Turnover is the only consistent aspect! - Technician SpaceX Employee Review

1.0
Jul 4, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of overtime but NO RAISES for certain teams. Depending on your supervisor, if you get one of the 3 who have been there the longest, you’ll get the possibility of a raise. If you get on Rocket Garden or High Bay team… good luck. You won’t see a raise, but you will see 5+ supervisors in less than 2 years who get to determine your worth/raise ability.

Cons

New managers & supervisors every 6-7 months, making it impossible for certain teams to get raises based off performance since they don’t know us or what we’re capable of. Other teams advance & get raises every year, meanwhile others have huge turnover because of terrible leaderships. Constantly changing hours, promising days off, nothing at all is consistent out at Boca Chica. Went from AWS schedule to working 5+ days a week 10+ hour days. Obviously frustrating when we aren’t receiving any support from management and terrible reviews from individuals who have been there less time than us, reviewing is at 1.8’s from 3.8’s.

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5.0
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Pros

good place to work and earn money

Cons

Heavy workload and long time work

5.0
Jun 29, 2026
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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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