Blue Origin reviews

3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,212 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 1,212 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
1.0
Jun 19, 2018

You can do better!

Recommend
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Pros

Good compensation, chance to work on rocket engines

Cons

Management has lost touch with employees, toxic work environment, company stock is worthless.

5.0
Nov 16, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Blue Origin has a singular focus of learning how to build better launch and space vehicles. The company is comprised of very bright and passionate engineers (and a few astronauts) who are given a remarkable amount of autonomy to innovate and improve technologies and processes for designing and building reusable launch and space vehicles. The management structure is relatively flat so that the company feels like a small start-up even as it grows past 500 employees. Being located in the Seattle area is a huge plus -- the Pacific Northwest is an amazing place.

Cons

Long hours are the norm at Blue Origin, but that is largely self-imposed. Striking a balance between work and other interests is challenging, but that is mostly because the work is so interesting, challenging, and rewarding. We are continually challenged to find innovative means to achieve aggressive schedules. Even with many outside interests, I find my mind constantly drawn back to what I am working on at Blue -- in a good way.

5.0
Oct 2, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I love a good challenge, I enjoy doing different things almost every day, I am a total geek when it comes to really high tech and innovative processes and hardware, and Blue Origin gives me just that and much more. Thinking outside of the box is essential here, and an innovative idea in the morning can turn into reality by the afternoon. There's some of the brightest minds in the industry here, and you can always find someone who is an expert on whatever questions you may have, and people are always more than willing to share that expertise. All in all, Blue is a highly dynamic and cutting edge place to work, easily the most enjoyable yet most difficult job I have ever had.

Cons

The workload and pace can get a little overwhelming. I enjoy this, but it's not for everyone, as there are usually quite a few people waiting on you to get your job done, which can be stressful when you're the only one doing that job. It's not a good place to be a one trick pony, it's best if you have the jack of all trades kind of skills.

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