Best company I've worked for... with caveats - Engineer Blue Origin Employee Review

4.0
Aug 20, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the time I love working at Blue. My coworkers are generally great, the product is exciting, and the compensation is good. Almost all of the people I work with have 'Passion for the Mission' - feels good to be working towards something and not just generating profit for a MegaCorp. Work/life balance is generally good on my team. Obviously it's a big company, but I do see a lot of diversity where I'm at unlike another review a few down. Also feel like I have a lot of job security given how much the company is trying to accomplish and the fact we are funded by a billionaire.

Cons

Schedules are made up to appease the founder, then everybody is #shockedPikachuFace when we miss the dates by a mile. They want to magically increase rate (again, to appease founder) but aren't given all the resources they realistically need, so the onus falls on the lowest levels of management (and subsequently the people actually doing the work on the floor) to figure out how perform miracles, which - spoiler alert - nobody can do. It really drags morale down when you tell management over and over "we can't do that in that timeframe" and the response is essentially to "we'll make it work". No "we" won't. At least I'm not the one giving upper management the bad news, I guess. I think it all boils down to nobody can really give a billionaire bad news (even if they wanted to).... he does fund our paychecks and everything we work on... Lastly, I already had a job that had me coming in 4-5 days a week so I'm not impacted by the "Work from Work" situation, but I do feel for those that were swindled. For a company who's core idea is "for the Benefit of Earth", you'd think thousands of people needlessly commuting would register as contradictory to that.

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5.0
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Pros

nice people to work with

Cons

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2.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

4 weeks of PTO, good benefits, free drinks and snacks available at all locations.

Cons

Leadership is inconsistent and often incompetent, company is very segmentalized and each group operates to different goals and schedules, poor communication with other parts of the company and with leadership. There is an overarching Yes-men mentality amongst leadership, and they often are just aiming to not be the group to be to blame for delays or failures. Personal growth is limited and widely ranges between different groups, there are areas where people see regular raises and promotions, while the majority seems to be told there are freezes or that they will be put in for next cycle. Pay has fallen behind, in the past they used to pay well and above the industry standard, but have not kept pace. Hours can be very long, again dependent on your group, some people may enjoy things like work from home or flexible schedules, but the majority are asked to work long hours and even support roles that could be remote are forced to be on site, despite a lack of space for the number of employees. I moved desks locations and buildings 6 times in 3 years. Re-orgs happen every 6 months, and create significant instability within the company, but rarely bring positive improvements. Good talent is not rewarded, and leaving quickly.

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