
Jun 21, 2025

Bad direction

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- work life balance - above average pay

Cons

- not much development left - basically amazon with less pay - toxic leadership

3.0
Jun 18, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good schedule and interesting work, mostly supportive and smart coworkers. Good place to learn and contribute.

Cons

The actions of management are disorganized and inefficient—a lot of office politics.

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