Challenging & Rewarding - Quality Specialist SpaceX Employee Review

5.0
Jun 1, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

If you thrive in chaos and love to be continuously challenged I highly recommend. The hardest, most frustrating, and highly rewarding experiences you're likely to ever encounter. If you are proactive, curious, collaborative, and humble you'll do great.

Cons

If you're goal is to maintain status quo, not willing to continuously develop, and give < 110% everyday, this is not the place for you. Note: The office politics can be treacherous at times, not for the faint of heart.

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

* **Unmatched Mission & Impact:** You are literally working on rockets and spacecraft. The cool factor is 10/10. * **Brilliant Coworkers:** You will be surrounded by some of the smartest, most driven engineers in the world. * **Insane Career Growth:** SpaceX on your resume is a golden ticket. You will learn more here in 3 months than in 3 years at a normal company. * **Hands-on Experience:** They actually trust interns with real, critical hardware. No boring coffee-fetching tasks.

Cons

**Cons:** * **Zero Work-Life Balance:** 70-80 hours a week is the norm, not the exception. Say goodbye to your social life and sleep. * **Extreme Burnout:** The "hustle culture" is toxic. You are expected to treat the company as your entire life. * **Mediocre Pay:** The hourly pay is average, especially when you factor in the insane hours and the high cost of living in LA/Hawthorne. * **Chaotic Management:** Decisions can change overnight based on whatever Elon Musk tweets or feels like doing that morning.

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