Great Technology, Toxic Culture - Manufacturing Engineer Relativity Space Employee Review

2.0
Jun 2, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Inspiring technology that has the ability to revolutionize the space industry. A lot of talented and passionate people.

Cons

For a company that loves to claim to not be SpaceX they somehow have taken all of the bad attributes from them. Majority of teams work 12+ hour days and Saturdays after being lured in with the promise of work life balance. Senior leadership is inept and unwilling to listen to counter ideas despite the company touting that they want disruptive solutions. Nepotism runs rampant with leaders hiring their friends or former coworkers and if you're not willing to blindly follow you get retaliated against. Such a shame considering that this place used to be visionary in both technology as well as the way they treated employees but with the steady influx of toxic former space leaders it's rapidly gone downhill. If you're looking for an organization that values humanity of their employees then stay far far away from this place.

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1.0
Apr 10, 2026
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Pros

-Lunch stipend -Pay is above industry standards

Cons

-Horrific management that lives and breathes the "996 hustle culture" (work schedule that derives its name from its requirement that workers clock in from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, 6 days per week). Senior Directors expect you to be available and emailing from early morning to late at night. I repeatedly have my supervisor calling me well past 9 PM, always for trivial, non-urgent issues. If you don't respond, expect to have a stern talking to the following morning. -Micromanagement to the extreme. Every email you send, every word you utter is dissected and scrutinized to the nth degree. Zero freedom to utilize the skill set you brought to the company. Senior Directors are in the trenches scrutinizing the work of employees 6 levels beneath them. I've never seen anything like it.

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Relativity Space Response
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Hi there, We're grateful you shared this with us. Relativity Space is committed to cultivating a workplace built on positivity and mutual support, and we take concerns like yours seriously. Your feedback has been communicated directly to our executive leadership team, who will be reviewing it.
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