Awesome brand name, but don't bother working there if you are not an Engineer - Anonymous employee Virgin Galactic Employee Review

3.0
Apr 24, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cool brand, lots of great marketing, exciting to be affiliated with Branson (he actually comes to visit 1X a year). Some departments have entrepreneurial attitudes while others do not. Co-workers are passionate about the Space frontier in general. Lots of smart engineers. You get to see the space craft up close and personal. If you are in manufacturing, you are building it with composite material.

Cons

Awful location - Mojave dessert, there is NOTHING there. Forget a social life it you are city bound, wish to date cosmopolitan girls / boys and love international atmospheres. People move out because of the location. Co-workers are a combination of 40s/50s old Aerospace, new ivy league grads, ex-SpaceX-ers, and random mixes from Boeing in Kansas or Adams Aircraft - as a result, the conflict and politics between those groups are pretty bad with a lot of dedicated people leaving. Managers play favorites. Work hours in some departments are 10-12 hour+. If you are not an engineer, you are not valued and won't get anything interesting to do.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

People and communities are wonderful. It is a good brand to work under. Hybrid schedule is great

Cons

Zero promotion opportunities. Go get experience, but do not expect them to promote you in any way. They will only promote people they like. Brand name is only good thing. management are silo from people who are doing the actual work. VP and directors will yell at you and embarrassed you during an executive meeting.

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