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
2.0
Mar 12, 2025

Look away

Recommend
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Pros

Pay is decent, time off is good, you make some good friendships there.

Cons

Poor management, they pick favorites, nepatism, no movement within the company.

2.0
Mar 12, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The overall benefits package is comparable to others in the industry.

Cons

Grew too fast. Hired all the right people and put them in all the wrong positions. This led to burn out for some and boredom for others. The culture changed from being an exciting venture everyone wanted to be a part of, to a regular slave driving shop where nobody feels secure about having a job the next day.

1.0
Mar 11, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- There are a lot of skilled and knowledgeable people here. If you can get past the internal chaos, there’s plenty to learn from your peers. - The company has good tools, experienced technicians, and specialized equipment—unfortunately, they aren’t used to their full potential. - I was able to have a "trial run" as a contractor and see how terrible this place was before I relocated my family!

Cons

- Management consistently fails to address fundamental issues. Problems are ignored, decisions are delayed, and when action is finally taken, it’s usually the wrong move. - Departments don’t talk to each other enough, leading to confusion, rework, and delays. Silos and "walled gardens" make collaboration harder than it needs to be. - Deadlines get missed all the time, Jira tickets are unreliable, and people aren’t taking ownership of their work. Things slip through the cracks way too often. - The company has unnecessary red tape, like blocking access to hardware until all documentation is fully "released," even when the work is already done. It slows everything down for no good reason. - Meetings go off the rails, drag on forever, and often feel like a waste of time. There’s no real effort to keep them focused. - Too much time is spent on out-of-scope tasks instead of critical deadlines. High-priority work gets delayed because people are chasing things that don’t actually matter. - There’s way more work than there are people to do it, and leadership hasn’t done much to fix that. Everyone is stretched too thin, which makes hitting deadlines nearly impossible.

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